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The route looks harder than it is.Looking back at Spread Eagle Mountain (Roche) from along the traverse.Looking across Yarrow Creek towards Cloudy Ridge with Dungarvon rising in the background and Glendowan at right.My favorite views all day were looking west into Waterton from the traverse. Peaks include Glendowan, Newman, Spionkop and Loaf Mountain (L to R).The Chief (in Montana) just shows through the smoky haze.Vern on the summit of Mount Yarrow.Starting the long trek back along the ridge to Spionkop Col, which is left of Roche here. My ascent route up Roche starts at the small hills at far right to the summit along the ridge.Traversing back under Spread Eagle - this is looking back at Yarrow.Yarrow is just visible behind the slope coming off of Spread Eagle. This shot is taken at the col before descent.From the high point just before descent looking back at Roche (center) and Yarrow (far right).Panorama from the high point showing the western outlier of Roche (NE end of Spionkop Ridge) with Spionkop Col in front of itBeautiful larches (part of the "larch forest" Nugara mentions), the descent route goes down to the right here.Here I went down and to skier's right around cliff bands. You can see the stream bed I exited from at center bottom. Then I followed the road all the way out.One last look back from the exit drainage. Summit of Roche is out of sight in upper left, exit is from upper right.Last look back at Roche (right of center) and the approach hills (left) from the exit road.
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