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Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canadian Rockies · Canada
Mount Smuts
Mount Smuts rises abruptly above the Spray Valley in Kananaskis Country, its pale limestone flanks forming one of the more demanding scrambles among the peaks visible from the Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail. The standard line follows the south ridge over exposed, often loose slabs, a route that rewards route-finding judgment and comfort with airy terrain rather than raw fitness alone. Unlike its more heavily trafficked neighbors, Smuts sees relatively few successful summits each season, and a rope is recommended whenever conditions are anything less than dry and stable. Its position between Commonwealth Peak and Mount Birdwood places it squarely within one of the Kananaskis Range's classic scrambling corridors.
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