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| | This summer we got engaged ... |
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| | ... twice in two days. |
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| | From near Squamish, we took the Sigurd Creek trailhead up through some slides, |
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| | over the delicious Sigurd creek, |
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| | to where the trail ends and the scenic alpine starts. |
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| | The bare rock shows rapid glacial retreat. |
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| | We climbed through idyllic meadows ... |
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| | onto the west ridge of Ossa. |
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| | and made camp on a heathery shoulder of the ridge. |
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| | This kind of nap makes my month. |
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| | The breathtaking sunset was the backdrop for our first big surprise: Aleksandra's marriage proposal, down on one knee. In lieu of a ring, I got a 'biner! |
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| | Morning alpenglow roused us from our feathers. |
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| | We continued towards the summit and immediately Tantalus came into view. |
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| | Increasingly interesting scrambling greeted us above and gave Aleksandra pause (see out-takes) |
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| | A full view of Pelion is the summit reward for some exposed scrambling. |
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| | Rejoining Aleksandra just below the summit, ... |
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| | I made a quick planned change of clothes and surprised Aleksandra by proposing back. |
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| | We descended to camp. |
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| | On our way down we practiced summer boot skiing, |
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| | cold lake swimming, |
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| | lateral moraine scree climbing, |
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| | bush-whacking, |
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| | and tree-hugging. |
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| | Would you like to berry me? |
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| | We are not yet sure whether the spider could have made this. @SpiderJoe suspects a Dianthidium bee built the nest originally. |
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| | This butterfly's proboscis was endlessly tickly. |
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| | What's my name? |
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