Fun day out with my old bud Kevin. We did alot of reminiscing about past experiences climbing the steep, technical face of Mount Yamnuska via a collage of different routes. Temps in the high 20's C with a welcoming breeze to keep our 'out-of-shape' bodies cool :) Fun afternoon out in the mountains.
 |
| The famous Mount Yamnuska |
 |
| Sweating like crazy! |
 |
| View looking east towards Calgary. |
 |
| The first step/crux of the traverse |
 |
| Kev opting for the more exposed line! |
 |
| Loving the fitness day! |
 |
| Kevin on top of 'The Bowl' a famous climb up the face of Yam. |
 |
| Side profile of steep south face |
 |
| Kev fighting the vertigo above 'The Bowl' |
 |
| Buttress above 'The Bowl' |
 |
| Other hiker/scramblers |
 |
| Kimmer coming across the via-ferreta installed for everyone's safety |
 |
| It's not as exposed and scary as it looks family! |
 |
| Lone hiker on our destination ridge |
 |
| Chimney dropping down the south face |
 |
| Kimmer? you been working out??!! |
 |
| No I just had my belly sucked in there! :) |
 |
| See...? There it is! |
 |
| Dropping down onto the west end of Yam |
 |
| Looking back on the terrain we already covered |
 |
| 300 mm zoom back to the via-ferreta from the summit proper |
 |
| Native lodge on lake??? can't remember, but it is very pretty. |
 |
| Calgary, waaaaaaaaaaay in the distance yonder east |
 |
| Great scree run! |
 |
| We bombed down this scree run in a matter of seconds! Fun :) |
 |
| The Pumpkin pitch on 'Unnamed' |
 |
| Woo hoo! Scree run ahead!!! |
 |
| Kev and the dried up waterfall just before completing the loop. |
