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| Steve Larson | SW slopes  Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2009 | |
| Stuck to the ridge on the way up, which I would definitely recommend. I dodged the step on the way down by bashing down the "scree" for about 100m until it was possible to get back on the ridge. The "scree" was a mix of loose rubble, sandy slabs, and compact soil. Not much fun, but tolerable for a short bit. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2009 9:47 pm | ||
| MtnMagic | Scramble Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2005 | |
| Climbed this one alone after Canada day in 2005. Took 2:20 up and 1:40 down. The scramble itself wasn't particularly memorable but it was nice to finally scramble up this peak which really dominates above the town of Canmore and just begs to be climbed. | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2007 10:14 pm | ||
| Rileywyna | Route Climbed: scramble Date Climbed: aug 2002 | |
| Gerrit Wyna summited on his third attempt in perfect conditions. | |
| Posted Dec 18, 2005 8:19 am | ||
| Rileywyna | Route Climbed: scramble Date Climbed: July 1999 | |
| Stuck to the ridge proper and found some exhilarating climbing probably in the low class 5 range. This was one of my greatest days in the mountains. My dad attempted this with me but turned around when we got to the ridge. I attempted to bypass the snow on the North Face by soloing above it on the rock. It didn't work and I ended up soloing to the top of the pinnacle and traversing my way back to the beginning of the traverse on top of the pinnacle. I then kicked my way across in deep post holes using walking sticks as a belay. At one point the post holes, my feet were in, gave out and I was only saved by the belay provided by my two waking sticks. My father attempted it two more times. The second time it almost killed him. The third time he summited on my birthday Aug 18 2002(?) He was 56 years old. | |
| Posted Dec 18, 2005 8:18 am | ||
| Dow Williams | Route Climbed: Scramble Date Climbed: June, 2003 | |
| According to the summit register, I was the 2nd person up in 2003. I find that hard to believe, but conditions were late snow which makes this route actually quite difficult and exposed at the top. I did not take crampons, but my predecessor did. I found using his steps helpful. I preferred the ridge the whole way which avoided literally all scree. I used the ridge as my decent as well (some down climbing), which of course took longer than the scree as well. I made the summit in 3 hours and lolly gagged at the top and on the way down. Views were great! | |
| Posted May 31, 2005 7:38 pm | ||
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