In the fall of 1883, three Canadian Pacific Railway construction workers stumbled across a cave containing hot springs on the eastern slopes of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. From that humble beginning was born Banff National Park, Canada’s first national park and the world’s third. Spanning 6,641 square kilometers (2,564 square miles) of valleys, mountains, glaciers, forests, meadows and rivers, Banff National Park is one of the world’s premier destination spots – from Parks Canada.
- “Vista Peak” (Arnica) (10/6/2023)
- 33 Hours up the Clearwater River (5/23/2021)
- Aberdeen & Haddo, Mount (Hazel Peak) (3/8/2015)
- Adventures at Trident Lake (6/10/2022)
- Alexandra, Mount (9/27/2014)
- Allenby, Mount (True & False) (9/22/2023)
- Amery, Mount & Monchy / Hooge Peak (9/7/2012)
- Apparition Mountain (7/6/2021)
- Arctomys Peak (6/27/2015)
- Armor Peak (6/1/2013)
- Astley, Mount (6/7/2015)
- Augusta, Mount (7/27/2020)
- Aylmer, Mount (6/27/2009)
- Baker, Mount & Tilly Peak (Peyto Hut) (4/20/2012)
- Balfour, Mount (2/20/2010)
- Ball, Mount & Beatrice Peak (8/14/2010)
- Barrier to Gable Mountain Traverse (10/16/2022)
- Bearskin Peak (Noseeum) (8/2/2022)
- Beehive, The (Lake Agnes, Mirror Lake) (9/25/2010)
- Bell, Mount (10/14/2006)
- Bellow & Howl Peak (7/11/2020)
- Bident Mountain (4/13/2024)
- Bident Mountain (Attempt) (7/27/2007)
- Big Bend Peak & Mount Saskatchewan Junior (4/21/2013)
- Bison Peak (MU1, Buffalo) (7/12/2013)
- Black Brett (8/7/2017)
- Block Mountain (8/19/2020)
- Boar Station Peak (7/10/2020)
- Bobac Mountain (7/15/2017)
- Bonnet & Hickson Peak (8/6/2022)
- Boom Mountain (4/12/2013)
- Bourgeau, Mount (6/2/2006)
- Bow Peak (4/9/2011)
- BowCrow Peak (3/10/2019)
- Breaker Mountain (Capricorn Lake) (8/5/2016)
- Brett, Mount (8/31/2009)
- Brewster, Mount (8/26/2016)
- Byng, Mount (7/21/2018)
- Cascade Mountain (8/29/2009)
- Castle Mountain (10/20/2007)
- Castleguard Mountain (4/8/2012)
- Cataract Peak (7/29/2017)
- Chephren, Mount (8/8/2009)
- Chick-a-Boom Ski Traverse (2/26/2022)
- Chickadee Peak (Chimney E1) (4/25/2015)
- Chirp Peak (6/30/2019)
- Christian Peak (Lyell V) (6/27/2015)
- Cirque Peak (7/3/2004)
- Cirrus Mountain (Mount Huntington) (5/31/2014)
- Citadel Peak (6/29/2018)
- Citadel Peak – Ski Tour (5/11/2011)
- Clearwater Mountain (9/5/2019)
- Cockscomb Mountain (Banff) (6/12/2016)
- Coleman, Mount (7/30/2009)
- Condor Peak (6/30/2019)
- Cone Mountain, Turbulent, Fortulent Peaks (7/16/2021)
- Conical Peak (8/12/2017)
- Copper Mountain (7/1/2010)
- Cory, Mount (10/21/2018)
- Cross Ridge (Lake, White Man Pass) (6/24/2018)
- Crowfoot Mountain (3/27/2011)
- Crowfoot Mountain (Redux) (3/16/2019)
- Crowfoot, Little (2/17/2012)
- Crowfoot, Little (1/9/2021)
- Crystal Ridge (5/10/2013)
- Currie, Mount (6/24/2018)
- Cuthead Peak (8/13/2023)
- Cyclone Mountain (9/28/2017)
- Deluc Mountain (The Three Brothers) (9/3/2019)
- Devil’s Thumb (7/29/2016)
- Devon Mountain & Devon Lakes via Quartzite Col (8/29/2013)
- Dip Slope Mountain (9/3/2019)
- Dolomite Circuit, The (3/15/2020)
- Dolomite Peak (7/9/2004)
- Dormer Mountain (4/7/2019)
- Drummond, Mount & Packers Pass Peak (9/25/2015)
- Eagle Mountain (Goat’s Eye) (9/25/2017)
- East Ridge of Panorama Ridge (3/11/2018)
- Edith, Mount (6/30/2006)
- Edward Peak (Lyell II) (6/26/2015)
- Eiffel Peak (7/24/2009)
- Elaphus Peak (1/30/2021)
- Ernest Peak (Lyell III) (6/26/2015)
- Exploration in the Heart the Park (9/2/2019)
- Fairview & Saddle Mountain (8/27/2009)
- Fang, The (8/13/2018)
- Farbus Mountain (6/28/2015)
- Fatigue Mountain (6/29/2018)
- Flints Peak (8/27/2020)
- Forbes, Mount (5/1/2016)
- Forgotten Peak (9/2/2022)
- Fortune, Mount (3/9/2013)
- Ghostly Endeavors on Brocks Peak & Spectral Lakes (7/6/2021)
- Gibbon Pass Peak (Vista, Arnica, Twin Lakes) (10/7/2023)
- Girouard, Mount (10/5/2014)
- Goodair, Mount (Snort, Roaring Ridge) (8/26/2023)
- Habel, Mount (North Rhondda) (3/24/2012)
- Haiduk Peak (+ North Hawk Ridge) (9/21/2021)
- Harris, Mount (7/27/2020)
- Haunted Peak (6/10/2020)
- Healy Pass Peak (12/14/2013)
- Heather Ridge (2/1/2014)
- Hector South Peak (1/29/2022)
- Hector South Ridge (3/3/2019)
- Hector, Little & Mount Andromache (7/22/2006)
- Hector, Mount (4/18/2009)
- Helena Ridge & Stuart Knob (6/17/2006)
- Helena Ridge East (2/24/2019)
- Helena Ridge East (12/30/2019)
- Helena Ridge East (2/27/2021)
- Hiking Trails into Mount Assiniboine (9/23/2016)
- Howard Douglas, Mount (9/25/2017)
- Inglismaldie, Mount (9/29/2009)
- Ishbel, Mount (7/24/2011)
- Jimmy Simpson Junior, Mount (8/1/2016)
- Jimmy Simpson, Mount (10/16/2010)
- Kentigern, Mount (7/26/2020)
- Lilliput Mountain – Hector Lake Wapta Exit (2/21/2010)
- Little Copper (Gibbon Pass Peak) (1/12/2019)
- Little Fatigue (6/30/2018)
- Malloch, Mount (6/11/2022)
- Marvel Peak (+ “Little Marvel”) (9/29/2020)
- Massive Mountain (3/30/2013)
- McConnell, Mount (8/16/2018)
- Melanin Peak (6/25/2022)
- Merlin Ridge / Peak (Sectional) (10/7/2022)
- Minnow Peak (Fish Lakes) (8/17/2019)
- Minster Mountain (Mount Harlan) (8/8/2019)
- Mistaya Mountain (4/30/2022)
- Mistaya Mountain & Caldron Peak (9/17/2008)
- Molar Mountain (8/13/2016)
- Molarstone Peak (North Molar Pass) (7/30/2017)
- Monarch Ramparts, The (12/29/2015)
- Monarch, The (8/19/2016)
- Morrison, Mount (6/20/2018)
- Mosquito Mountain (6/18/2011)
- Murchison, Mount (8/22/2013)
- Nasswald Peak (Citadel Pass) (9/26/2022)
- Natalko Peak (9/27/2020)
- Norquay, Mount (6/28/2007)
- Noseeum Mountain (9/16/2011)
- Noyes, Mount (8/9/2011)
- Observation Peak (8/7/2009)
- Observation Sub Peaks (3/30/2019)
- Olive, Mount & St. Nicholas Peak (2/11/2006)
- Oliver, Mount (7/15/2021)
- Onion, The (4/22/2011)
- Onion, The (Summer Route) (9/16/2023)
- Owl Peak (+ Ridge) (6/20/2018)
- OXO Peak (Puzzle) (9/2/2017)
- Oyster Peak | Skoki | Fossil (9/7/2005)
- Panorama Ridge & Tower of Babel (6/30/2007)
- Panther Mountain (8/26/2020)
- Patterson, Mount (2/11/2012)
- Peyto Peak (2/22/2015)
- Pharaoh Peak, Greater (9/18/2016)
- Pharaoh Peak, Lesser (9/16/2017)
- Pika Peak & Brachiopod & Anthozoan (9/6/2005)
- Pilot Mountain (8/31/2009)
- Pipestone Mountain + Tower (9/29/2017)
- Portal Peak (8/1/2014)
- Preacher, The (3/5/2022)
- Protection Mountain (TV, Television Peak) (8/25/2009)
- Prow Mountain (+ Greater Prow, Forward) (7/10/2021)
- Psychic Peak (+ NE1) (6/25/2021)
- Pulpit Peak (3/24/2024)
- Pulsatilla Mountain (9/7/2019)
- Puma Peak (Palliser) (8/16/2023)
- Purple Mound & Lipalian Mountain (4/19/2014)
- Quartz Hill (+Ridge) (12/16/2017)
- Quartzite Peak (4/28/2012)
- Quartzite Peak (3/21/2020)
- Quill Peak (+ Porcupine) (8/12/2017)
- Ramp Peak (4/15/2012)
- Recondite Peak (8/17/2013)
- Redoubt Mountain (9/8/2005)
- Revenant Mountain (Steacie) (7/6/2021)
- Rhondda, Mount (4/26/2018)
- Richardson, Mount & Ptarmigan Peak (9/5/2005)
- Rudolph Peak (Lyell I) (6/26/2015)
- Rundle, Mount (North Peak) (7/2/2005)
- Sarbach, Mount (9/16/2009)
- Scarab Peak (9/22/2019)
- Sentry Peak (Banff) (5/23/2021)
- Sheol Mountain (8/9/2009)
- Silverhorn Mountain (7/13/2018)
- Sir Douglas, Mount (7/19/2015)
- Sira Peak (7/3/2021)
- Skoki Lakes (Packers Pass Peak) (10/6/2019)
- Smoky Mountain (Roaring Creek) (8/26/2023)
- Solstice Peak (7/24/2021)
- South Totem Peak (7/27/2017)
- Spectral Peak (6/18/2021)
- Spine Peak (4/20/2024)
- Spreading Peak (7/27/2017)
- Stanley Peak (8/15/2010)
- Stoney Peak (Iyarhe Nakoda) (7/1/2021)
- Stoney Summit (Snow Peak) (8/11/2012)
- Storm Mountain – Ski Ascent (4/17/2022)
- Storm Mountain (Banff) (10/1/2009)
- Sugarloaf Mountain (The Sphinx) (9/16/2017)
- Sulphur Mountain (6/2/2019)
- Sunshine Landing (GR882573) (12/23/2019)
- Sunshine Meadows (Rock Isle Lake) (9/23/2019)
- Survey Peak (4/26/2013)
- Temple, Little (4/21/2014)
- Temple, Little (3/31/2023)
- Temple, Mount (9/15/2007)
- Thompson, Mount (3/12/2009)
- Three Passes Route (Tomahawk, Shale, Divide) (6/29/2019)
- Tilted Mountain (8/17/2018)
- Tomahawk Mountain (6/29/2019)
- Trapper Peak (5/11/2014)
- Trekking along McConnell & Roaring Creeks (8/25/2023)
- Turner, Mount (4/22/2017)
- Turquoise Peak (Hector Lake) (4/24/2022)
- Twin Cairns Peak (12/8/2007)
- Tyrrell, Mount (Scotch Camp) (7/9/2021)
- Unity Peak (1/24/2016)
- Upper Martin Creek (7/26/2020)
- Victoria – North Summit, Mount (7/24/2015)
- Victoria, Mount & Huber (9/9/2007)
- Vulture Peak (2/19/2010)
- Wandering up McConnell Creek (7/10/2020)
- Wapiti Mountain (6/29/2019)
- Waputik Peak (5/23/2015)
- Warden Rock (3/29/2015)
- Warre & Vavasour, Mount | Albert North Station (9/20/2014)
- Wastach Mountain (9/20/2013)
- Watermelon Peak (7/15/2017)
- Wawa Ridge (1/28/2017)
- Weed, Mount (6/3/2006)
- Whimper Peak (6/11/2022)
- Whiskey Papa & Minnow Peak (9/3/2022)
- White Pyramid (5/1/2009)
- White, Mount & “Grouse Peak” (6/19/2020)
- Whymper, Mount (9/30/2009)
- Whyte, Niblock & St. Piran, Mount (8/19/2006)
- Willingdon, Mount (8/31/2013)
- Wilson, Mount (4/22/2013)
- Wolverine Ridge (1/14/2017)
- Wolverine Ridge (+ Purple Mound) (12/30/2020)
- Zeke’s & Whistling Rock Peak (Schiesser’s Apex) (9/2/2023)
- Zombie & Otuskwan Peak (9/3/2021)
you are amazing, I am almost 60 and had my first trip to the rockies, did tangle ridge, the onion, hilda, and a lot more. I wanted to do this stuff all of my life, being born poor and female and abandoned with 2 babies got in the way.
Wow. Life can get in the way of adventures can’t it? Or maybe all those challenges are a much more important part of the overall adventure of our lives? I’m so glad you are getting out to the Rockies now – you have many years of enjoyment to look forward to still! 😉