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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20
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I had a good day at Waterton because it wasn't windy! My objective was Mount Crandell via Bear's Hump route (difficult scramble route).
To Bear's Hump:
Well just follow the trail from the parking lot.
The Crux:
Looking ahead from Bear's Hump, it didn't look easy but most of scary walls I saw were actually avoidable except there was one wall I had to scramble up near GR867383 (waypoint "Cairn 1" not shown in screenshot) which was the crux of the day. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the crux but on page 5, you can see a part of it.
The Rest of the Ridge:
It looked quite demanding and committing for many sections, but they are all avoidable by staying below left (west) of the ridge. Thanks to someone's footprints on snow, if I didn't see them I would have had scary times.
Descent:
I took the southeast slopes described in Kane's book (I might took a wrong gully). The book says most frequently used, but I didn't see a trail and it wasn't too pleasant bushwhacking once I got to the creek, but it was a short distance.
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