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Entries from December 2008

Getting to Work on Time

December 20th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve had two adventures getting to the opening of the Bugaboo Lodge on time over the last five years.  The latest one was due to very cold temperatures.  I was staying in Canmore and I had to be at the heli pad in Spillimacheen, a 2 1/2 hour drive away, at 10:00 the next day.  [...]

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Tags: Work

The Replicant

December 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Last Thursday Marco Delesalle took Felix Camire and I up the Replicant.  This was my 3rd waterfall climb and a real schooling for me in the art of steep ice.  On the approach we met up with Zoe and Max, who climbed T2 right beside us which offered some added entertainment.  The T2 is a [...]

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Tags: Ice Climbing · Mount Rundle