Travelling with dogs in the 70s was problematic. In the Bugs, we had to stay outside the park. A little valley above Cobalt Lake just east of the boundary worked out just fine. The weather - not so much. We did get up the Chouinard Beckey which was what we came for.
THE DUD AND DENNIS ELLSOHN SOMEWHERE ON THE DRIVE TO BRISCO AND THE BUGABOOS, INTERIOR RANGES, B.C., CANADA
A REFLECTION OF THE BUGABOO GLACIER, HOUNDS TOOTH AND SNOWPATCH SPIRE AT THE CMH BUGABOO LODGE, PURCELL MTS, B.C., CANADA
DENNIS AND MARY ENJOYING THE VIEW ON THE COBALT LAKE TRAIL INTO THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
EAST FACE OF SNOWPATCH SPIRE OVER THE EAST POST ~ CRESCENT COL, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
BASECAMP VIEW WEST OVER THE EASTPOST - CRESCENT COL TO SNOWPATCH SPIRE, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
SNOWPATCH SPIRE AND HOWSER TOWERS FROM THE EAST POST - CRESCENT COL, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
VOWELL GROUP PEAKS FROM EAST RIDGE OF BUGABOO SPIRE, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
DENNIS ELLSOHN AT THE TOP OF BUGABOO SPIRE, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
DENNIS ELLSOHN MOST OF THE WAY DOWN THE KAIN RIDGE DESCENT OF BUGABOO SPIRE, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
DENNIS ELLSOHN HEADED FOR PIGEON COL, UPPER VOWELL GLACIER, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
DENNIS ELLSOHN IN THE CLOUDS ON THE VOWELL GLACIER ON THE WAY TO PIGEON COL, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
THE PIGEON FEATHERS SEEN FROM THE APPROACH TO THE SOUTH HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
STORM CLEARING AND NEW SNOW ON THE WEST BUTTRESS, SOUTH HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
POST STORM VIEW OF THE W FACE OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH HOWSER TOWERS, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
SUNSET FLATTOP AND THIMBLE PEAKS FROM WEST BUTTRESS, SOUTH HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
MORNING VIEW AT THE START OF THE WEST BUTTRESSS (BECKEY-CHOUINARD) S HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
DENNIS ELLSOHN LEADING THE FIRST PITCH ON THE WEST BUTTRESS, SOUTH HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
DENNIS ELLSOHN JUMARING THE GREAT DIHEDRAL PITCH, WEST BUTTRESS, SOUTH HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
DENNIS ELLSOHN AT A BIVY SITE ON THE WEST BUTTRESS, SOUTH HOWSER TOWER,BUGABOOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
SUNSET FLATTOP AND THIMBLE PEAKS FROM BIVY ON THE WEST BUTTRESS, S HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, BC, CANADA
DENNIS ELLSOHN JUMARING DAY 2, BECKEY-CHOUINARD, WEST BUTTRESS, S HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
DENNIS ELLSOHN LEADING THE 5.10 THIN CRACKS, DAY 2, W BUTTRESS, S HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
DENNIS ELLSOHN LEADING THE 'GREAT ESCAPE' PITCH TO THE FALSE SUMMIT RAP, W BUTTRESS, S HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
EVENING VIEW OF HOWSER AND FLATTOP PEAKS FROM THE SUMMIT OF S HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
DENNIS ELLSOHN AT THE TOP OF THE SOUTH HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, B.C.
EVENING VIEW OF THE ELUSIVE SUMMIT OT THE NORTH HOWSER TOWER FROM THE SOUTH TOWER, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA
PETER COLE AT THE TOP OF THE SOUTH HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA - PHOTO BY DENNIS ELLSOHN
SUNSET VIEW OF BUGABOO, SNOWPATCH AND PIGEON SPIRES FROM THE TOP OF SOUTH HOWSER TOWER, BUGABOOS, B.C., CANADA