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Mt. Cowan and the pot hole lake below. The standard route starts in the gully to the left, then exits right and about half way on to the face, where there will be lots of cairns. The West Ridge is fun too, and can be climbed b avoiding the major difficulties at 5.3-ish
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Overview sketch of the west side of the Cowen Massif as seen from the top of 3 bears.
Higher res. view of Cowen Massif from the north.
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IJMayer
Jul 28, 2013
“Mt. Cowan and the pot hole lake below. The standard route starts in the gully to the left, then exits right and about half way on to the face, where there will be lots of cairns. The West Ridge is fun too, and can be climbed b avoiding the major difficulties at 5.3-ish”  

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