Who conquered Mt. Robson ?
In 1907 the first attempt to conquer Mt . Robson was made by the Reverend George B Kinney and party. After a 41 day trip to the mountain's base from Lake Louise ,the party was forced to turn back at Emperor Falls due to poor weather and dwindling food supplies.
A year later the Reverend returned and after waiting one week at the base ,the weather finally cleared. However it was a Sunday and in deference to the Reverends wishes ,they did not climb. Unfortunately the weather closed in again and they were not able to climb at all.
In 1909 Kinney returned again and with the help of Curly Philips ,they managed to climb the west ridge to the ice cap of the summit crest which they took for the summit. Their only tools a piece of manila rope and a makeshift iceaxe.
The first successful climb came in 1913 when Conrad Kain and the Alpine Club of Canada led a party up the mountain in 8 hours!!
A beautiful walk
The snow has just cleared off of the Kinney Lake Trail. The trail is an easy 1-2 hour walk which follows the Robson River. You will travel through an Old Growth Cedar forest and pass by the Knowlton Falls. Once you arrive at Kinney lake you will be in a suprisingly remote area. Kinney Lake is fed by a glacier approxamitly 20 km above. In terms of elevation gain on the way up you only gain about 100 m (The trail is basically flat), which makes for an easy bike ride as well. The sun is poking out of the clouds and it's a perfect time for hiking!