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Trip Date: 28-Jul-2010
Activity: Off-Trail Hike
Destination: Mount James Walker

Report:

With fifteen independent & strong-minded Ramblers on today's trip, I had lots of good advice on route finding. Bill's suggestion to go around the west side of the lake saved time & avoided bushwhacking.

Aldis, David, Peter, Laszlo

Thanks as well to whoever found that big, sturdy, fallen tree for the stream crossing.

David, Rosanne

After our first rest stop Carl decided to try the Nugara scramble route to the summit. This decision was discussed & pre-arranged last Sunday. The scramble is probably a SC6 (with some moderate exposure) on the Rambler scale. The next two pictures show the beginning of their scramble.

L-R, David, Damian, Carl, Becky, Peter

The Beginning Of The Scramble

The next picture shows Laszlo on the summit. Five Ramblers are behind him on the ridge. Zoom in to see them.

Laszlo. Scramblers Behind On The Ridge

David, Philip, Rosanne, Peter, Nancy, Carl & Jeanette On The Summit

Joffre From The Summit

Assiniboine From The summit

Some of the residual snow was still firm enough to support a little glissading on the way down from the summit.

Philip Glissading

The next picture shows part of the group having another rest stop on the hiker's route. This is rated as OT5. The mountains in the center-background of the photo are on the east side of Hwy 40.

Part Of The Hiker's Route

Looking Back To James Walker & Part Of Our Route

Thanks to Bill & Aldis, Becky, Carl, Damian, the two Davids, Jeanette, Laszlo, Nancy, Peter, Philip & Rosanne and Rita for another great day in the mountains ............Arnold (CSP)

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