Fisher Peak actually is within a provincial park: Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park. Here is a link to the Alberta Parks website: https://www.albertaparks.ca/parks/kananaskis/elbow-sheep-wpp/information-facilities/
Generally speaking, Alberta provincial parks and wildland provincial parks impose almost no restrictions on non-motorized users (though sometimes there is a random camping ban in high-use areas (not here)).
Also the link for the Kananaskis Country website is out of date. Here is the correct link: https://www.albertaparks.ca/parks/kananaskis/kananaskis-country/
You're welcome!
Another thing: you mention Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide is out of print. It was, but its five full color volumes are now very much back in print: see https://rmbooks.com/book-author/gillean-daffern/
Yes and I have all 5 volumes. The Daffern "hike" route to the sub peak of Fisher was a steep scramble up a rubble slope with no trail versus a hike. It was left out of the new volumes. The best access now uses the north fork of the creek and the NW drainage to attain the ridge saddle and is mostly a hike to that point. There is also a new long obscure route to Fisher summit that uses steep scree on the S or SW side that comes out near the summit so no climbing is required.
GMJ - Dec 18, 2019 10:02 am - Hasn't voted
Land management information correctionsFisher Peak actually is within a provincial park: Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park. Here is a link to the Alberta Parks website: https://www.albertaparks.ca/parks/kananaskis/elbow-sheep-wpp/information-facilities/
Generally speaking, Alberta provincial parks and wildland provincial parks impose almost no restrictions on non-motorized users (though sometimes there is a random camping ban in high-use areas (not here)).
Also the link for the Kananaskis Country website is out of date. Here is the correct link: https://www.albertaparks.ca/parks/kananaskis/kananaskis-country/
Bill Kerr - Dec 18, 2019 4:16 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Land management information correctionsThanks - corrections made.
GMJ - Feb 8, 2020 3:18 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Land management information correctionsYou're welcome!
Another thing: you mention Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide is out of print. It was, but its five full color volumes are now very much back in print: see https://rmbooks.com/book-author/gillean-daffern/
Bill Kerr - Feb 8, 2020 4:07 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Land management information correctionsYes and I have all 5 volumes. The Daffern "hike" route to the sub peak of Fisher was a steep scramble up a rubble slope with no trail versus a hike. It was left out of the new volumes. The best access now uses the north fork of the creek and the NW drainage to attain the ridge saddle and is mostly a hike to that point. There is also a new long obscure route to Fisher summit that uses steep scree on the S or SW side that comes out near the summit so no climbing is required.