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Leaving the glacier gear behind. |
Scramble: RT
10.5 (including Mont Des Poilus); 1.25 up from the glacier. We planned
to ascend Yoho Peak after summiting Mont Des Poilus. We were down from
our main objective and off the glacier early, leaving us a lot of time
to achieve our secondary goal. We had lunch near the edge of the
glacier, where we left all the glacier gear. It felt nice to go light,
we went up the talus slopes at a casual pace. We crested on the ascent
ridge above the pass used to loop over to Yoho Valley. From there, the
summit is close; we came up the easy ridge and descended the drift
glacier. Our summit stay was longer than on Des Poilus, we had a good
sheltered spot. Because we had planned to bivy another night, we were in no
hurry; hence we lingered at the top for quite a while. The view is
awesome all around, we are lucky to have had this fine weather.
Eventually, we peeled ourselves out of our nook and started our
descent. We chose to boot ski down the snow on the north aspect, I
glissaded the last pitch and gave myself an intense head-freeze from
flying slush. It took very little time to get back to the gear left
behind. We continued towards our bivy site on the glacier. Walking
on a bare glacier is fabulous, we enjoyed its features with
fascination. Once at our camp, we put the kettle on and resumed
exploring the glacier's edge and caves. As I ate my thick hot soup, I
felt fortunate to witness this scenery; I was also thankful for my
blessings... This is an outstanding trip, primo!
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Ascending talus slopes. |
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Spectacular sights along the way. |
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| A catchment glacier on Yoho's north aspect. |
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| On the ascent ridge with Mont Des Poilus in the background. |
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| Nearing the top. |
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| The cairn at the top with The Presidents. |
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| Mounts Balfour, Daly and Niles. |
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| Fab's proud!!! |
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| The glacial lake and the caves at the bivy site (right margin). |
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| Boot skiing down the snow. |
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| Back to our gear in a short moment. |
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| Trekking on the glacier to return to the bivy site. |
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| More runnels and moulins. |
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| Close to the bivy site. |
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| Our 5-star set up. |
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| Exploring the caves. |
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| Nice to just hang out for the afternoon. |
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| Nice view from the sleeping bag. |
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| Leaving this awesome area the following morning. |
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| Again, atop the moraine avoiding the steep icy slopes. |
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| Ready for the pleasant trip back. |
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| Merci Mont Des Poilus, nous sommes ravis. |
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| An excellent respite at the top of Twin Falls. |
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| A magnificent place to visit. |
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