So, the University of Alberta Outdoors Club in Edmonton decided to hike the Skyline Trail in Jasper National Park in the Fall.
That’s crazy, man!
This — our favourite hike in the Canadian Rockies — is difficult enough in August.
Did they survive?
Check the trip report by Ewen on his Outdoor Video Magazine site:
… When I awoke in the morning, I discovered the rain had turned to 4 inches of snow over night, and everything was frozen solid. A temperature somewhere between -5C and -10C coupled with the rain the night before meant people had to resort to licking tent poles to get them to collapse, and I had to spend nearly 10m de-icing the bear hanger before we could get our food down.
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Outdoor Video Magazine » Hiking the Skyline Trail- Jasper National Park
We’ve linked to Ewen’s trip report from our Skyline Trail information page.
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DSD // Oct 16, 2007 at 8:00 am
Ohhh!
That had to be a challenging trip!
DSD
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