Mais qu'est-ce qu'on fait ici?

We escaped the rain in Squamish and headed eastwards to the canadian Rockies. Our first stop was in Skaha (Penticton), one of the driest and arid places in Canada, and so hot they even can produce wine there. But here to the rain kept following us. Despite one day of good weather, during which we climbed some shiity rock in the burning sun, we moved our asses out of this not so pretty region and continued our way to the Bow Valley (Banff and canmore). Our Walter survived his first long distance trip and we could enjoy the beautiful Rockies during the ride without worrying about car problems. This part of Canada is the most expensive place on earth. Banff is like Chamonix but without the climbing and mountaineering atmosphere. Instead hordes of tourists are engulfing the region with their RV's and 4x4's. You have to pay for everything here, a basic campsite is 26 dollars and when you enter the Banff national park, you have to buy a pass, none of which we actually did. Sleeping in the car is so much better than being immersed in an elitist campground full of people who just are to lazy to get there asses out to the top of a mountain and instead just walk 500m to a lake, just to return after 30minutes, filling parking lots with tons of cars (literally), and causing problems for other people who really want to enjoy nature during a day trip. Enigo, the Spaniard from Basque Country, who came along with us, went back to Squamish. Just as we did during massive rainfall on this trip, he asked himself "Qu'est-ce que je fais ici?". Me and Tim took advantage of 2 sunny days to hit the rock. We went to Cougar Canyon and Echo Canyon. Although the rock is a bit chossy at times, we could enjoy some routes. I did an 8a and 7c in Cougar creek and Tim could do the same 7c. The approaches to the different sectors are really long, 1 hour minimum, but the good point is, that it's calm and quiet, no crowds or traffic noise, perfect. A few days ago, we took a rest day and went to Moraine Lake and hiked up to the Sentinel pass. No massive tourist invasion up there. Yesterday first shower in 10 days, today again mierda liquida,  and two dirtbaggers who ask themselves "qu'est-ce qu'on fait ici?"

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