The document summarizes a hike along the Yamnuska Traverse route in the Rockies. It describes various stages of the hike including climbing eastward up the back side, traversing an area called "the notch", rounding a ledge while holding onto "the cable", and taking in views of Calgary along the route. It concludes by describing the descent back down the southwest slope, crossing scree, and noting the geology revealed in the rock faces during the hike.
2. Mount Yamnuska’s climbing face the scree descent The summit The “traverse” climbs right to (B), rounds the back to the summit, descends at left (C) then the scree and ends at (A). Many scale this vertical face. C B A
25. Some choose to reach the summit this way, hanging by a hook and ropes… But, the mountain is constantly breaking off and falling. In any case, we have to descend now And have to cross the forest far below until the fork in the road where the car is parked.. about 4.5 km downward.
29. Crossing this is not as easy as it might appear.. When you slip, you slide and only a tree or solid rock can stop you.
30. This is the famous “reverse fault” of Yamnuska.. The rock on top is older than the rock below it. We have to cross the scree just below this reverse fault to get back.
31. The folds in the rock face above tell of a tortured twisting & folding as continental Plates collided and subducted far below the seashore that formed these layers.
32. The climbing face above, scree below and Calgary off to the right ahead. The only way down from here Is to “run the scree!”