Cascade Mountain ( S5)
Slow and Steady Hikers
**NOTE: Trip is totally weather dependent and may be cancelled if deemed unsafe.**
Meetup **Departure Time**: **06:00 am**
Trailhead **Arrival Time**: **~07:45 am**
“Cascade Mountain is the spectacular peak seen to the northeast from the main street of Banff. There are technical climbing routes up the visible face, but the safest and easiest route is hidden from view far around on the west side of the mountain.
While Cascade is considered one of the easier scrambles in the Banff area, all mountains pose hazards.” (Parks Canada)
It is a requirement to read the following trip posting very carefully as there is some mild exposure and to make the proper and responsible preparations for it. Failure to do so, will result in participant not allowed on this event. As a potential participant, you must check this trip posting for additional directions from the organizer, including up to trip cancellation.
A waiting list has automatically been created to determine this trip’s suitability for you as a potential participant. You must meet all the prerequisites (includes correctly answering the RSVP question and a hiking history) to be eligible to attend. If the organizer deems it necessary to obtain additional information from you, please provide it, otherwise, you will remain on the waiting list.
**This trip will be weather and smoke dependent.** Please check the website the morning of the trip to make sure it has not been cancelled.
🌲Summit: 2998m (Parks Canada)
🌲Elevation Gain: ~1460m (Parks Canada)
🌲Distance: ~18 km (Parks Canada)
🌲Technical Difficulty: Classified as a hard/strenuous hike or easy scramble.
🌲Physical Difficulty: Long day, challenging & hard.
🌲Average Round Trip Time: 9 hrs ± ? (Parks Canada)
🌲Group size: ~6 ± 1
🌲Event Pace: A safe pace both up and down – not a photographer’s pace. In other words as fast as the slowest one of us. for the group to stay in sight of each other.
RESTRICTIONS: No dogs, no children, no guests.
🌲**Mandatory Gear & Attitude:**
• Remember that we plan for the worst and will take the rest – no bad weather only wrong clothing.
• Personal First Aid Kit & toiletry kit
• **Rock helmet**
• Appropriate layer clothing to deal with wind, cool summit temps and/or drizzle (no cotton )
• Sturdy hiking alpine footwear, approach shoes or boots to deal with scrambling, traversing and scree.
• Bear spray
• **Hydration** (3L, no water source on trail.)
• food/snacks/drink -hot/cold or both)
• Bag for your dirty boots/wet shoes
• **Positive attitude**
• We hike as a group and we must stay in sight of each other.
🌲Recommended Gear:
• Trekking poles, gloves & gaiters
• Sunglasses/goggles (polarized recommended)
• Sunscreen lotion & bug repellant
• Camera
🌲Gas Fee contribution: $25.00 per person.
🌲Trip Information:
[Cascade Mountain Scrambler’s Guide – Banff National Park](https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff/activ/escalade-scrambling/cascade)
https://bobspirko.ca/Banff/Cascade/Cascade.html
[Cascade Mountain scramble in Banff, Sept30th 2021](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byMUXpCmNEQ)
🌲Weather Forecast:
[Cascade Mountain Weather Forecast (2998m)](https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Cascade-Mountain/forecasts/latest)
🌲WAIVER:You must sign our club waiver before you are allowed to go on this trip and you shall arrive prepared with an emergency name and phone number to be recorded on the waiver. You are required to read the Slow and Steady Hiker Club Waiver: [https://www.meetup.com/Slow-and-Steady-hikers/pages/OUR_NEW_WAIVER/](https://www.meetup.com/Slow-and-Steady-hikers/pages/OUR_NEW_WAIVER/)
Disclaimer:You are fully aware that your hosts are volunteers and not trained guides and you assume all responsibility for your own safety and well-being. All participants are responsible for assessing the current road conditions, current weather conditions, your current physical condition, current trail conditions and current avalanche conditions for the trip and you are responsible for your safety and well-being. You are fully prepared with proper gear and you’re physically fit to do this hike with the group.