I thought the weather looked decent today while the other guys did not so I went for a solo jaunt up to Fairview Mountain and doing the Surprise Pass loop. I think I was right about the weather haha.

Mount Hector at first light

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Cool couloir coming down

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Banff ski resort on the other side of the valley

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Ice fall coming off Mount Hector

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Some maaasive mountains from the valley floor ()

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A look at the classic north face of Mount Victoria from Fairview Mountain

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After making it down Surprise Pass, I had to skin back to the Lake Louise lodge area

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Cool halo

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The north side of Fairview Mountain - I think it could go!

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The classic view of Mount Victoria from Lake Louise with all of the tourists

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The north face of Victoria

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Notes

• This was probably ~8 miles and ~4000 feet of vertical gain in a little over 4 ½ hours.