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Ryan Legroulx

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🏡 Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
🏕 Always up for adventure!

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My kinda stroll 😉….

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📷: Sony A7Riii /Sony GM 24-70mm taken in Crowsnest Pass by @ryanlegroulx

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3 years ago

“There’s no way that’s even remotely close to home….it looks like Iceland!” My exact thoughts when I first received a photo of this waterfall from a friend.

Well, after a bit of a drive and a couple hours of some pretty heavy bushwhacking, I couldn’t be more happy to be wrong! We inevitably found ourselves standing on the edge of a precipice overlooking a deep canyon - stunned at the size of the falls. Furthermore, after carefully picking our way down for a better look & to explore the river canyon bottom more, we were shocked (and elated) to find out there were actually 5-6 more falls all within a 1km stretch of river. 🤯 My ABSOLUTE favourite type of adventure!

Hidden gems do still exist! 🤐😉

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📷: Sony A7Riii /Sony GM 16-35mm by @ryanlegroulx

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4 years ago

Since my first visit back in 2016, I’ve found myself venturing back to explore this cave a few more times. The most recent was back in July, where four of us hauled in some additional lighting to try and showcase the massive feature ice wall in the lower section of the cave!

As you initially enter the cave, you are greeted with a fairly snug squeeze, requiring a person to push or drag any additional gear. Immediately, you find yourself face down in a massive rats nest - essentially rat turds and cave treasures! If you are real lucky, you might even come face to face with a “local”, as we did on this particular day.

Shortly after your scented granular “land-swim”, the initial chamber opens up and you are greeted with a very spectacular ice heave formation. The route then leads into a smaller chamber branch with a solid ice floor. This is where an ice anchor is built, you “rope up”, slide through a 1x2m hole in the ice floor, and then descend into the lower chamber with an exhilarating 15m free-hanging rappel.

Once your feet touch rock & your headlamp lights the chamber, you immediately notice that the ice floor you were just standing on a few seconds prior, is actually a suspended continuation of an enormous 20m overhung vertical blue ice wall! The ice wall has a formidable bulging presence when standing near it, and it’s impossible not to “stare in awe” at the beauty of its almost perfectly smooth convex surface, & deep blue-white colour.

Probably one of the coolest parts of the entire experience - is having someone in group stand in the lower chamber with a bright headlamp shining upward, and witnessing the entire ice floor below your feet illuminate with a deep blue glow! So impressive! And although the cave also consists of a small frost chamber and some fun muddy passages to explore, the ice wall is definitely the headliner. This is probably why I keep finding myself there every couple years……

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📷: Sony A7Riii /Sony GM 16-35mm taken in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta by @ryanlegroulx

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4 years ago

Well, doesn’t that just look inviting!!
Definitely didn’t bring enough gear to explore this area properly, but was fortunate enough to have this view for sunset and sunrise! 😎🙌🏼

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📷: Sony A7Riii /Sony GM 70-200mm by @ryanlegroulx

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4 years ago

It took me almost two years to venture out and take this shot - from the first time I originally lined it up. Unfortunately a storm rolled in almost immediately, filled the sky with fog/rain, and sent me straight back down! Luckily I was able to grab a few quick shots before that happened…. Enjoy!

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📷: Sony A7Riii /Sony GM 16-35mm taken in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta by @ryanlegroulx

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4 years ago

By far, one of my most memorable trail runs! I kept tripping on all the roots because I was always looking up! 😆🤷🏼‍♂️

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📷: Sony A7R /Sony Zeiss 16-35mm taken in Oregon by @ryanlegroulx

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5 years ago

Spooky, or Soothing? 🤔😉
Happy Halloween everyone.... 👻

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📷: Sony A7Riii /Sony GM 24-70mm taken in British Columbia by @ryanlegroulx

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5 years ago

Nobody goes to Iceland just once! You simply can’t handle the withdrawals from a one time visit. Trust me, I know! 😆

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📷: Sony A6300 / Zeiss 10-18mm taken in Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland by @ryanlegroulx

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5 years ago

Who else thinks it’s time to hit the lake again! 🥵😉
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📷: Sony A7Riii /Sony GM 24-70mm taken in Alberta, Canada by @ryanlegroulx

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5 years ago

Every day is Earth Day! 🌎
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📷: Sony A7Riii /Sony GM 24-70mm taken in Planet Earth by @ryanlegroulx

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It’s always a great feeling when you can find a new perspective in some familiar surroundings!
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📷: Sony A7Riii /Sony 70-200mm taken in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta by @ryanlegroulx

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6 years ago

Who else dreams of majestic alpine peaks...? 🙋🏽‍♂️

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📷: Sony A7Riii /Sony GM 16-35mm taken in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta by @ryanlegroulx

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