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Mountaineering, Glacier Views and a Safe Learning Environment

6/24/2018

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Photo credit: Chad O'Hare Gearing up after break time by Mount Gordon!
Discover views of mountain peaks that fade into the horizon and learn how to safely cross glaciers, rescue yourself or your travel companion from a crevasse fall and many more practical mountaineering skills.
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I can attest to an amazing six-day outdoor workshop to learn the basics of mountaineering around the Wapta Icefields in Canada’s Rocky Mountains. 
Impeccably organized by: Yamnuska Mountain Adventures

Guided by: Chhering Sherpa, certified mountain guide who climbed Everest for his first time when he was 19 years old and his experiences only grew from there.

Accommodation: Bow Hut, accessibly by a 3 to 5 hour hike from Bow Lake

Group size: Six of us green mountaineers were instructed by Chhering

Photo credit: Chad O’Hare with more of his photos found at the link below.
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Near the summit of the Onion overlooking Bow Glacier and Iceberg Lake towards Portal Peak and Mount Thompson.
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Summit of Mount Gordon
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Overlooking Wapta Icefields
2 Comments
Bruce Veale
9/3/2018 12:17:28 pm

Awesome photos and memories. Only way I would get Mich up there is by helicopter.

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Nancy
9/3/2018 03:25:27 pm

Thanks, it was a very good day despite the smoke haze.
Luckily, there are lots of accessible places like Jasper’s Glacier Skywalk - still on my list of “to see’s”.

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