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High River, (just south of Calgary eh!), Alberta
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Posted - 07/25/2010 : 9:16 PM
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July 24, 2010 | Mt Strachan (via Carnarvon Lake) | 2,690m | 27.6km (13 of that bike) | 1,120m gain (not including rolling… GPS was acting up)
My first “Nugara” scramble, Trailhead is Cat Creek on Hwy 40.
A rare day that both boys wanted to accompany me on a scramble. The last time all three of us hiked together was the Waterton backpack last year. Also rare in that it was a cloudless day. Given all the rain lately this is indeed an event.
This was a full body workout with biking, a river ford, more biking, pushing of the bike, hiking, scale the headwall using chains, and finally scrambling to the summit. I am no biker so that was the challenge for me especially given the mud and dangerous cobbles on parts of the trail. The bike descent was right up Eric’s alley, not so much mine… white knuckling it most of the way with that “eight hours on a jackhammer” feeling in my arms at the end.
We were accompanied on part of the trip by Jon, an accomplished Calgary scrambler, whom we met part way along the trail. He has done about four fifths of the Kane scrambles so he was great to banter with and gave me a few new ideas for some future trips.
This was a long approach, definitely worth the bike torture.
         
        
      
More with descriptions etc: http://claytonditzler.zenfolio.com/p330273637 |
Edited by - Sodbuster on 07/25/2010 9:17 PM
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 Alberta-based choss climbin', flame throwin', rappel lovin', ass talkin' hater who doesn't like "Gumby" for a descriptor
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Posted - 07/25/2010 : 9:21 PM
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Some really nice shots there.
Did Nagura put the chain in too? |
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High River, (just south of Calgary eh!), Alberta
Canada
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Posted - 07/25/2010 : 9:29 PM
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Originally posted by time2clmb
Some really nice shots there.
Did Nagura put the chain in too?
People have been climbing that headwall to fish etc for a long time, I'm not sure when it was originally placed. |
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Squamish, British Columbia
Canada
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Posted - 07/25/2010 : 9:36 PM
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Hey, you know it's bad mojo to urinate on the summit cairn  |
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Happy go lucky, plaid wearin, postholin, safeway gaitor sportin, old-school film shootin, giver of many regards
Abbotsford, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 07/25/2010 : 9:56 PM
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Really beautiful pics, you set up some real neat arrays ready to combine as panos.
K |
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Powell River, bc
Canada
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Posted - 07/25/2010 : 11:35 PM
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| Beautiful!!!! That lake looks SO inviting!!! |
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High River, (just south of Calgary eh!), Alberta
Canada
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Posted - 07/26/2010 : 05:52 AM
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Originally posted by leimrod
Hey, you know it's bad mojo to urinate on the summit cairn
Haha... we all said that too when we saw that shot. He was doing something with a camera I think. |
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Posted - 07/26/2010 : 07:03 AM
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| It's funny, we were just talking about that one this weekend. Looks terrific! Glad you had a good day with the boys. |
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calgary, ab
Canada
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Posted - 07/26/2010 : 3:35 PM
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| Great Trip report sodbuster, jealous of another great trip, keep it up =0 |
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Posted - 07/26/2010 : 6:14 PM
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Originally posted by Sodbuster
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Originally posted by time2clmb
Some really nice shots there.
Did Nagura put the chain in too?
People have been climbing that headwall to fish etc for a long time, I'm not sure when it was originally placed.
Yeah, I've never been there, but it's even mentioned in the Kananaskis trail guide if memory serves...so I think it's been there AT LEAST since the 80's?
PS. Fit-looking family there, kudos to you.
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Okotoks, Alberta
Canada
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Posted - 07/26/2010 : 7:52 PM
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| Great shots Clayton! Looks like a nice full day and congrats on that first Nugara Peak...you picked a date you when you want to have the book finished ;-) |
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Calgary, Alberta
Andorra
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Posted - 07/26/2010 : 8:06 PM
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Awesome!
That one's on my August list (for after I get in a bit of practice biking). I think I'll have to bump it if the weather's not right. That looks too awesome to water down with grey skies. |
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High River, (just south of Calgary eh!), Alberta
Canada
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Posted - 07/27/2010 : 11:44 AM
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Great shots Clayton! Looks like a nice full day and congrats on that first Nugara Peak...you picked a date you when you want to have the book finished ;-)
Never say never but given some of the sketchy routes in that book I think I'm just going to cherry-pick the "best" ones as I am doing with Kanes.
Actually I'm not sure this is the first one (I'd have to check the book) but this is the first one that I actually read and followed the description for it. And as mentioned it is in Dafferns book as far as Carnarvon. I've had my eye on that one for a while but the long approach kept putting me off for different destinations.
A return trip would be for an overnight. There are some great sheltered campsites at the west end of the lake. The route up MacLaren looks straightforward, take a fishing rod, some reflection shots in the morning... No wait... this is a terrible place, nobody should ever go there. |
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Mt Strachan, Carnarvon Lake July 24, 2010
