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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

Mount Crandell
  • Location: Waterton Lakes National Park
  • Activity: Scrambling
  • Height: 2,378 m (7,802 ft)
  • Elevation Gain: 1,080 m (3,543 ft)
  • Distance: 11.1 km / Loop (6.9 mi)
  • Avg Steepness: 11.0°
  • Estimated Time: 5-8 hrs
  • Technicality: Expert.2a
  • Fitness Level: Moderate

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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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

Bear's Hump from the Info centre parking lot.

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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

Looking ahead from Bear's Hump.

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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

Waterton town site view. Mouseover for peak pointers.

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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

Near the crux.

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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

From here on I stayed on left to avoid peeing pants situation.

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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

This picture somehow looks somewhat I am going to go to a difficult terrain, but it's not.

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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

Great view of Waterton Lakes.

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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

More peeing pants situation. I went down left again.

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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

I know some people stayed on this ridge. They must have been wearing adult diapers to go through this airy cockscomb.

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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

Bigger clouds moved in over my head in afternoon.

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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

Another view of the lakes from descent route.

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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

I really didn't want to bushwhack… It's tick season!

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Mount Crandell | 2013-05-20

Watch my ass they said.

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