While it wasn't quite the plan of the day, Levi and I got a great climb in the books and managed
to summit Mt Sparrowhawk with time for a beer in Canmore afterwards. This is one of the easiest places
to get up to 3000m and it's also just a really pretty area too.


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Initially, the target on this day was to climb Townsend, Mythic, and Epic Towers (2nd attempt now).
But similar to last time with Louis, we didn't get very far. It wasn't a migraine that turned us around,
it was aggressive dam construction. Next time, Townsend.


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The awesome thing about Sparrowhawk is that right now, you're up into the alpine with pretty limited
effort. Just one foot in front of the other and you're up above the trees.


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A look to the south down the Smith-Dorien road.


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Levi looking around the meadow before we get below Read's Tower.


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Of course, because it's the Rockies, there's no shortage of scree and talus, but a quick zip
under Read's Tower, and we're up below the summit buttress.


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We found a bit of snow as well on the north side of Read's.


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Read's Tower and Spray Lake Reservoir below Levi.


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Getting through the interminable scree. It's still much better than most scrambles honestly.


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This little VHF radio shack sits right at the col between Bogart and Sparrowhawk.


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The summit buttress of Sparrowhawk.


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Coming around the buttress to see the route to the top.


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Levi and Mt Bogart.


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This was the only bit of scrambling on the whole route and it was the last ~100m to the top.
With loose rock and ice, this would be a challenge, but on this day, it was a pretty quick up.


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Levi coming up the scramble portion.


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A small amount of scrambling required.


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Levi climbing the last piece of Sparrowhawk, with Memorial Lakes and Mt Bogart below him.
You can see peaks for days here when there's no wildfire smoke.


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Walking along the summit ridge in the wind.


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Levi looking cool as a cucumber on the summit.


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A pretty cool place to ponder life.

View around the summit of Sparrowhawk


Levi's look at the summit of Sparrowhawk



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Looking into Memorial Lakes and the Mt Bogart basin.


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A nice look to the west all the way to Assiniboine.


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A cool day with cool kids.


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Levi is one of my favourite people and I always enjoy our outings together.


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Another little weather station or repeater on the top of Sparrowhawk.


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Levi says "This is pretty cool".


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Levi went out on the ridge to have a peek.


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Chilling on the descent route on the way down.


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It takes a bit of careful foot placement to avoid dropping rocks on your buddy here.


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A neat look at the ridge that Levi wanted to play on just past the col.

A look at my future weekend cabin



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The wind up here was pretty strong, so we're hiding out behind the VHF station
to have a bite of lunch.


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Levi going 'au-cheval' on a ridge of Bogart to have a poke around.


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Mt Sparrowhawk summit buttress with scree everywhere.


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Some cool fossils in the limestone.


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There were a few MASSIVE spiders here that I thought were cool.


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Some REALLY green moss/lichen stuff on the exit down.


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These little guys were pretty tame - it's obvious they've been fed as there was no fear at all
in this marmot and his buddy too.


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Strolling through the meadows.


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I say Sparrowhawk is fun!


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Levi and I having a snack at Spray Lakes Reservoir after getting down.

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