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Mount Shark Kananaskis Scramble July 21, 2018
Cold windy day with a hangover and tired legs from 30 km last weekend. Rode bikes to Lake. Easiest to leave bikes in trees versus going down to lake. Up to Karst springs. Best trail starts of righthand side of … Continue reading
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Stuart Knob – Castle Mountain North Peak Scramble July 15, 2018
Stuart Knob and Castle mountain North – true summit. Long walk – about 29 or 30 km and 1600+m and 12.5 hours with breaks. Gained basin and across limestone pavement then cut right up scree through weakness in rockband(no trail … Continue reading
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Victoria Peak Scramble June 13, 2018 Castle Paleo Quartzite Knife
Victoria Peak – 14.1 km 1094m 6.5 hrs RT under 4 hrs up Bike 2.7 km 130 m so 930 m up in 3 hrs 15 min 34% grade Went west on ridge and down by brown scree and an … Continue reading
Red Peak Kananaskis Scramble June 9, 2018
Scramble with Kevin Papke and group. My GPS watch says 1060 m and 17.8 km RT. Max 2780 m. About 4.5 hrs up and 3 hrs out Rain most of way in but cleared up a bit in afternoon. Lost … Continue reading
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Mount Baldy – West ridge North Peak- Kananaskis May 6
Baldy North – got going late so hot and legs tired from skiing sat. 755 m – 5.3 km, 2.5 hrs up. Dry all the way, ridge to South looked snowy, downclimb still wet. Baldy South to west ridge … Continue reading
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Gap Mountain, Kananaskis – Highwood September 9, 2017
About 770 m and 6.1 km RT. Upper mountain – Actual scramble section is very short. Kane crux has some small footholds and exposure but not hard. Balance moves with exposure. Rest of scramble has a couple of … Continue reading
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Mount Alderson, Waterton August 26, 2017
Good trail from Cameron Lake to col and down 50 m to start ridge on Alderson. Two easy downclimbs along ridge – reasonable trail and cairns. About 21 km and 1250 m RT and 7 1/2 hrs at easy pace. … Continue reading
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Mount Daly, Yoho Scramble Aug 5, 2017
Do not underestimate Mt Daly. There is no trail after Niles col and you sidehill down and across broken rock, snow and a small glacier. need to have crampons or microspikes to cross in morning or go down and around. … Continue reading
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Fox July 26, 2017
Difficult scramble – Ridge route from Kane book. Took bike ~5 km to AB/BC border. Hike good trail to frozen lake then right around lake past/beneath a rock wall, then angled up black dirt to ridge. Some trail. Ridge was … Continue reading
The Turret July 1, 2017
Turret by bushwack Kane route direct from the Lake. about 9-10 km RT 900m 4 hr up – all off trail bushwack and 3 hr down Pics
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