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From Peyto Lake. |
| Ski mountaineering: We
skied to Peyto Hut, about 6 hours, where we stayed the night. The newly
renovated hut is awesome, we didn't have to bring fuel! The next
morning, we left the hut with all our stuff quite early. Once at a spot
we knew we would pass by on the return, we buried sleeping bags, extra
food and stuff we didn't need for the ascent. The beginning of the
climb is technically easy and elevation is quickly gained. After
reaching the ridge, we headed for the true summit. The ridge narrows
and we were forced to the
right for a short distance before climbing the crux at the summit
block. It's not high, maybe 7 meters but it's steep and exposed; we
used a
big boulder as an anchor. Fab then climbed the crux
and set an anchor at the top, which is not spacious. The final
section may vary
greatly
depending on snow coverage. We were very pleased with this outing, it
felt very rewarding! The ski down to our
cache was nice. Upon arrival, it became clear that the little black
dot becoming bigger on the glacier was actually our things pulled out
and spread all over by very determined and smart ravens. |
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Heading towards the
glaciology center. |
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The glaciology
center and Peyto Glacier. |
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Taking a break at
the center. |
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Debris on ice. |
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Mount Baker and
another team on the glacier. |
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The ridge narrows as
we near the top. |
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The last bit to the
top is exhilarating! |
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Fab on top of Mount
Habel. |
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Me too. |
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Skiing back down. |
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More ice. |
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