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Welcome to explor8ion! I hope that my adventures can inspire you to complete your own - whether they are...

Woodland Caribou Provincial Park is a special place for me. Despite obvious challenges traveling through an area that has...

As we made the long drive back home Wietse and I agreed that this little outing was much nicer...

There isn't much to say about Guinn's Peak. For a simple hike with some great Kananaskis views and a...

I enjoyed Honeycomb Peak more than I thought I would to be honest. The approach trails are all in...

I loved this trip and highly recommend it for experienced scramblers looking for a rarely ascended mountain with stunning...

Way back in 1977, the Alpine Club of Canada held a family camp in Little Yoho at the Stanley...

This wonderful scramble has a little of everything that most explorers I know, look for in an obscure little...

After a very long day the day before, we were up and at it again by 06:30 at our...

I can't say enough good things about our ascent of Obstruction Mountain. After years and years of thinking about...

Although there is a far easier line to the summit of Horseshoe Mountain via SE ones from Lightning Lake...

I have zero regrets about ascending Ribbon Peak from Red Pass, even though it would have been nice to...

I highly recommend this lofty, well situated and scenic ascent for anyone in the upper Coral Creek area with...

Situated in between the White Goat Wilderness and the Upper Clearwater / Ram PLUZ the Job / Cline PLUZ...

What a great day this turned out to be! Despite going in with very low expectations of endless rubble...

What can I say in conclusion about this trip? It had a bit of everything. Disappointment with a cloudy...

I have zero regrets scrambling Mount Invincible from its namesake creek. Sure! There were moderate amounts of bushwhacking and...

Forks Peak had it all in the end. A frustrating start with a soaked trail and fresh snow greeted...

I enjoyed this trip more than I thought I would when first researching it. Although the mountains are small...

It's surprising how many peaks remain in Kananaskis Country that are relatively unknown and unpopular - this is definitely...

Immediately after completing the trip I felt flustered with it. I thought it was messy and not really worth...

I highly encourage this outing for folks who don't mind backcountry biking and a sense of adventure. It doesn't...

While nabbing Skogan Peak the weekend before, Wietse told me about a route he'd heard of for the unofficial...

I highly recommend this outing for parties looking to ascend some relatively obscure front range peaks close to YYC....