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Volcano Peak
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Volcano Peak
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Ben heads out
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Views to the SW early in the hike
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - No skiers today, just us snowshoers
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - From the multi-use trail, we turn onto "Old Baldy Trail" named after a nearby ridge and mountain
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - We were very lucky again to be able to follow a previous snowshoer's old track
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Ben with the feint old track of a previous snowshoer
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - A section the route passes through an old burn area
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - The route steepens a little at the top of the old burn area
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe -Now in the forested section, the route really steepens
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Wider views begin to open in the small meadows in the mainly forested slopes
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - As we ascend, the route becomes rockier
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - We left our snowshoes behind at the top of the forested section to contine in just boots and spikes through boulder fields
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Larry charges ahead through the boulder fields, a kilometre from the summit
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - There was less snow due to frequent high winds on the upper slopes
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Larry approaching the summit area
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - FInally we're at the summit
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe -Ben at the summit
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - We store our water bottles outside our backpacks, and they froze up a bit today
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Larry descends the boulder field
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - The steep angle and the large rocks made for tricky footing
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Back on the open lower slopes
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Zoom shot of the atmospherics in the mountains to the west
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Ben heading back down through the burnt out section
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Fortress Mountain with late day shadows
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Just the facts
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Summit Selfie
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Our GPS track on a 3D topo
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Volcano Peak (Little McDougall) Summit Snowshoe - Hike profile