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Perfect weather we've got

Thanks Sam, I just had another trip yesterday, will post the video soon. I was about to bivy up on Red Ridge, I saw bushes of buffalo berries, and went to check them out, stepped on a bear scat which had berries in it, right away I descended, got back at 11pm at my truck in the dark but safe.

Hi Earl. It's unfortunate, of course, but in my opinion it was just a matter of time for this to happen. Without forest management, cutting a perimeter around the town, removing fuel, etc, all it takes is some dry conditions and wind. Which is odd, because we've had a very rainy month of June. Take care.

​@@AdrianCalgaryit was a tinderbox waiting to happen. We stayed at the alpine village 20 years ago. I hear they lost half of their cabins. It's a beautiful place

Was expecting to see at least some form of partial eclipse with the clear skies that day ( quite rare in the past months, mostly cloudy here). The Climate issues are quite obvious if doing research. It pisses me off when they start prescribed fires in May on a windy day, ruining the views and blaming it on Climate change as to having an early season start. Cheers

It's amazing how he managed to be there for 20 hours, no bathroom breaks, I imagine

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Happy Thanksgiving, David! Thanks, yeah, I could have went already hiking but the perfect sunny weather and swimmable water still, plus hill training after kept me in Calgary yet. Soon ,though, I already canceled my YMCA membership, it's time to get the Kananaskis pass. Although, the snow is already at elevation, some 20degrees we've been having (in Calgary) may melt some of it. Else, tome to use microspikes, snowshoes. Yeah, I've never seen the river so low, you can check on rivers alberta site, I check it every time before I go to the river, it's below the minimum on the graph. Cheers.

Yeah, it's a bit overkill with the quicklinks. Not needed all just I had them handy. This should hold up in a Polar Vortex storm, so bomber.

Hi, It's not a hook. I simply added some of the items (croll, tandem pulley) in a knot, to have some weight. It could have been anything, carabiners, etc., whatever you have handy. I hope this helps. Adrian

The knot I use, if that's what you're asking, was a mariner knot with a simple overhand knot at the end. It doesn't need to be these. Anything that will hold the items together will do ( figure 8 etc.)

It looks complicated, but it's not. You've got a Klemheist knot made with a webbing sling, for slack removal before rappelling and back up. I find this to be the best for the purposes. Being hooked with a grigri+ you will rappel without the need to change the device. Imagine how complicated it would be if you were rappelling with an ATC belay or an 8. The Croll is great for hooking the Tandem, a large pulley, easier to use than a regular mini pulley. The Petzl Ascenders are extra, but great for resting. Which part seems complicated?

​@@AdrianCalgary Some people are just born with complain for anything 😂

Are all copper hawks? These two on the same tree look different than the copper hawk, isn't it?

@@AdrianCalgary The one eating looks like an Osprey and the other one that is grey is likely a Merlins, the rest are Coopers hawks..Lots around this time of year..so great to see! I could be wrong in my identification..😉

Cheers for that. I've changed the title to osprey I forgot about it. They are impressive at catching fish. I'm pasting info from a site"Ospreys are unusual among hawks in possessing a reversible outer toe that allows them to grasp with two toes in front and two behind. Barbed pads on the soles of the birds' feet help them grip slippery fish. When flying with prey, an Osprey lines up its catch head first for less wind resistance. "

@@AdrianCalgary They are always where I fish, they are much more successful than I am lol. Been looking at the live Canmore webcams daily, still really smoky.

@@batwithglasses it is David. Scramblers are still ascending peaks but I sort of still have to recover 100% my popliteus muscle strain on my right foot ( behind the knee). I didn't realize when throwing sideways hundreds of rocks at the river where I workout that the rotation moves put pressure on the popliteus. So it's my excuse with the smoke to postpone my trips yet..

@@AdrianCalgary Get better soon Adrian, that's a bad place for a sprain, but better resting it than making it worse. It often doesn't take much to hurt something as we get older.

My pleasure! You've got a new subscriber, BTW, I will watch your Philippine videos, great work. Cheers

Hi David, long time no see. What if they went, did all that except the filming, which was done on Earth?

@@batwithglasses Filming with the light reflexion from the Moon's surface with such clarity can't be real in my opinion. Even the process of filming and taking photos. There are some videos on youtube by photographers talking about this. When I go hiking and filming with the sun and snow around or either one it's very difficult to get a clear photo.

Thank you !