Posts and Trip Reports

After spending the previous two weeks in various stages of fall throughout the Rockies, I was almost ready to...

After completing a truncated version of the Cautley Traverse (missing Cascade Rock and Wonder Peak), I found myself a...

After being turned around on a traverse from Mount Cautley to Gibraltar Rock and somehow completely screwing up where...

I woke up on Sunday, September 25 2016 in the Lake Magog Campground and poked my head out of...

Ever since scrambling Nub Peak, Wonder Peak, Og Mountain and Cave Mountain back in 2008, I've wanted to go...

After a long and tougher-than-expected approach the day before, I woke up on Saturday, September 24 after a night...

There are various approaches to Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park and I've now done a number of them, excepting the...

Ever since I first backpacked into the Mount Assiniboine area in early September 2008 from Mount Shark, I've wanted...

I wasn't sure if I had the energy or weather to do another scramble on Wednesday, September 21 but...

Summit Elevation (m): 2471Trip Date: September 19, 2016Elevation Gain (m): 1600Round Trip Time (hr): 8Total Trip Distance (km): 19Quick ‘n Dirty Rating: Class...

I've been interested in Southfork Mountain and the traverse to (or from) Barnaby Ridge for a while now since...

As I watched the giant snow flakes fall gently and silently all around me and settle onto the yellow...

I've been eyeing Park Mountain before I knew what it's name was. The first time I hiked up Mount...

The weather forecast for the Alberta Rockies wasn't looking great for the 2nd weekend in September 2016. Big surprise....

After summiting McGillivray Ridge in better-than-expected weather conditions, Wietse, Dave and I turned our attention to Ma Butte -...

Wietse, Dave and I were approaching the trail head for Southfork Mountain and Barnaby Ridge when we noticed dark...

Some days are thrown off track even before reaching the parking lot. Remember Cockscomb and the way it started...

On a beautiful Saturday in August, my wife Hanneke and I wanted to hike something without huge amounts of...

On Friday, August 19th I was joined by the indefatigable Phil Richards and Wietse Bylsma for another longish day...

There are some mountains that really stir my gut when I think about doing them. For some reason Molar...

After first becoming interested in Breaker Mountain in 2013 while perusing Google Earth for ideas, Phil took Rick's trip...

I was happy with the outcome of Friday's scramble up Devil's Thumb and instantly began planning another objective for...

If you've read my Cockscomb Mountain trip report, you should not be surprised that it's been weeks since my...