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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
is not high, maybe 7 m. but it is 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 (we did not even want to
stand up on it). This final section, including the ridge may vary greatly
depending on snow coverage. Wow, very rewarding! The ski down to our
cache was very 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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Fab on top of Habel. |
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Me as well. |
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The last bit to the
top is exhilarating! |
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The ridge narrows,
looking back towards the top. |
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Skiing back down. |
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More ice. |
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