Gap Mountain, July 30 2005

  the ridge of Elpoca Mtn  

  the ascent gully is quite nice!  

   

   

  this stuff was nasty going down, but sweet fun running down  

  approaching the pass between Gap and Elpoca  

   

   

  eyeing the ascent route (looks intimidating eh)  

   

  the steep chute underneath the crux the crux  

  Nayden scrambling on steep terrain  

  Mt Rae Nayden at the crux  

   

  this is tons of fun!  

   

   

  Nice view of Highway 40 and Highwood Pass  

  amazing panorama about to unfold  

  one of the final traverses before gaining the ridge  

  the amazing panorama unfolds: Kananaskis Lakes Kananaskis Lakes  

  The false summit  

   

  Cannot get enough  

  Mt Rae + the highway  

  behind, Warrior Mtn + Waka Nambe  

   

   

   

   

  Spray Lakes road/highway 40  

  signing the summit register  

   

   

  trying to see tiny people with binoculars with binoculars Spray Lakes Rd and Assiniboine behind  

  Ritter Sport shot!  

  Ritter Sport shot! Warrior Mtn + Aster lake valley descending from the summit  

   

   

   

  approaching the crux on the way down  

   

   

   

   

  back to Lola!  

   

   

   

   

   

  white hair from the gravel  

   

  gotta celebrate!