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Leaving from Num-ti-Jah in the summer.
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Fall conditions on Bow Lake.
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Crossing the boulder above the canyon.
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Ascending the scree above the canyon. In winter, you go up through the canyon a fair ways.
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Heading up into the trails after pulling out of the canyon. Even in summer and fall, expect snow.
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Gaining the large bowl above the canyon.
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From here, it's fairly straightforward.
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The final push to the hut.
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Looking out at Bow Hut with the Crowfoot Peak in the background.
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Walking up from the hut toward the glacier.
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Late in the season, the crevasses are easier to see. They mostly gather closer to St. Nicholas Peak on climber's left.
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Walking up "Hamburger Hill," the sloggy, gently sloping glacial mound to gain the main ice field.
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On skis, this is considerably easier.
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Once on the main ice field, you get good views of St. Nicholas, Gordon and beyond.
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Ascending the Saint Nicholas col. Even in deep snow years this normally needs to be bootpacked.
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Mount Olive, seen from the col.
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You can skin most of the way up to Mount Olive. It's a deceptive peak that looks much steeper than it is.
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The ridge on Mount Olive.
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Climbing up the ridge in fall conditions.
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Popping up over the challenging step. Helmets should have been worn here.
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A short section of third class just before the summit.
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The wide ridge of Mount Olive's summit makes for a good spot for a break.
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Skiing down beneath the face of St. Nicholas Peak.