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Part of the Mt. Chester-The Fortress Col, on Ascent of The Fortress, Kananaskis, Alberta
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[ Post a Comment ]| saintgrizzly | Beautiful... | | 
Hasn't voted | ...picture! | | Posted Jul 14, 2005 7:19 pm |
 | | Larry V | Re: Beautiful... | | 
Hasn't voted | Beautiful picture, indeed. What kind of force did it take to lift those sedimentary layers halfway to vertical like that? | | Posted Jul 14, 2005 11:58 pm |
| | Dow Williams | Re: Beautiful... | | 
Hasn't voted | Larry, I don't know the geological history on The Fortress, but am adding one I climbed on Wednesday, Ishbel, that was undercut severely by a massive slide causing it to lean.....the ridge crest itself was so hollow, we finally begged off to a ramp up the side to the final summit...then got buzzed with the pre-lightening jitters....our helmets were live! Should get it added tomorrow...never been on a mountain so compromised from the bottom up...cheers!! | | Posted Jul 15, 2005 11:53 am |
| | Fred Spicker | Re: Beautiful... | | 
Voted 10/10 | The dip of the the beds is the result of regional faulting and folding during the mountain building process - all powered by the movement of plates in the earth's crust.
In depth article on Plate tectonics
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It shouldn't be, but it seems hard to find a good illustration of how folding and faulting occur together HERE is a cross section showing a folded faulted and eroded mountain range. Click on Complex folds and faults. | | Posted Jul 26, 2005 3:12 am |
| Deleted User | that is great contrast | | Hasn't voted | two twin cols coming together! | | Posted Jul 15, 2005 11:20 am |
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Southwest Ridge (Route)
The Fortress (Mountain/Rock)
