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June 29, 2019

Three Passes Route (Tomahawk, Shale, Divide)

Where do I even start with this report? I guess I'll just start at the beginning and see where...
June 22, 2019

Haig, Mount & Gravenstafel Ridge

The last time I scrambled this circuit was over 10 years ago on June 14, 2008 with Wietse. I...
June 15, 2019

Armstrong, Mount & Bolton (Fording River Pass)

After my adventurous solo outing on Mount Hensley only a few days previous, I wasn't sure I was entirely...
June 12, 2019

Hensley, Mount

I took my own excellent and logical medical advice and layered more pain on top of existing pain in...
June 9, 2019

Middle Kootenay, Miles & Krowicki

I was still hurting quite a bit from my first bike ride of the year on Deadman Pass Peak...
June 6, 2019

Deadman Pass Peak

Deadman Pass Peak is one of those mountains that snuck onto my list many years ago when So Nakagawa...
June 4, 2019

Baldy, Mount

It's been roughly 15 years (!!) since I tackled the main summit of Mount Baldy and 8 since tackling...
June 2, 2019

Sulphur Mountain

On Saturday, June 1 2019 I was at home getting texts from a bored Wietse who was sitting on...
May 15, 2019

Perspective in an Overshared World

There is no right or wrong way to do life - there's simply consequences for the choices we make...
May 14, 2019

Digital Photography with an Eye to Prints

I promised Eric Coulthard I would tell him how to make his own panoramic wall prints, so I thought I'd share...
May 12, 2019

Burke, Mount Loop (North Burke)

As Phil and I drove home from our successful scramble up Mount Berland in Kootenay National Park on Saturday,...
May 11, 2019

Berland, Mount

As the weekend approached, Phil Richards and I were getting a wee bit desperate to find a peak that...
April 28, 2019

A Gear Discussion – Going Light (and Lighter)

Invest now in good, light gear for the future and you will be able to use the same equipment...
April 7, 2019

Dormer Mountain

On March 23, Phil Richards and I hiked up a snowy Sheep Creek and scrambled Winchester Ridge. From the...
March 30, 2019

Observation Sub Peaks

I've heard of the Observation Sub Peaks for many years as a pretty tame but highly recommended ski objective...
March 23, 2019

Winchester Ridge

Even before Cornelius Rott forged a route to the summit of Winchester Ridge, it was on my radar. This...
March 16, 2019

Crowfoot Mountain (Redux)

On Sunday March 27, 2011 So Nakagawa and I skied to the summit of Crowfoot Mountain and on Saturday...
March 10, 2019

BowCrow Peak

I forget when I first heard of BowCrow Peak but it's been on my never ending and never shrinking...
March 3, 2019

Hector South Ridge

After braving fairly cold temperatures the last weekend of February 2019, I was ready for some more bravery on...
February 24, 2019

Helena Ridge East

After missing out on a gorgeous day on Family day, I was absolutely determined to try something (anything!) on...
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January 27, 2019

How many 11,000er’s are there?

While browsing the web I recently came across a four part series on the topic of the 11,000 foot...
January 12, 2019

Little Copper (Gibbon Pass Peak)

Since my last ill-fated trip with Dr. Phil in an ill-advised November 2018 attempt of Stenton Peak with an...
In the Claw Creek Canyon.
October 27, 2018

Astral Peak

Astral Peak has been on my radar for many years now, ever since climbing Devils Head in 2012 and...