
February 13, 2023
Welcome to Explor8ion!
Welcome to my website! I hope that my adventures can inspire you to complete your own - whether they...

September 16, 2023
Onion, The (Summer Route)
It was nice to see so many folks out enjoying a beautiful late summer day. Bow Lake has gotten...

September 15, 2023
Takakkaw Peak
Takakkaw Peak is like many other peak in Yoho National Park. It's incredibly scenic with far reaching views over...

September 9, 2023
Profound Peak (Simpson) & Mount Osgood
Despite tagging both summits, Profound and Osgood will not go down as my favorite ascents of 2023, simply due...

September 8, 2023
Mount Antevs (Anteus)
Mount Antevs was a lovely afternoon ascent with no pressure to go quick under a perfect late summer sky....

September 8, 2023
Abstruse Peak (Mount Perren)
Abstruse Peak is like many other big, remote peaks I've done this year. The ascent was almost anticlimactic compared...

September 7, 2023
In the Footsteps of Sergeant Kowalski (Laughing Bears Creek)
Laughing Bears Creek will always stand out in my mind as a quintessential Rockies backcountry adventure. I've been planning...

September 2, 2023
Zeke’s & Whistling Rock Peak (Schiesser’s Apex)
Doug Lutz recently scrambled the entire north ridge of Whistling Rock Peak and reported back a straightforward descent down...

September 1, 2023
Andy Good & Chinook Peak
I've had an idea for a few years now, to replicate a trip that So Nakagawa did years ago...

August 26, 2023
Goodair, Mount (Snort, Roaring Ridge)
Standing on yet another remote peak with yet another likely 3rd ascent also felt pretty darn good. In a...

August 26, 2023
Smoky Mountain (Roaring Creek)
Smoky Mountain is likely one of the easiest peaks I've ascended in the area other than maybe Whimper Peak,...

August 25, 2023
Hiking and Peakbagging in McConnell & Roaring Creek
This trip lived up to everything I thought it would be. A fantastic backcountry adventure in pristine landscapes, exploring...

August 19, 2023
Kilmarnock & O’Rourke, Mount
Some days in the hills turn out far better than expected given the forecast conditions. Other days turn out...

August 16, 2023
Puma Peak (Palliser)
It was incredible to exit that huge south face of Puma Peak, knowing the route not only went -...

August 15, 2023
Wardle, Mount (Fuhrer Route)
What a great little scramble! Mount Wardle felt much easier than I expected but not in a bad way....

August 13, 2023
Cuthead Peak
Cuthead Peak was a very good outing for many reasons. The campout with a cheery fire and good company,...

August 5, 2023
Skye Peak (Beauty Creek, Wilcox Lake)
A whopping 9.5 hours later we finally reached hwy #93 and hiked the last 500 meters to an extremely...

August 4, 2023
Struan, Wurzburg & Andover (Beauty Creek)
On July 27, 1893 while scouting a new pass to the Athabasca, Rockies explorer Arthur P. Coleman and his...

July 30, 2023
Fuhrer, Mount
Wietse and I had originally planned to ascend Mount Heinrich as part of a two day exploratory excursion up...

July 29, 2023
Siffleur Mountain
I don't like to admit it, but there's a unique thrill to opening a Rick Collier summit register 20...

July 26, 2023
Elch Peak (Stud, GR851-335)
Descending the braided horse trails down the Ya Ha Tinda meadows in late afternoon lighting brought back many pleasant...