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Turned back at Balfour High Col

An attempt to ski the traditional Wapta Traverse.

Our plan was to traverse the Wapta and Waputik icefields entering from Bow Lake, and exiting via Sherbrooke Lake. We planed for 4 days starting on the Tuesday of reading week at the University of Calgary, and returning on the Friday. The hope was that if time permitted we would attempt to bag a few peaks along the was, such as Olive, St. Nicholas, and maybe try for Balfour, if conditions allowed for it.<p>The three members of our group consisted of Chris Bently, a kinesiology student at the U of C, and a high level track cyclist(on a temporary hiatus with knee problems). Doug James, a semi...

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