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Returning from End Mountain.
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Scramble: RT 16.0 (includes End Mountain); 20 minutes up from the col. After ascending End Mountain,
which was our primary objective, we backtracked to the Association-End
Col and set our eyes on the short jaunt up Association Peak. It made
sense to me to add this second peak while we were here given that the
approach is so long. The weather was excellent, there was no reason to
pass that one up! We hiked towards Association without much effort.
From the col, the summit is only 20 minutes away and you'd have to step
on your shoe laces to trip on this ascent... Once at the top, we took
another longuish break before considering our long return. After eating
a fair amount of food and enjoying the view, we started descending. The way back was indeed
long but we managed OK compared to what I had envisioned; but don't get
me wrong, seeing the car was a welcome sight!!!
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Neat rock formation near the Association-End Col.
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Short, easy hike to the top.
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Looking north towards End Mountain and Orient Point in the far background.
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Top of Association Peak.
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View towards the Prairies.
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Flatland meeting the mountains; Yamnuska looks really far...
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Celebrating a two-summit day!
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Time to head back.
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Descending the north bowl.
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Sidehilling with a good view of Association Hill in front of us.
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Backtracking to Association Pass.
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Back on the horse trail.
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Hiking along Old Fort Creek to rejoin with the approach trail.
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On the main Yamnuska trail.
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