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August 14, 2007

Warspite, Mount

After spending 2 weeks on a family vacation in Kelowna, I was ready for the serenity of a rarely...
July 27, 2007

Bident Mountain (Attempt)

The guide book is obviously out-of-date on these climbs, or at least the access to these climbs but in...
July 6, 2007

Galatea, Mount

On Friday, July 06 2007, JW, Wietse and I decided to escape the madness that is Calgary on Stampede...
July 4, 2007

Arethusa, Mount

Taking advantage of the weather is priority #1 for any peakbagger, so following that theme I set out with...
July 2, 2007

Prairie Mountain

Not much to say here! This is a good hike to take the family on - including the family...
June 30, 2007

Panorama Ridge & Tower of Babel

On Saturday, June 30 2007, I joined Sonny, Kelly, Jess, Frank, Jason and Raf for a fun trip up Panorama Ridge...
June 29, 2007

Tombstone Mountain South

After scrambling up Mount Norquay the night before, I found myself heading back to the mountains on Thursday, June...
June 28, 2007

Norquay, Mount

On Wednesday, June 28 2007, Jason Wilcox and I decided that we should bag a peak after work. According to JW...
June 9, 2007

Holy Cross Mountain

On Saturday, June 09 2007, Wietse, Jeff and I all headed out to Kananaskis country to scramble another mountain....
June 2, 2007

Morrowmount (Jura Peak)

On June 02 2007 Wietse and I headed to the mountains to attempt a peak from Kane's scrambles book....
May 11, 2007

Lawson, Mount

On Friday, May 11 2007 Jason Wilcox kicked giant steps up Mount Lawson's steep eastern slopes while Wietse and...
April 13, 2007

Wendell Mountain

After being inspired by both Andrew Nugara's and Rob Eastick's recent ascents of this relatively obscure and out-of-the-way peak, Wietse and I decided...
March 24, 2007

Hailstone Butte & Sentinel Peak

On March 24, 2007 Wietse and I returned to the Livingstone Range to bag some more peaks. Our objectives...
March 10, 2007

Gunnery Mountain

After hiking Raspberry Ridge, Wietse and I decided we still had (just) enough energy to try for the summit of...
March 10, 2007

Raspberry Ridge

After hiking Mount Burke the day before we were ready for a longer day on Saturday. Wietse and I thought that...
March 9, 2007

Burke, Mount

On Friday March 09 2007 Wietse and I decided that we'd had enough of winter and set out for...
February 10, 2007

Paget Peak

On Saturday, February 10 I finally bagged my first summit of the year 2007 and first summit since October...
October 14, 2006

Bell, Mount

On Saturday, October 14 2006, I scrambled Mount Bell with Sonny, Calvin and Jeff. The weather was very acceptable for...
September 30, 2006

Yukness, Mount

On Saturday, September 30 2006, Sonny, Wietse and I hooked up to scramble Mount Yukness in Yoho National Park. The timing...
September 8, 2006

Putnik, Mount

Jon and I woke up around 06:00 on Friday morning and set off for Mount Putnik to the northeast...
September 8, 2006

McHarg, Mount & Worthington

On the third day we got up early and continued up and across Northover Ridge before descending into the...
September 8, 2006

Northover Ridge

In September of 2006 I was joined by cousin Jon and brother Rod on an unforgettable backpacking trip over...
September 6, 2006

Northover, Mount

All day Jon and I had been glancing nervously (and somewhat excitedly) at Mount Northover looming ominously to the...