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Wiwaxy Peak – Scramble East Towers Lake O’Hara Yoho July 31, 2016

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Bill Kerr

Day One was Yukness , alpine ledge route and Abbot Pass Hut. Day 2 was scramble wiwaxy east peak towers.  Came down from hut and took alpine ledge route from above Lake Oesa and up to Wiwaxy col. Note we … Continue reading →

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Yukness, Abbot Pass Hut and Wiwaxy East Peak, Lake O’Hara, July 30, 2016

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Bill Kerr

Lake O’Hara is hard to get into as the buses are always booked and supposedly you can’t even do wait list walk ons. A friend had a cancellation so I was able to squeeze in on a two day trip. … Continue reading →

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Mount Cascade, Banff Scramble July 8, 2016

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Bill Kerr

  Needed rehab/exercise so thought I would go up until it started raining and made it to summit. A few changes since previous times as there has been so much traffic. Section between first summit and traverse is messed up … Continue reading →

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Schiesser Ledges – Neil Colgan ACC Hut Banff Moraine Lake

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Bill Kerr

More Pics  Note higher definition pics on summitpost – choose original picture size and + to get largest pic.  

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Little Galatea Snowshoe Jan 9, 2016

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Bill Kerr

pics Wietse pics

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Snow Peak Kananaskis Oct 18, 2015

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Bill Kerr

Good trip – recommend as one of the better easy scrambles.  About 20 km and 950 m Took bikes to 4 km so quick trip, a little muddy on trails but dry from pass on up. went up RH side … Continue reading →

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Coxscomb Oct 3, 2015

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Bill Kerr

Not much trail on this.  Lots of creek rock, crossings, uphill bushwack and then scree. Not my favorite. Great views of Ishbel as per picture above. Coxscomb Pics  use full screen slideshow if works or 2nd click for larger versions … Continue reading →

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Skogan Peak Scramble Sept 12, 2015

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Bill Kerr

Great 11 hour bike, hike and scramble on what may have been last real day of summer. Rode North past big gravel outlet from Lorette gully and went up RH side of gully until above the flood damage( 300-400 m … Continue reading →

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Little Yoho Aug 30, 2015 Mt. Kerr

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Bill Kerr

  A easy 1350 m 32 km RT jaunt into the Little Yoho to do Mt Kerr. Rained on us most of way in and up to the pass and then snowed/blizzard on Kerr. Great exercise and fun?!   pics

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Carthew, Waterton Aug 14, 2015

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Bill Kerr

Trying to escape the rain.  Worked for a few hours and then rained on us at 2 pm on top of Carthew and on/off all the way down.  If doing Carthew from Cameron Lake – cut left in the trees … Continue reading →

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