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Looking south at a dramatic outlier of Mount Whymper.Signs of spring in the valley.Boom Mountain rises above us as we pass under an avy path. This is the closest the trail came to the mountain, we continued on about 1km or so from here.I was majorly bummed out that the summit register was frozen so solid I couldn't pry open the book!Looking towards Vermillion, Haffner, Numa and Isabelle further down hwy 93 in Kootenay National Park.The Chickadee Valley is nestled between some gorgeous peaks - most of them unnamed believe it or not.Higher up the avy path split. We took the left (climbers) branch and eventually got out of the gully and into thin treesLooking east towards Copper, Pilot and Brett (L to R).Gorgeous views south from the lower avy slope, looking towards Mount Whymper.The endless plod along the summit plateau, because the peak is always the furthest point from where you come up - guaranteed. :)Stanley Peak.Dramatic views.Ball, Beatrice and Stanley (L to R) were a great 2 day scrambling trip back in 2010.A view north off the summit includes the entire Castle Mountain massif from Armor and Protection on the left to Castle Peak on the right.The valley is a beautiful and serene place to spend a warm afternoon on skis.Beatrice with Ball rising beyond.Wietse comes up the shoulder to the west ridge behind me.
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