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Ben and Larry's Mount Yamnuska Traverse
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - The mountain is in the centre, but there are many higher to the north and west
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Historical backgrounder
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Trailhead sign
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Our first "Prairie Crocus" aka Purple Pasqueflower of the year!
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - One of several butterflies we saw
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Another of the butterflies we saw
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Kinnickinnick (aka Bearberry) and Junipers make the lower slopes green
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - A Dark-eyed Junco atop a spruce tree
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - It wasn't long before we encountered snow ascended
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Heading to the first crux, Wendell Mountain in the background
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Ben in "the crack"
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Assessing the snow depth on the north face
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Happy Ben back in the alpine spring
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - A bonzai-style tree on the ridge
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - The sunshine was marvelous
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Scenic views through through the craigy ridge
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Views east towards the prairies
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Getting through some of the deeper snow
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - The route gets a smidge trickier here
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Ben following the undulating ridge route
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Ben managing the larger downclimb section
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Larry heads across one of the many snowy slopes
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Mount Yamnuska Traverse
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Views SE from just below the summit
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Ben at the summit
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Summit selfie, views to the south
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Summit selfie, views to the north
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Ben coming down the scree run on the north face
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Mt Yamnuska Traverse Hike/Scramble - Heading to the mid-mountain NE col
