Cesar's Blog

 Another classic day in Rogers Pass !! what a beautiful place and what a crazy amount of snow too !  Tupper Traverse is a beauty, so much climb and 1,500 vertical descend !

 As usual, Andy had an idea, Wapta Traverse in one day !! Stefan and Mark came along as usual. We left Calgary early (5:00am), parked a car at West Louise Lodge and drove with Mark to Bow Lake where it all began. It was a chili morning -18c, crossing the Bow Lake was a tempo pace set by Andy (I don't think I have crossed the lake that fast before). Up to Bow Hut we managed to stay in the sun for the last few hundred meters. The hut was full, we used the washroom and kept going.  Up to Saint Nicholas peak ! from there after a short scramble we took the skins off and descended to Balfour Hut (stop for lunch inside and refill water and off we went again. This will be the highest pass of the day (Balfour Glacier), all roped in we started the climb (is not that steep, but loooooonnnngggg). Beautiful scenery, blue ice melting from the glacier, crevasses, and lots of snow. I have never felt so in Canada before, where ever you see it was snow and ice.... soo nice.  From the top, ...