For October, and for being up at Cypress Bowl, the weather was undeniably fantastic - warm, clear, sunny with some clouds, and the number of hikers was plentiful. I've been up there in early September some years as the weather turns to winter in the blink of an eye, but, this Bagging season mother nature has kept the door wide open quite late.
Having read the Judge’s fine report of his thrashing good adventure on Mt Perrault, I was determined to see if there was another way. The Judge had followed the Burning Boot and attacked from the South, I’d try from the East.&n
During our 10.5 hour baggage expedition yesterday, David Crerar, Simon Cowell and I had lots of time to ponder things. The route we had chosen was new to the Bagger Challenge. "What will we call it?" I asked, assuming that, if we were successful, this route would become a classic.
The Seymour Sweep involves bagging all of the named peaks in the Fannin Range in one day. This takes some doing. Few have been successful. Those who have experienced hardship.
After spending some days through Switzerland with my bike (pictures are on their way), running some little runs in Geneva, I am on my way to run the Morat Fribourg run next sunday!
It's a 17km run starting from Morat and going till Fribourg. It's a really famous run here in Switzerland, where more than 8000people are taking part of it.
After last weeks white-out and retreat from Seymour, the forecast today looked promising and I planned to bag DePencier Bluffs. A unsuspecting guest at a friends dinner party last night, Karen, got roped into the action. Little did she know about the Bagger Challenge, waterbagging and helicopter rides.
Karen arrived for a late start around 9:30 at my house. I tried not to freak her out as I set her up with a flashlight, emergency blankie and a whistle.
During our 10.5 hour baggage expedition yesterday, David Crerar, Simon Cowell and I had lots of time to ponder things. The route we had chosen was new to the 
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