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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - From the unsigned "Rat's Nest Cave" parking area
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - After a short walk through a forested section, we cross the drainage we follow all the way up
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - A nice wide trail follows up the left side of the drainage
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - At the power line, we continue to follow up the left side of the drainage
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - From an open area, we see the summit ridge
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Views open up early in the hike
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Ben with the Bow River Valley near Canmore behind him
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Views west
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Looking ahead, we see our first destination along the route, a viewpoint
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - One of two short scrambles before the viewpoint
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Larry takes the second of two scrambles, this one a bit challenging
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - After the second scramble, the trail follows beneath an interesting rockwall
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Having crossed below a high rockwall, we thought rock helmets would be prudent
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Ascending beyong the rockwall, views down the drainage gully towards the Bow River Valley
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Approaching the viewpoint area we get an idea of what lies ahead
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Just below the viewpoint, Canmore comes into view
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Midway video
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - From the viewpoint, a big zoom shot of the antennas near the true summit
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Looking ahead from the viewpoint towards our final destination on the left, and the access ridge on the right
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Views south west from the viewpoint
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - The view north west from the viewpoint
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - A series of cairns marked the way past the viewpoint near treeline
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Ben ascending above treeline
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - They don't it the Rockies for nothing...
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - The trail as such disappears into a pile of larger fractured rock
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Having just reach the undulating summit ride, a view down to the viewpoint and the Bow River Valley
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Now on the undulating summit ridge, the summit antennas come into view
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - From the summit ridge, views south east toward Exshaw
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Ben on the summit ridge after the aprrox. 50 m downclimb
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Grotto Mountain Summit Scramble, traverse route from the south - Views south from the summit ridge
