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Lady Macdonald
 May 27, 2005

We attempted Lady Macdonald two years ago but didn't get past the south summit because of rain. When we returned to do it we had perfect conditions: blue sky and calm winds.

From the teahouse there are two ways to ascend. We tried the straight-up ascent but found the ridge exposed and it was necessary to straddle it. We went most of the way across before turning back.

The route that runs below the ridge is much easier and we had no trouble reaching the false summit. From the false summit the ridge leading to the true summit looked impossibly narrow and jagged. There were a few moments downclimbing that were awkward but even so I was surprised the traverse only took 10 or 11 minutes each way. Unfortunately, Dinah became uncomfortable on the traverse and turned back, but she vowed to return to bag this peak another day.

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On the trail


Canmore below


Path splits: straight up takes you to the top of the slabs in the middle. Left
leads to to the south summit where the snow patch is.


This is the upper route where scrambling is more awkward than fun. Mouse over to
look back.


Crawling along the crux to to the summit. Mouse over to see the weather
conditions on our first attempt.


View looking back from the true summit.


360° view from near the top.


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