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Top 10 Mountains Every Calgarian Should Know, Canadian Rockies, Banff, Lake Louise, Canmore, Calgary

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Bill Kerr

Top 13 Mountains Every Calgarian Should Know – Your friends or relatives have arrived and you want to show them the mountains. Or you take a family drive and your kids are asking. It helps to know some … Continue reading →

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Blanket Feb 22 to 26th, 2019

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Bill Kerr

My 26th time and not my best showing. Definitely felt the lack of skiing from missing all last year due to shoulder surgery and no hockey for 3.5 years(used to play 3 x week.) Lower snow year and much colder … Continue reading →

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Mount Sarrail Scamble Sept 1, 2018

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Bill Kerr

Long trip 26 km 1750 m gain – 12 hours RT – I cramped up at 2800 m and called it a day. Hidden lake was very low so easy to walk along shoreline trail. Cairn and blue ribbon to … Continue reading →

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Tangle Ridge June 27, 2018

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Bill Kerr

With Wietse and Kevin. Some pics from Wietse – thanks 1200 m and 11.8 km. Pics

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Mount Daly, Yoho Scramble Aug 5, 2017

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Bill Kerr

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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Blanket Glacier Ski Trip Mar 3-7, 2017

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Bill Kerr

Annual back country powder trip.(25th time) Snowed for three days so skied trees – pollux, monster and christmas and no pics. Skied 800 to 1300 m per day. Great snow but Monday was exceptional as snow had dried out from … Continue reading →

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Schiesser Ledges – Neil Colgan ACC Hut Banff Moraine Lake

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Bill Kerr

More Pics Note higher definition pics on summitpost – choose original picture size and + to get largest pic.

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Andromache – Molar glacier ski route – USE AT OWN RISK

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Bill Kerr

This gets done in spring with good coverage and solid avi conditions. Pics 1

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Mount Joffre North Face Kananaskis Beta Pics East Ridge descent July 2014

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Bill Kerr

Beta Pics for Joffre North Face Click on pics above for larger version. More pics at link below. Pics

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Warrior-Cordonnier Aster Lake July 24-26

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Bill Kerr

Great 3 day trip up to Aster Lake. Poor weather on way in but got Warrior and Cordonnier. Had to leave Sunday morning but Kevin and Raff took time to do Northover which was Raffs last Kane Peak. … Continue reading →

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