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Turtle Mountain
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
June 15, 2002
Turtle Mountain is an enjoyable, straightforward climb. However, I don't advise doing this when the saddle is under snow. As I discovered, fissures hidden under the snow make it dangerous, not unlike traversing a glacier. I fell through the snow at one point, but fortunately a small ledge stopped me from going to the bottom.
View of Turtle Mountain from Livingstone Ridge
A good ascent path goes to the first peak
The way is obvious!
Looking at the second peak from the first
Some interesting fractured boulders along the way
From the saddle looking at the summit
Almost at the summit
Leaving the summit
From the second peak looking at the first peak
First peak from the saddle
Heading back down
Frank Slide
82 G/9 Blairmore
