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A scramble in Kananaskis country near Chester Lake. For more information see http://www.fresh-oxygen.com/vern/scrambles/galatea/galatea.html.

Galatea from the Chester Lake area.

Wietse hikes up to Chester Lake on the wide summer trail.

A nice waterfall just off the trail to the Elephant Rocks.

A narrower trail to the alpine bowl between Galatea and Gusty.

Looking back at Mount Chester and its reflection in a small tarn along the trail.

Looking back at Mount Chester and its reflection in a small tarn along the trail.

An incredible view across the Spray Lakes Road of the Haig Icefield peaks including Sir Douglas, Robertson, French, Murray and Smith Dorrien.

Beautiful morning lighting on our ascend route which is just right of center and dramatically foreshortened thanks to the wide angle lens here.

Glancing back at Wietse and JW. Note all the snow!

Getting closer to the scramble - ascend the snow patch in the foreground and stick climber's right of the waterfall on rock.

The terrain is huge here, note JW and Wietse below me with our approach valley and even the Chester Lake meadows visible in the distance.

Looking down the rubbly south face.

You don't want to get off route as the terrain becomes technical very quickly. Note the gorgeous valley and distant peaks.

Fortress and Gusty.

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