Depart car pool area at 7:00 am, pick up bivy permit at Lake Louise and drive to Lake O’Hara parking lot. Hike 12 km to Lake O’Hara, then hike 2 hours up to bivy site near Opabin Pass. Bivy Sat. night. Climb W. Ridge involving an exposed traverse. Descend same way, usually with several rappels. 12 hours return to bivy. Bivy Sun. night. Return to parking lot on Monday.
Please indicate your experience and level of fitness.
Required Items to Bring:
Helmet, head lamp with batteries ,crampons that fit your mountaineering boots, sunglasses, rappel/belay device, glacier gear (harness/ice axe /2 prussiks/ice screw/pulley/2 biners), sleeping bag/thermarest/ food/water/poles/
Group gear: tent/ stove/fuel/pots
How to Get There:
Event Directions:
check the map
Carpool Departure Time:
Carpool Location:
recycling bins at Stoney Trail and the Trans Canada Highway
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Registration for this event closed on Friday, August 03, 2012 at 04:00 PM.