| Ref: Alan Kane's
Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies |
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Mount Murray from
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| Scramble: RT
8.0
(including Cegnfs); 1.5 up. Sitting on top of Cegnfs, Fab and I enjoyed
both the view and the weather. Our experience coming up did not rank
among
our favorites though... Mount Murray is striking and looked promisingly
better. There is a trail guiding to the summit block. After a good
break, we dipped down to the col and started climbing. The trail is
easy to follow and facilitates hiking. Once over on the south-west
aspect, I recognized the ascent chimney. Loose rubble leads to it. The
summit awaits soon after emerging from the chimney. The sights from the
top are awesome, it is a good place to kick back
for a while. On the way down, we were happy to bypass Cegnfs. We
continued
towards a drainage which turned out to be the route described in
several trip reports. We stayed above the creek bed (climber's right)
and made our way down some easy bluffs to the rocky drainage below.
This drainage brought us back to the trail quickly. |
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Looking back at
Cegnfs. |
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Behind Fab is the
traverse above the cliffs to bypass Cegnfs. |
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Murray's summit
block. |
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We hugged the rock
climber's left. |
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A huge snowdrift
points to the chimney. |
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Easy going. |
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A trail zigzags to
the top. |
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Northern view. |
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Yeah, second summit
today! |
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Already coming down. |
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About to enter the
chimney ahead. |
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The chimney. |
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Traversing Cegnfs. |
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Continuing above the
creek bed (climber's right). |
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We finally find the
proper drainage heading out. |
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