Posts and Trip Reports

What a day! I can't think of a more appropriate or better way to end the main 2022 summer...

On hindsight I'm happy to have "missed out" on my first two opportunities to hike and scramble Merlin Ridge....

It felt great to finally scramble this mountain that's been on my radar for so many years and planned...

It's always bittersweet completing a busy trip like this one with all of the experiences still fresh and knowing...

I've been dreaming of scrambling Nasswald Peak for many years now. It felt great to find a beautiful and...

As we drove slowly back to the hwy Sara and I agreed that this was one of our more...

Being the first to sign the register in three years, of such a prominent peak with some good trip...

Overall this trip went much better than I thought it would despite some unforeseen challenges and the complexity of...

Wietse and I were shocked that our total time for this trip was only 11.5 hours with an average...

My feet were feeling pretty chewed up as we completed the final hour of fast hiking to the parking...

Within just over 5 hours of starting our ascent we were back out of Fossil Creek towards the Pipestone...

Within 2 hours of leaving our overnight packs along the South Ram River Trail we were back at them,...

A rare ascent of a little known, very remote peak named for the Alice in Wonderland theme of the...

It's a heckuva long way into the front ranges but once you get to the old Headwaters Patrol Cabin...

What can I say about this 3-day trip? I am so lucky to enjoy trips like this in these...

Oval Peak was a quick and easy 5th summit from the north shoulder as Sara and I passed by...

Mount McDonald is one of those peaks that once you find out about it, it grabs your attention. Or...

Many folks would have no idea where Lonely Peak is. I certainly didn't until I started researching remote peaks...

Sara McLean and I spent a lovely Wednesday morning wandering down the Afternoon Plateau and exiting the high meadows...

Afternoon Peak first came onto my radar after a 2015 ascent of Mount Willis with Eric Coulthard. Seeing the...

In 2015 I was invited by Eric Coulthard to do a trip into an area I'd never been before...

I highly recommend Battleship Peak for those looking for a unique mountain that sees very few visitors. It's best...

Wolverine Peak is one of the best stiff moderates that I've done in the past 5 or 6 years...