Tag Archives: alpine

East Stanley Ridge – Ball Attempt 2 Alpine climb

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Bill Kerr

Great Alpine climb along East ridge of Stanley in an attempt to ramble along the continental divide over Beatrice and do Mount Ball. Stopped by 5th class bump before Beatrice- lack of equipment, poor rock, route finding and time. … Continue reading →

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Bald Eagle Peak Canmore Scramble June 2009 No Bushwack Route

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Bill Kerr

About 1200 m of elevation gain. More Pictures are here https://billkerr.zenfolio.com/p87047268 June 2009, I do not know if there is anyone out there who has not done this yet but bushwacking is no longer necessary. I had put off … Continue reading →

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ESE Ridge of Lady MacDonald 5.5 (aka SE Ridge)

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Bill Kerr

Rock climb with Kevin Papke – 1300 m – up to 5.5 – lots of knife edge ridge. Eight hours up – 2 hours down. May 29, 2009. Parked at the Cougar Canyon park lot. This time of year, you … Continue reading →

Posted in alpine climb, rock climb, scramble, trip | Tagged 5.5, 5.6, alpine, backcountry, canmore, climb, climbing, East ridge, Kananaskis, mountain, ridge, rock, rope, route, scramble, SE ridge | 4 Comments

Cornwall Ski Reconaissance Trip

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Bill Kerr

Succesfully summiting is all about conditions and timing, so I have learned to enjoy whatever experience comes because I usually cannot cherry pick days. Over the years Kevin and I have dragged each other on a variety of ill … Continue reading →

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Fossil May 3/09

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Bill Kerr

Park at fish creek park lot and ski up Lake Louise ski out past Temple lodge. Then skied in on the lower Skoki trail which is a snowmobile track – (versus the higher summer trail), to Deception pass and … Continue reading →

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Mount Thompson – March 12/09

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Bill Kerr

Added some pictures of one day ascent of Mount Thompson. About 1200 m total elevation gain and about 24 km RT of ski and climb. Pictures are here Mount Thompson – use fullscreen slideshow- use appearance settings to get high … Continue reading →

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Blanket Glacier Monashees March 2009

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Bill Kerr

Added some pictures on 4 day trip to Blanket Glacier Chalet in the Monashees southWest of Revelstoke. More pics to come. Pics are here – use full screen slideshow. Blanket Glacier March 09 Note older Blanket glacier pictures and links … Continue reading →

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Rhonda South Feb 22/09

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Bill Kerr

Added some of the pictures for Wapta trip. Pictures are here Rhonda S Note the slide show with Cool Iris or Full screen slideshow now works at high res or click on any picture in high res version.

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Dolomite Circuit Backcountry Ski Tour Banff Park

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Bill Kerr

Dolomite Circuit track – unrushed but steady pace with trailbreaking and several lunch stops – just over 8 hours. 18 kms and over 700 m total elev. Looking at notch in rocky shoulder – high point in crossing of … Continue reading →

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