Albert Edwards - #6 on Vancouver Island

Longweekend in August meant an opportunity for a mountain on Vancouver Island. Albert Edward is the 6th highest on Vancouver Island and a real gem.







A nice three day excursion but what a surprise to see nothing but snow from Helen MacKenzie Lake onward! We were prepared with crampons and snowshoes but still - it was the August long weekend!







Mostly a slog with a few steep climbs on corn snow. The group did well, July and I continued our training for the GR20.




For your information - here are the top ten peaks on the Island:

Rank	Peak	Metres	Feet
1.	The Golden Hinde (1993)	2,197	7,208
2.	Elkhorn Mountain (1968)	2,166	7,106
3.	Victoria Peak (2009)	2,163	7,096
4.	Mount Colonel Foster (1978)	2,135	7,005
5.	Rambler Peak (2003)	2,105	6,906
6.	Mount Albert Edward (1925)	2,093	6,867
7.	Mount McBride (?)	2,081	6,827
8.	The Comb* (GR017055) Highpoint 1km north of Golden Hinde	2,069	6,788
9.	Kings Peak	2,065	6,775
10.	Rees Ridge (Mount Celeste*) Highpoint on the Aureole Snowfield	2,045	6,709