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Shunga-la-she, September 13, 2019 Sheep Prov Park, Kananaskis

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Bill Kerr

Good scramble with Dave S, Kevin P, Roy and John. About 13.5 km and 1100 m 8 hours.  Got wet and snowed on at top but cleared on way down. Went by bridge and good trail just past bridge up … Continue reading →

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Wasatch Peak, Banff Lake Louise September 3, 2019

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Bill Kerr

Good hike/scramble with Kevin P. 19 km and 980 m about 8 hours. really blocky above the col but found a better scree dirt gully to come down. Pics

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Mount Burke and Burke North Loop, August 24, 2019 Kananaskis

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Bill Kerr

Mount Burke is 970 m and loop with Burke North is 1100 m and 12.6 km. Some moderate down scrambling to get off Burke and along ridge.  Some easy/moderate scrambling to get up buttress to gain summit of Burke North. … 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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Mount Ogden Yoho Park July 31, 2019 Crux Pics

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Bill Kerr

Excellent scramble with Dave and Kevin P. 8.5 km and 1235 m about 9 hours with leisurely breaks. Found a good but steep goat/sheep trail right from highway so minimal bushwack although had to bypass some muddy sections on trail. … Continue reading →

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Opal South and Denny July 26, 2019

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Bill Kerr

Denny and Opal South Approach up Grizzly creek. Good trail on North side of creek to col. Kevin P did Denny and Kevin K and I did Opal S. Went down black scree closer to Opal South and did some … Continue reading →

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Evan Thomas attempt July 13, 2019

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Bill Kerr

  1420 m 4 hrs up Too much snow on ridge. Pics

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Mount Odlum Kananaskis July 1, 2019

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Bill Kerr

July 1, scramble with Dave, Wietse, and Kevin K. Nugara scramble – went up and down alternate descent as gully/ramp route to North looked too snowy and too much loose scree with big boulders. The alternate descent was an excellent … Continue reading →

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Mount Field, Yoho Park June 25, 2019 Crux

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Bill Kerr

Mount Field Yoho Park About 1400 m total and 17.6 km RT. 5 hrs up for me and 3 down We parked at Field info center and went across the road and found good well used shortcut trail (on grassy … Continue reading →

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Windy Peak and Saddle Peaks, Kananaskis, Mount Livingstone Natural area, June 18, 2019

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Bill Kerr

  Trying to avoid the rain and we got lucky as storms went either side of us. Most people go over Windy Hills but we decided to go direct as per South Leg of 75A route in Daffern Volume 5 … Continue reading →

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