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Top 10 Mountains Every Calgarian Should Know, Canadian Rockies, Banff, Lake Louise, Canmore, Calgary

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Bill Kerr

     Top 13 Mountains Every Calgarian Should Know –  Your friends or relatives have arrived and you want to show them the mountains.  Or you take a family drive and your kids are asking.  It helps to know some … Continue reading →

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Twin Towers behind Heart, Aug 29, 2019

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Bill Kerr

  Afternoon excursion with Kevin P. Bypassed downclimb after Grant MacEwan on East side of ridge but poor sidehilling with very little trail. Not recommended. Went back up downclimb which was difficult to low 5th class so stiffer than remember. … Continue reading →

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Ha Ling August 15, 2019 Canmore

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Bill Kerr

New trail is quite good. Good but crowded. Longer but lower angle. Lots of new rock steps/staircases and then several sets of suspended wooden stairs at treeline where the trail always eroded. It is designed for heavy use so that is … Continue reading →

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Ship’s Prow Mountain Sept 8, 2018 (AKA Lawrence Grassi Subpeak#2?)

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Bill Kerr

Interesting scramble that is not in guide books.  About 1100 m and 10 km  8.5 hrs RT if go out on prow. The first part up to the col or the bump with big cairn is basically like Ha Ling … Continue reading →

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Grotto Mountain Scramble May 19, 2018

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Bill Kerr

  Grotto  Up 1250 m in 4 hrs on ACC route to first summit (312 m/hr) but ran low on time. 8.5 km RT Summit 1400 m gain.(Kuz tagged it) Down 1250 m in under 2 hours. Pics

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Lady MacDonald May 22, 2017

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Bill Kerr

RT  1250m, 11 km and 6.5 hours including breaks. First 950 m to paraglider ramp was 2hrs 20 min – the trail is much improved and 45 min for next 300 m to ridge. Very sunny and hot – sunburnt … Continue reading →

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Ha Ling June, 2014

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Bill Kerr

Ha Ling with Chris Goulet and Laverna from Grand Cache. Pics

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McGillivray canyon nov

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Bill Kerr

Quick afternoon 2-3 hours with my daughter.  Almost no water or else frozen so no harness needed. Scramble up some chains, cables(work gloves help) and walk some logs.  Fun litle trip in late fall with low water.

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Ha Ling NE Buttress 5.6

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Bill Kerr

Trad 5.6 rock climb with guide Mark Klassen and Kevin.  Not many good pics as we were concentrating on the climb and I creased the mechanical lens cover on my best small camera last week so had my old small … Continue reading →

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Bald Eagle Peak Canmore Scramble June 2009 No Bushwack Route

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Bill Kerr

  About 1200 m of elevation gain. More Pictures are here  https://billkerr.zenfolio.com/p87047268 June 2009, I do not know if there is anyone out there who has not done this yet but bushwacking is no longer necessary. I had put off … Continue reading →

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