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Mount Frayn (R) has a very distinctive look.Gazing north over O'Rourke, Pierce and Etherington (R) towards Courcelette and Cornwell.Mount Lyall with Beehive to it's left in this view south. The false summit of Gass with its giant windbreak at far right.Mount Burke to the east.Hiking along a soaking wet GDT thanks to early morning showers.Down the headwall and looking back at our two routes. The treed ledges left of Wietse and the scree traverse above slabby cliffs at right, running up and climber's left.Despite looking easy from afar, the route got a bit desperate as we got higher. There might be an easier way but we didn't find it.Back on the Oldman River Road which continues north, past where we parked and was easily drivable for the section we walked.Looking SW towards Mount Lyne at center distance (rocky peak - not the treed ridge).Traversing alpine meadows back to the col / top of the headwall at left.Looking south off the south ridge where we gained it.Nice views over the top of the headwall towards the north outlier of Mount Lyall.Phillips Peak.Mount Harrison and Smith Peak are now clearly visible over the mining operation.Ominous views over the Elkview Coal Mine towards Mount Hornickle.The Memory Lake Trail.Traversing to the easy south ridge over grassy meadows.Mount Harrison looms far above another part of the mining operation to the west.Mount Mike at left with Harrison and Smith at right and the mine in the foreground.Looking north off the summit towards O'Rourke W3 at right and Greenhill Peak at left and Turnbull at distant center.
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