After reading posts about training since last May, going on the wagon, filling packs with rocks .... well, I suddenly felt inspired to actually get off the couch! Winter has arrived here in Canmore so it's getting harder to scramble about. I did hike up Sulphur Mountain last Friday only to discover that my brand new boots can double as "super slider snow skates"; so I'll have to find ones with a better tread or bring along some crampons. Yesterday was the season's first skate ski up the Moraine Lake road. It was cold, but blue bird, with a great view of the east face of Mt Temple above. Ice climbs are in and folks are poking about looking to link the first powder turns of the year. That will provide a good opportunity to get back up into the alpine now that most scramble routes are out of condition.
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