| Ref: Alan Kane's
Scrambles
in the Canadian Rockies |
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At Eau Claire
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RT 7.5; 5 hrs up. We drove down in the
afternoon to enjoy a bit of camping and be able to have an early start
the next day. The forecast for the long weekend was not great. We were
very
lucky to squeeze in this scramble. We made good time on
the firm snow with the crampons. Once on the summit ridge, thunder and
lightning in the distance appeared to be approaching. That's when I
started running, screaming: quick, quick, quick! Fab
was in pursuit and quickly arrived at the repeater. He
casually pulled out his video camera and started taking some
footage. We didn't stay very
long, just enough to enjoy this phenomenal view. Coming down was tons
of fun, with an 800 m. glissade; we got the best conditions for
sliding on our
behinds. The rain
started to be more intense as we came down. When we arrived at the car,
the mountain was no longer visible; engulfed in low clouds. Winston
did very well on the snow slopes. He stayed close and retained his tail
wag. Traction (without booties) was definitely not a problem and he
seemed to enjoy it. He may have been puzzled at times but he followed
the pack! |
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Mount Kidd from the
parking lot. |
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The ascent gully. |
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Wide ledges
climber's right of the waterfall. |
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In the upper gully. |
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Starting to come
around veering right towards the ascent slopes. |
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Crampons and firm
snow. |
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Ascent slopes. |
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Looking back down
towards the parking lot. |
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Mount Bogart. |
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Running towards the
summit. |
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Southern view. |
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A close up of Mount
Joffre. |
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Summit telemetry. |
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Mount Galatea (left)
and The Tower (center). |
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Fossilized rock. |
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The best glissade
ever! |
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Glissading for a
loooong time. |
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The gully from above
the waterfall. |
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The summit is now
engulfed. |
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