 Mount
Lady MacDonald
- Canadian Rockies
Lady MacDonald is a
fantastic scramble. The route is easy to find and follow but the
summit ridge is too exposed for most folks.
Is it really that
bad?
NO.....
BUT PLEASE NOTE A
BODY WAS FOUND IN THE GULLY BELOW THE TWIN SUMMITS. PLEASE BE
CAREFUL ON THIS MOUNTAIN. I'VE SEEN PICTURES ON OTHER WEBSITES OF
SCRAMBLERS NOT SCRAMBLING. THEY WERE WALKING UPRIGHT ACROSS THE
NARROW PART. THE WIND ON THIS RIDGE IS UNPREDICTABLE AND FIERCE
GET DOWN !
Only a complete klutz
would fall off of this ridge so the only thing that will stop you is
your irrational fear of premature self inflicted cataclysmic death,
OK? Do you have hands, feet and a butt? Well that's
all you really need to accomplish the traverse.
Look at it this way;
this is an opportunity for you fear of living types out there to put a
positive emotional imprint on your self doubt or any other fears you
may struggle with. If you get through it you'll be trilled and your
confidence in the mountains will rise markedly
If however you truly
are a klutz please stay on the first summit. I don't want to be a
party to the death of anyone.
The individual who
died was careless and either was blown off the ridge or slipped in
wet conditions.
Death on the mountain
(when alone) is your sole responsibility.
Just recently I
was in a dangerous position and realized how all of my experience
seemed of little importance or perhaps a hindrance. I backed down
the debris strewn, down sloping, exposed ledges and got out while I
was still alive. I can not emphasize safety enough.
Examine the photos
and decide for yourself if you can face the exposure.
Note: Looking at
these photos and being there are two different things, but the only
way to know how you will react is to just go do it. You can always
turn back. I have!
Enjoy the exposure!
Bye Bye!
P.S. THIS IS A
DISCLAIMER:
I do not endorse activities that you are not comfortable with. Even
if you are totally comfortable on this ridge, you may die! Please
realize that life is a gamble and nothing is guaranteed.
Mountain Photography
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I'm sitting casually on the crux at this point, the wind is
buffeting wildly and I'm enjoying myself for a change. This
is easy compared to normal life.
Hah! |
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panorama of
Carrot (left) and Cougar (right) Creeks.
The Carrot Cougar col is in the background somwhere. |
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can be headier than whiskey, once man has acquired a taste for it.
Donald Downes
 eave everything. Leave Dada.
Leave your wife. Leave your mistress. Leave your hopes and fears.
Leave your children in the woods. Leave the substance for the
shadow. Leave your easy life, leave what you are given for the
future. Set off on the roads.
Andre Breton
1989-1966, French Surrealist
 hen
you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was
not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of
deeply rooted, powerful motivation -- it empowers us to overcome
obstacles so we can live our dreams.
Les
Brown
1945-, American Speaker, Author, Trainer, Motivator Lecturer
 y
worst fear is that I'll end up living in some run-down duplex on
Wilshire wearing pants hiked up to my nipples and muttering under
my breath.
Richard Dreyfuss
1947-, American Actor
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