Almost perfect conditions in early april on the classic hut traverse in the Can Rocks. Dave Goodman and I were working for Backcountry Magazine. Accompanying us as our guide was a local ER doctor from Banff. Once Chris realized we could make turns with a pack on we got the deluxe tour including things like Vulture Col and a trip up Mt Daly on our final day. The three of us had a great four days. Only wish it could have lasted longer.
CHIRS AND DAVE MOVING UP MELLOW TERRAIN TOWARDS MT GORDON
CHIRS AND DAVE SKINNING UP TOWARDS MT GORDON
DAVE AND CHRIS AT THE TOP OF MT GORDON
CHRIS TURNER GETTING IN A FEW TURNS ON THE WAY TO VULTURE COL
DAVE GETTING A BIT OF GRAVITY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MT GORDON
DAVE NEAR THE TOP OF MT GORDON
BLOCK TEST BEFORE WE TURN EM LOOSE ON MT GORDON
CHRIS ENJOYING SOME GOOD SNOW ON NORTH SIDE OF MT GORDON
DAVE GOODMAN FILLING IN THE BLANK SPOTS WITH SOME NICE TURNS OFF OF MT GORDON
HEAVILY LOADED DAVE AND CHRIS HAVING A LOOK AT THE DROP OFF OF VULTURE COL
BUT FIRST WE MUST EAT SAY WE
CHRIS POINTING EM DOWNHILL
OUT OF THE FOG AND INTO THE SUN ON THE B.C. SIDE OF THE COL
ARRIVING AT THE SCOTT DUNCAN HUT
SKINNING UP MT DALY FOR SOME AFTERNOON TURNS
CHRIS FINE TUNING HIS FOCUS ON FUN
WORK CAME BY FUN
CLEAR SKIES ON THE MORNING OF OUR 4TH AND LAST DAY
CHRIS IN THE BOOT TRACK NEXT TO YESTERDAYS TURNS
DAVE MORPHING INTO A MOUNTAINEER
CHRIS BREAKING TRAIL NEAR THE TOP OF MT DALY
MT BALFOUR FROM MT DALY
DAVE AND CHRIS AT THE TOP OF MT DALY
SOME MORE PAYBACK ON THE WAY TO THE HUT
LAST TURNS BEFORE WE HEAD FOR THE HIGHWAY
CHRIS TURNER AND DAVE GOODMAN ON THE WAY TO THE BOW HUT
CHRIS AND DAVE GETTING CLOSER TO THE BOW HUT
CHRIS AND DAVE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE BOW HUT
LUNCH TIME AT THE BOW HUT
SUNRISE DAY 2
MOVING UP TO THE CREST FROM THE HUT
CHRIS AND DAVE AT THE BOTTOM OF VULTURE COL
ON THE FLATS BELOW VULTURE COL
SOMEBODY GETTING IN SOME TURNS ABOVE THE BALFOUR HUT
CHRIS AND DAVE AT THE BALFOUR HUT
WE'RE NOT GONNA STARVE ON THIS TRIP
CHRIS EXPLAINING WHY HE MIGHT STILL BE HUNGRY
DAVE IN THE MIDDLE WHILE CHIRS OUT FRONT GETS OUR BEARINGS
THIS IS WHERE HAVING A GUIDE COMES IN HANDY
FURTHER ALONG ON OUR WAY TO BALFOUR COL