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From Lake Louise
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From Field - Carlsberg Column & Circus Circus
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From Johnston Canyon
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From Grotto Canyon
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From NHL - Calgary Flames vs Montreal Canadiens
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From A day in Blackpool & Chainsaw Madness?
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From Mum
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From Chamonix CC & Birthday Skiing
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From Helm Crag Circuit
Author: Pete
Founder of Sterling Adventures!
We made two visits to Lake Louise Falls! (Well actually it was three! On the first trip to Lake Louise we had arrived at the car parking when Laetitia realised she’d left her boots back in Canmore. So we drove home and back again!) Laetitia and Pete made the first visit on the second day …
We had a couple of days in the Field area despite the high avalanche danger! We’d heard that Circus Circus, a rarely formed classic route, was in good condition. Then, after the Park Service had done some avalanche control on Mount Denis, we stole a day on Carlsberg Column…
We also visited another easily accessed and close by (to Canmore) venue, Johnston Canyon… Pete Frost dropped his crampons on the walk out – so if anyone finds them you know where to get in touch … comments below! 😉
After a ten year break (!) we returned to Canada to get stuck in to some of what is likely the world’s best ice climbing… The trip was advertised as a joint Alpine Club and Climbers’ Club meet. But there was a surprisingly low take up, just 5 of the 9 available spaces were taken. …
Many years ago I used to play ice hockey in Oxford, for the the Oxford City Stars, and I have thought of making a trip to see the Calgary Flames play at the Saddledome every time we have visited Canmore. Calgary is only an hour away from Canmore and finally, after 10 years of thinking …
Laetitia and I spent a bit of time in Blackpool at the weekend…
Saturday night saw the sad end to Mum’s time on Earth…
Last week we were visiting Chamonix for a week of winter sports. We weren’t sure the skiing would be up to much as this year as there has been very little snow. So we had prepared for what might be ideal alpine winter climbing conditions. However, as it turned out there was a large dump …
Saturday’s lovely wall-to-wall sunshine was a perfect invite to get us out of the house and get further down Laetitia’s road back to full fitness. We went from Grasmere up Steel Fell, over Calf Crag, Gibson Knott, and finished at Helm Crag. It feels like the rock climbing season is just around the corner with …
