Spokane Mountaineers’ Mountain and Backpacking schools

Climbing Mount Athabasca in Alberta, Canada with the Spokane Mountaineers’ Mountain and Backpacking schools

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Thu., July 5, 2018

Members of the Spokane Mountaineers 2018 Mountain School class climb down the headwall at Mount Athabasca in Canada on May 27, 2018.

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Climbers wait for another group to pass on the summit ridge of Mount Athabasca on May 27, 2018.

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A climber walks off the summit ridge of Mount Athabasca in Canada on May 27. The mountain is the graduation climb for the Spokane Mountaineers’ annual mountain school course.

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Two climbers head toward the summit of Mount Athabasca in Canada on May 27, 2018. The mountain is the graduation climb for the Spokane Mountaineer's annual mountain school course.

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A team of four slowly makes its way up to the summit of Mount Athabasca on May 27, 2018.

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A team of four slowly makes its way up to the summit of Mount Athabasca on May 27, 2018.

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The view from the top of Mount Athabasca as seen on May 27, 2018. The mountain is 11,453 feet tall.

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Climbers make their way toward the summit of Mount Athabasca on July 27, 2018. The climb is the graduation climb for the Spokane Mountaineers annual mountain school course.

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A nearby peak is illuminated by the rising sun on May 27, 2018 in Canada's Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park.

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The sun rises as climbers pick their way toward the summit of Mount Athabasca on May 27, 2018. The mountain, which is 11,453 feet tall, is the graduation climb for the Spokane Mountaineers annual Mountain School.

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