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Mount Baldy – West ridge North Peak- Kananaskis May 6

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Bill Kerr

  Baldy North – got going late so hot and legs  tired from skiing sat. 755 m – 5.3 km, 2.5 hrs up. Dry all the way, ridge to South looked snowy, downclimb still wet. Baldy South to west ridge … Continue reading →

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Gap Mountain, Kananaskis – Highwood September 9, 2017

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Bill Kerr

    About 770 m and 6.1 km RT.  Upper mountain – Actual scramble section is very short. Kane crux has some small footholds and exposure but not hard.  Balance moves with exposure. Rest of scramble has a couple of … Continue reading →

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Mount Daly, Yoho Scramble Aug 5, 2017

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Bill Kerr

Do not underestimate Mt Daly. There is no trail after Niles col and you sidehill down and across broken rock, snow and a small glacier. need to have crampons or microspikes to cross in morning or go down and around. … Continue reading →

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Ptarmigan Peak, Lake Louise, Banff Park June 24, 2017

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Bill Kerr

Bike, hike and alpine snow climb on a good overnight freeze. About 1400 m and 21 km. The down climb to notch was exposed. See pics. Pics

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Unity Peak and Purple peak June 17, 2017

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Bill Kerr

Cool cloudy windy day with a very alpine feel but manged to get this loop in.  Road bike to Temple lodge and then went up left side of ski area and crossed creek to side hill the West side of … Continue reading →

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Bellevue Hill May 12, 2017

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Bill Kerr

Friday – Drove down to Pincher Creek to try Victoria Peak but looked like still has too much snow – add in some new rain/snow showers at 8 am so we moved onto Waterton. Bellevue was dry until summit and … Continue reading →

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Abbot Pass ACC Hut Lake O’Hara 2016 Banff Lake Louise – Update Hut has been Removed due to slope erosion and Structural Damage July 2022

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Bill Kerr

    More pics – gully approach and hut interior   (from a trip in 2007) Scramble trip – Yukness, Wiwaxy and overnight at hut

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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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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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Mount Fisher July 10, 2015 aka Fisher Peak Scramble Cranbrook

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Bill Kerr

Mount Fisher Scramble crux move just below summit ridge aka Fisher Peak by Cranbrook   Mount Fisher  Pics  aka Fisher Peak Hot day so we started early – left car at 7 and on top in 4 hours and 10 mins including … Continue reading →

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