• July 1, 2003
• Mountain height: 2,936 m (9,630 feet)
• Elevation gain: 1,200 m
• Ascent time: 3:15
• Descent time: 2:30

Scrambling with Mark.

Big Sister is a very enjoyable scramble, with varied and interesting terrain, some goods hands-on scrambling, a couple of more challenging downclimbs, and a pretty decent summit view, that includes Assiniboine, Sir Douglas, and Joffre.  

    
A roadside, winter view of The Three Sisters; Big Sister is obviously the tallest peak at the right

    
Ascending slabby terrain

    
Mark near the bottom of the downclimb

    
At the summit; Canmore is far below at the right

    
A southeast view from the summit; Mount Lougheed is the highest point in the picture