December 21, 2012
Gordon, Mount
On the shortest day of 2012 I was joined by Wietse and Kelly on an ascent of Mount Gordon...
November 18, 2012
Monola Peak
On Sunday, November 18 2012 I joined Bill Kerr, Dave Salahub and Kevin Papke on a snow slog up...
November 4, 2012
Highwood Ridge
A day after scrambling up Little Arethusa at the Highwood Pass, I was back for more - this time...
November 3, 2012
Arethusa, Little
During the shoulder seasons in the Rockies, as a peak bagger you have two choices. You can either sit...
October 28, 2012
Lougheed, Little
Wietse and I were in the mood to get out of the city on Sunday, October 28 so we...
October 13, 2012
James Walker, Mount
Mount James Walker has been on my radar for a number of years. I wanted to save it for...
October 4, 2012
Old Baldy & Mount McDougall
Overall the day was wonderful, with some really amazing views, but at 20km of hiking / scrambling and 1800ish meters...
September 27, 2012
Roche, Mount & Yarrow (Spread Eagle, Raptor, Eaglet)
After scrambling Drywood Mountain I only had 1 Nugara scramble left in the Castle Wilderness, namely Mount Roche, or...
September 26, 2012
Drywood Mountain
After a night of t-storms and rain I decided to sleep in and hang around camp for a while...
September 25, 2012
Victoria Peak & Ridge
I camped in my truck near the Pincher Ridge parking spot so that I could take advantage of the...
September 24, 2012
Pincher Ridge
I left truck at 0930 after an easy but long drive. My muscles were still a bit sore after...
September 22, 2012
Assiniboine, Mount | Lunette Peak | Mount Strom
I've been dreaming of the Matterhorn of the Rockies since I first laid eyes on her while on a...
September 16, 2012
Tent Ridge
I've wanted to do a traverse around the Tent Ridge Loop for years already. When the family was heading...
September 14, 2012
Devils Head & Bastion Ridge
On Friday, September 14 I joined Wietse, Kevin and Dave for a hike / scramble / climb of Devil's...
September 7, 2012
Amery, Mount & Monchy / Hooge Peak
Wow. That 3 letter word pretty much sums up this trip. Don't bother reading further unless you're interested in...
August 26, 2012
Fryatt, Mount
On August 25/26 I joined Kevin Barton and Eric Coulthard for a trip up Mount Fryatt in Jasper National...
August 19, 2012
Elk Lakes Backpack Trip to Petain Falls
On the weekend of August 17-19 I took my two kids and one of Niko's friends into the ACC...
August 11, 2012
Stoney Summit (Snow Peak)
This is probably the easiest summit I've attained on my list so far. I did it early on Saturday...
August 9, 2012
Kent Ridge & Mount Inflexible
On Thursday August 9 2012 I decided that the day would be best spent by trying something I've wanted...
August 4, 2012
Ribbon Peak (The Perch) & Bogart Tower
On Saturday, August 4, 2012 I was joined by the illustrious Sonny Bou for a jaunt up Ribbon Peak...
July 22, 2012
Lougheed II & III, Mount
After reading Bob Spirko's and So Nakagawa's trip reports on Mount Lougheed, I really wanted to give it a...
July 19, 2012
Windtower (West Wind Pass)
After almost 2 months without a summit and a long family vacation which saw me drive over 5000 kilometers...
July 3, 2012
Atikaki Provincial Park – Shining Falls Lodge – Family Lake
When my dad did his last wilderness canoe trip with me in 2005, I was saddened that we would no...
