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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Ben starts out, the summit in the distance
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Larry turns off the service road onto the actual trail
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Ben with the Kananaskis River Valley below
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Cloudy with a bit of sky poking through every once in a while
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Larry charges up the trail
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Larry ascends one of many short, steep but easy to manage cliffbands
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - In the shadowy distance is Mt Kidd North Peak, closer and to the left is Mt Kidd South Peak
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - A Least Chipmunk was still about
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Ben with views west
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - The low sun had been behind the ridge until here
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - A short section of excellent trail through a scree slope
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Getting closer to the ridge
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - We were pummeled by strong wind gusts at times
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Our first good view of the ridge and the false summit
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Ben tops out above "The Gates"
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Ben on the ridge, ready to head to the summit
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Light beams danced up and down the valley
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Ben on the ridge to the summit
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Larry heads to the true summit
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Opal RIdge scramble to the true summit - Larry heading to the true summit
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Opal Ridge, summit hike-scramble - Silent video from the summit of the ridge
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Great light over the Kananaskis Lakes
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Larry arrives at the true summit
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Opal RIdge scramble to the true summit - Ben at the true summit
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Opal RIdge scramble to the true summit - Ben at the true summit
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - We were surprised by a rainbow that appeared in the valley
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Just the facts
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Hike profile
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Opal Ridge, summit hike/scramble - Our GPS track on a 3D topo