Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Ha Ling Peak (Chinaman's)

Ramon on the summit of Ha Ling peak.  2:15 up 700 vertical metres.  Two 66 year olds, Al and Paul and 6 year old Ramon.  Lynne and I both being 50.  Super clear day.  Could see part of Calgary and Mt. Temple


Ramon and Lynne with Mt. Laurence Grassi in the background


What does one do when one has time to laze around?


Al ponders the drop


Paul, Ramon and Lynn approaching the summit



Lynne's turn to ponder....


The dynamic duo


Yippee!  Rundle in the background


garden pea pods and dill pickles....Ramon's fave foods on the summit....courtesy of Al


Al ready for take off....Main peak of Rundle in the background



Canmore below


The resident Chipmunk


Ramon's 5th peak this year.  EEOR in the background....so he wants to do the donkey mountain next.



Marmot pondering the mess humans have made below in Canmore....not the expanded Cougar Creek


Ha Ling Peak in the background


Lucky spotting Mtn Goats this year!



Cool dude.....


Al's 3rd peak .....good for a snooze on 2 of them so far.


Ramon shoving something sharp up Al's butt.....don't ask....beats me!


Ramon hitting the scree


Paul ready for the scree


What an action shot of Al and Lynn (shouldn't ladies go first so she doesn't choke on your dust Al?)


Lynne's first time on scree....in running shoes no less!


Ramon is surely thinking...."don't run me over Lynne!!!"


Ramon went back up 1/2 way twice.....he'll do any mtn as long as there is scree!


Cooling off in the canal with EEOR in the background


Saturday, August 17, 2013

Yamnuska

The mighty Yam with 900 vertical metres.  This photo is off the internet....shows the summit scree run down the west side.


Al's sole separated from the boot.  Surgical tape, hockey tape and a bungee cord did the trick.


Ramon took this shot on the way home.  We went up the RHS and traversed to the summit and down the LHS, traversed below the rock face to the line of scree you see in the middle.



Ramon leading the way.


Al in action



Room with a view for this little guy....


On the ledges.....chain has replaced the cable





Ramon and Tigger on the summit



Al had climbed this peak 42 years ago!  Looses his sole just below the summit




The long scree ride, just below the rock face



Ramon in action


Cooling off on the way down.