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Mount Cascade, Banff Scramble July 8, 2016

  Needed rehab/exercise so thought I would go up until it started raining and made it to summit. A few changes since previous times as there has been so much traffic. Section between first summit and traverse is messed up … Continue reading

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Snow Peak Kananaskis Oct 18, 2015

Good trip – recommend as one of the better easy scrambles.  About 20 km and 950 m Took bikes to 4 km so quick trip, a little muddy on trails but dry from pass on up. went up RH side … Continue reading

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Little Yoho Aug 30, 2015 Mt. Kerr

  A easy 1350 m 32 km RT jaunt into the Little Yoho to do Mt Kerr. Rained on us most of way in and up to the pass and then snowed/blizzard on Kerr. Great exercise and fun?!   pics

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Carthew, Waterton Aug 14, 2015

Trying to escape the rain.  Worked for a few hours and then rained on us at 2 pm on top of Carthew and on/off all the way down.  If doing Carthew from Cameron Lake – cut left in the trees … Continue reading

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Lineham Ridge, Kananaskis Aug 3, 2015

Objective changed a few times.  Lineham Ridge was good choice.  Hike into Picklejar lakes and just leave trail on ridge just before lakes.  Good scrambling up to moderate with a little route finding. Went down South -SW ridge to grassy … Continue reading

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Foran Grade Ridge and Windy Point Dec 30 2014

Cancelled on the ski trip as -30C in Banff so went for a hike in Sheep area. 4 ish hour RT with Dave and Wietse. Minus 20 C at park lot but was sunny and – 5C by time we … Continue reading

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Prairie Mountain, Elbow Valley, Kananaskis Nov 8, 2014

  Last sunny warm plus 14 day.  Start just past the Winter Gate after the Elbow Falls park lot. About 7.6 km RT and 726 m elevation gain. Totally a hike. Exercise run up Prairie Mountain with Blaine H. and … Continue reading

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S.O. Isola Nov 18, 2012

Hike and snowshoe expedition into livingston area SW of Longview with Dave, Kevin and Vern.  Went in on #532 (hump road) and then south on forestry trunk. West over blue bridge to old reclaimed wellsite and then walked quad track. … Continue reading

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Kananaskis Peak June 29, 2012

Scramble with Kevin and Kelly.  Didn’t do much research and we went too far up the Wasootch trail, side hilled  in angled trees down to the creek drainage and then side hilled the other side in steep trees as we went … Continue reading

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Kidd Lookout Oct/2011

Aaron on Kidd Lookout, Kananaskis – Wedge in background     Short hike/scramble in Oct.  Windy. Pictures here Kidd Lookout   Full screen slide is best.

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