Posts and Trip Reports

I capped an awesome 9 days off in July 2017, with a long-sought adventure up the distant, obscure and...

From the summit of South Totem Peak, Spreading Peak looked pretty darn sweet. I remembered looking up at Spreading...

After a very successful and somewhat tiring 5 day trip with my daughter in which we traveled approximately 57km...

After spending a glorious day at the Lake of the Horns, KC and I awoke to yet another day...

After a few intense days of backpacking and scrambling five summits, Kaycie and I were ready for a relaxing...

I really enjoyed Mount McPhail and the Weary Creek Gap area. This area certainly deserves the attention of any...

After a nice, relaxing day spent ascending Mount Strachan before chilling at Carnarvon Lake, Kaycie and I woke up...

Within 2 hours of leaving the campsite we were on top of Strachan.

While I can heartily recommend Mount MacLaren as a short(ish) scramble from Carnarvon Lake, I can't really say the...

The summit views were pretty sweet from MacLaren, including many of the Kananaskis peaks I've stood on like Holy...

After dreaming of visiting this area for many years, I have to say that it still exceeded my expectations.

On Wed or Thu the usual flurry of emails went out regarding plans for the weekend. When the dust...

Summit Elevation (m): 3088Trip Date: July 15 2017Elevation Gain (m): 1650Round Trip Time (hr): 14.5Total Trip Distance (km): 28Quick ‘n Dirty Rating: Class...

Summit Elevation (m): 2454Trip Date: July 08 2017Elevation Gain (m): 1600Round Trip Time (hr): 7Total Trip Distance (km): 13Quick ‘n Dirty Rating: Class...

Summit Elevation (m): 2409Trip Date: July 07 2017Elevation Gain (m): 1200Round Trip Time (hr): 8Total Trip Distance (km): 15Quick ‘n Dirty Rating: Class...

After an easy day on Mount Stelfox, Mike Mitchell and I were pretty excited to find a scramble route...

When our plans for climbing Mount Lefroy fell through, Mike and I started looking at other options. After swearing...

Abraham Mountain was much more enjoyable and pleasant than I expected. It's moved up to my favorite scramble in...

I had lots of time the afternoon before, after successfully scrambling Whirlpool Ridge, to think about objectives for my...

After coming so close to its summit the day before after a traverse from Tuff Puff, I knew I...

Summit Elevation (m): 2800Trip Date: June 17 2017Elevation Gain (m): 1700Round Trip Time (hr): 10Total Trip Distance (km): 14Quick ‘n Dirty Rating: Class...

After a longish outing on Mount Head a few days previous with a couple of smelly guys (no offense...

On Friday, June 09 2017 I managed to summit Mount Head in the Highwood Range of the front range...