| Ha Ling Peak | |
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 Ha Ling Peak viewed from the South with Canmore in the background (Sept. 2006) |
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| Elevation | 2,407 metres (7,897 ft) |
| Location |  Alberta  Canada |
| Range | Canadian Rockies |
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| Topo map | NTS ?? |
| Easiest route | easy scramble |
Ha Ling Peak is a peak of Mount Lawrence Grassi--a mountain located immediately south of the town of Canmore just east of the Spray Lakes road in Alberta's Canadian Rockies. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A topographic map is a type of Map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using Contour lines in modern The National Topographic System or NTS (Système national de référence cartographique is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a Mountain, rock or ice wall Scrambling (also known as alpine scrambling) is a method of ascending rocky faces and ridges Canmore is a Town in Alberta, Canada, located in the Bow Valley with a permanent population of 12005 Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. It was previously named Chinaman's Peak but the name was changed to be more politically correct.
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Origin of the Name
The name of the mountain has been subject to much controversy. Originally, the mountain was referred to locally as The Beehive. In 1896 Ha Ling, a Chinese cook for the Canadian Pacific Railway (some say the Okaloosa Hotel in Canmore) was bet 50 dollars that he could not climb the peak and plant a flag on the summit in less than 10 hours. Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. The Canadian Pacific Railway ( According to the Medicine Hat News of October 24, 1896, he started the ascent at 7:00 am the previous Saturday morning and was back in time for lunch. Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat" is a city of 60000 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year As nobody believed his story, he led a party of doubters to the summit where he planted a much larger flag beside the original, this one visible to the naked eye from Canmore. The townsfolk referred to the mountain as Chinaman's Peak in his honour.
The name Chinaman's Peak did not become official until 1980. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Later, in 1997 it was controversially renamed Ha Ling Peak as many found the term Chinaman derogatory. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Chinaman is a term that refers to a Chinese man It was not defined as offensive by older dictionaries Most locals, not of Chinese descent, opposed the name change, it being part of the region's heritage. The proponents cited the historical precedent of changing the name of Nigger John Ridge to John Ware Ridge.
Climbing
There is an easy scrambling route up the south side. Scrambling (also known as alpine scrambling) is a method of ascending rocky faces and ridges There are also several technical climbing routes up the north face.
References
External links
- Scramble description from www.scrambling.ca
- Ha-Ling description from www.peakware.com
- Some Ha-Ling Climbing routes from www.rockclimbing.com
- Ha Ling Peak Hiking Trail from hikealberta.com
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