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After going through the Lost Horse Creek cooking area you come up to an avalanche slope where the trail peters out almost immediately.Bill starts the traverse from the camp site to the proper ascent gully.Yep! There's some degree of bushwhacking on the side hill traverse. We angled slowly up to climber's left too.Yep! There's some degree of bushwhacking on the side hill traverse. We angled slowly up to climber's left too.Lots of low bushes and light - moderate bush whacking.Starting up the correct avalanche slope now.Starting up the correct avalanche slope now. Pilot looms across Redearth Creek.Finally done the traverse. Now we're heading up the main avalanche gully.As long as we avoided going too far climber's left the terrain stayed reasonable.As long as we avoided going too far climber's left the terrain stayed reasonable.Looking down our ascent slope.Looking down our ascent slope.
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