| Ref: Alan Kane's
Scrambles
in the Canadian Rockies |
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Finally out of the
trees into the drainage. |
| Scramble:
Wess and I decided to hike in late in the afternoon and camp near
treeline in the drainage. Bushwhacking, plagued by deadfall,
made travelling slower than expected. We were pleased to reach the
boulder field and hastily ate our supper in order to stow away the
food. I was nervous about bears coming for a visit. I
remember Wess was perched on a big, square boulder when he said to
me "bears will go for you first"!!!
Thanks, I really needed to hear that... Anyway, the next day I was up
early
(didn't sleep much).
The weather was nice and we soon were on the snow. Over half of the
ascent from our bivy was on firm snow. It was still quite lengthy
though; 4hrs to the top. The summit plod on the broad ridge is very
rewarding. The view is phenomenal and the cookie shaped shale makes the
walk painless. After enjoying the top for a while, we quickly returned.
The glissading was great and followed by some fine scree skiing. It
only took a little over an hour to reach our bivy site. After packing
our things, we continued back down to the car. I figured out not all
bushwhacking is equal! |
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Snow slopes lead to
the ascent gully, climber's left of the rockband. |
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The angle is skewed. |
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Spectacular view
from the summit. |
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Mount Ball (left),
Mount Beatrice and Stanley Peak (right). |
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Chunk of cornice
pulling away. |
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