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Stephan and I made the long drive down to the Crowsnest and went via Bragg Creek and the 22. Such a nice drive. I would have liked to start about an hour earlier, but at least we didn't anticipate a long scramble. From Highway 3 we drove along the forestry service road from the weigh station just across on the BC side and saved ourselves about 200m elevation and some distance according to the book; you would want a 4x4 for this road. There was construction at the pass and some people at the lake, but we had the entire mountain to ourselves. Love love love this! We parked near Philips Lake/Pass and went up the drainage for a bit before taking the left bank, then crossing back to the right side again near the big boulders. We followed Kane's description and Bert's .gpx track as required. Stephan hated it as usual and threw his poles in only one tantrum today.. but he did enjoy the final ridge, which is fun. Views were spectacular!!!! I love how Crownest just rises out of the sea of dark conifers from the valley. I liked this one a lot plus it was hot, sunny and clear. Stephan wanted a few breaks here and there, so we took the full 6 hours from the pass. You can absolutely do this faster than we did.

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