Pre-requisite:
Please be advised that your spot is not reserved until you have paid. The first people who pay will take priority. You will be removed from the list if your payment is not received within 24hours. Please DO NOT register unless you intend to pay within the 24hours and are reachable - your payment is due at registration. Those on the waitlist: Do not pay unless you are registered as an attendee. You will be notified via email should this occur - then proceed with payment immediately.

Accepted Method of payment:
- Electronic Banking (PC Banking) OR Paypal to galberts@shaw.ca
Cash or cheques are NOT ACCEPTED for this event. Please e-mail me indicating that you have sent your payment. Absolutely no refunds. If you need to cancel (before registration cut-off only), you may contact the next person on the waiting list and work something out with them directly. Then you must send an e-mail to the coordinator and cc/ this other person to indicate that they will be taking your spot. Your coordinator will not be dealing with payment beyond the original payment.

Note: The co-ordinator has not done this trip before. If route-finding /conditions become difficult, the scramble maybe changed

Itinerary:
Distance: 12.4km
Elevation Gain: 800m

"Magic Mushrooms. Cannabis. Tequila. Lake O'Hara. All will get you high. And all are controlled substances..." Such is the description of this iconic region of the Canadian Rockies. Considered to be one of the most beautiful places on the planet, the area is highly restricted and thus very difficult to get a reservation. Upon arrival at the Lake O'Hara bus parking lot, we will take the shuttle bus to the trail head and do the circuit. The Alpine Circuit traverses high above the Lake O'Hara basin and allows you to survey much of the region's best scenery on a single outing. However, most of this circuit is not over traditional trail, but instead follows rough paths, paint marks and cairns across steep slopes, through rockslides, and along exposed ledges. The circuit was once called the Alpinist's Traverse, an appropriate name when stormy weather or lingering snow transforms the hike into a hazardous expedition.

Yet when the weather is fine, and the route is bare and dry, the scramble around this inspired route is surprisingly straightforward. But even under the best conditions, it should only be undertaken by fit hikers who are not bothered by exposed heights.

Ref: Don't Waste Your Time in the Canadian Rockies 5th Edition, Dayhikes Premier Trip 14

Note: We MUST be at the shuttle bus parking lot by 8:15 AM and so will need to leave Calgary by 5:30 AM .