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Posts and Trip Reports

June 3, 2022

Jägermeister Peak (+ Shunga-la-she)

My round trip time of 7.5 hours surprised me on this trip as I never felt rushed or like...
May 23, 2022

Finch & Canaria Peak

Standing on Sufi Peak a week ago, I was struck by the amount of fresh snow still sitting on...
May 14, 2022

Sufi Peak

Despite driving 7 hours to hike for under 6, I enjoyed my day out to the Hummingbird Creek area....
April 30, 2022

Mistaya Mountain

Swooping down the Peyto Glacier with views of giant snow covered peaks - every one of them a familiar...
April 24, 2022

Turquoise Peak (Hector Lake)

It felt really good to ski out along Hector Lake in t-shirts under a blue sky with a gentle,...
April 18, 2022

Diamond, The (Daedalus Ridge)

I enjoyed this early season hike mostly thanks to the great weather we had. Less snow would have been...
April 17, 2022

Storm Mountain – Ski Ascent

As the 3rd weekend of April 2022 approached I was more than a little keen to bag another peak...
March 5, 2022

Preacher, The

Holy buzzoly. Cripes on a cracker. Hot damn. How in the heck do I manage to forget the feelings...
February 26, 2022

Chick-a-Boom Ski Traverse

The chick-a-boom ski traverse is a classic for a reason. The views and positions along the entire route are...
February 12, 2022

Chapel Peak (Collesha)

It took me 8 years but on the 2nd weekend of February 2022 I finally managed to ski a...
January 29, 2022

Hector South Peak

Sitting at the bottom of the run in warm sunshine enjoying a coffee and chatting with friends reminded me...
January 22, 2022

Chesmill, Mount

It was most excellent to feel sun and wind on our faces in the alpine again, without feeling like...
November 11, 2021

Jap Mountain (Okazaki, Shikazi)

"Hiking directly into the brilliant morning sun was blinding but the views to our left over the Ya Ha...
October 8, 2021

Fortress South Outlier

As I wandered back along first the small Headwall Lakes trail and then the much larger Snowdrift trail to...
October 3, 2021

Highwood Peak

I enjoyed Highwood Peak about as much as I expected to. It's not the world's most attractive mountain and...
October 1, 2021

Smutwood Peak

I loved this hike even more than I thought I would. Sure! It's overused and over photographed and definitely...
September 30, 2021

Lone Mountain & Kishinena Peak

As you can hopefully tell by this report, it was a fantastic day in the hills that turned out...
September 23, 2021

Headwall Peak

I was surprised to return to the truck within 5.5 hours of leaving it - I never felt rushed...
September 21, 2021

Haiduk Peak (+ North Hawk Ridge)

As you can probably tell from the amount of photos and superlatives in this report, I great enjoyed the...
September 19, 2021

Odlum, Mount (+ Loomis)

I loved this traverse. The only thing that would have made it slightly better would have been clearer skies...