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Ha Ling Hike April 15, 2023

Posted on April 22, 2023 by Bill Kerr

Sunny warm day with Rod. Packed snow so microspikes all the way up and down. Lots of people and dogs. Windy up top. 8 km and 763 m.

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Jan/Feb 2023 Exercise/Training

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Bill Kerr

Training Hockey, dog walk, Prairie, Nakiska, skin up Nakiska laps, Ski SSV Pics

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Snowshoe Scramble Thrift Peak Dec 16, 2022

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Bill Kerr

Snowshoe and scramble Thrift peak on Dec 16 with Doug Lutz. Picked a direct route up a treed ridge to access main ridge. Crossed river on ice bridge and snowshoed up through trees. Bypassed a fence through an open gate … Continue reading →

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Yamnuska Scramble Oct 9, 2022

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Bill Kerr

Had to take advantage of the beautiful weather and check out the new trail on an old favorite Mount Yamnuska. Overall liked the changes except the first section of the down trail where we should have just used the usual … Continue reading →

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Hike scramble King Creek Ridge Sept 18

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Bill Kerr

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Scramble Chester Mountain Sept 3, 2022

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Bill Kerr

Good trail to treeline and then steep hard black dirt to col. Many trails versus last time. From col trail leads off to right but best to only follow 100 or 200 m to orange broken rock layers and pound … Continue reading →

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Cascade July 31, 2022

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Bill Kerr

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Mount Lawson Scramble July 14, 2022

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Bill Kerr

Lawson with Kelly. All off trail as seldom done. phone died. 1250m gain. Wandered on elk trails and bushwack deadfall to stream crossing on deadfall. some trail to second drainage and cairns. Up narrow drainage on river rock to rockband … Continue reading →

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Spoon Needle Kananaskis Scramble from Galatea Trail Oct 8, 2021

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Bill Kerr

Plan D was Spoon Needle from Galatea park lot. about 800 m and 8 km RT. Just before cross 4 th bridge turn left and follow trail along side of stream and up into trees on a bench. Some flagging … Continue reading →

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Tower of Babel Banff Scramble July 1, 2021

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Bill Kerr

Scramble with Kevin K and Stu. About 6 km and 550 m The rock is Quartzite so harder and breaks into blocks and rectangles so not as stable in piles versus limestone and shale. Very slippery when wet. Trail not … Continue reading →

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