August 27, 2023
I couldn't help but wonder how many people had set foot in this valley throughout history and felt so incredibly lucky to be experiencing such a wild and remote landscape as we continued towards Siffleur's foreshortened scree ascent slopes...
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October 1, 2024
I had a few close calls, slipping on a wet rock or tripping over a tree branch, and each time I'd pause, wonder if my ankle was going to hate me for what I was doing, and ask myself if this mountain was really worth it...
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March 12, 2024
It's funny how much your mood changes throughout a run. At times you're having the time of your life, cruising along with not a care in the world, while at other times you feel like you're literally dying and wonder why you willingly put your body through this kind of suffering. But for some strange reason, when it's all done, you want to go back and do it all over again...
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November 12, 2023
Ever since that day I've longed to return to claim this mountain's true summit and by the time I did, it would be my only remaining scramble in the Canmore section of Alan Kane's famous "Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies" guidebook...
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July 29, 2023
What I didn't initially realize was that Naiset "Peak" and "Point" are not actually the same thing, and based on the "class 2" rating for Naiset "Peak" in the guide book, it appears I'm not the only one who's made this mistake...
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July 28, 2023
As we made the final few steps to the summit cairn a miracle happened! The rain completely stopped and the sun came out, brightly illuminating the summit plateau in beautiful, warm light - No one was gonna get struck by lightning today...
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July 28, 2023
Groggy and unmotivated by the dreary weather, I dropped back onto my sleeping pad and closed my eyes. As I lay there, however, I started thinking...What if we were just trapped in a low-lying fog, hovering over the lake, and if I got my lazy butt up and hurried to the top of a mountain I might be able to catch some surreal views of Assiniboine rising high above the clouds...
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July 27, 2023
It's unlikely that you'll get any "oohs" and "aahs" when someone asks what you climbed and you point to the "big hill" just across the valley from one of the most picturesque peaks in the Rockies, but as a peakbagger, it's hard to ignore the ease at which you can add another one to the tally by ascending Cave...
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July 27, 2023
I noticed another "fifth summit", rising significantly higher than the fourth, about 1.4 km further east. If I was basing the summit strictly on elevation, then it only seemed logical that it was this peak that I would have to reach in order to claim true summit...
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July 26, 2023
While I don't know if I'd recommend doing the Cautley Traverse on the same day you hike in to the park, it's definitely a must-do during some point of your stay! Whether you do the whole traverse or just parts of it, you're bound to be blown away by the views of Assiniboine and its surrounding glaciers, lakes, and valleys...
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January 10, 2023
Given the lingering persistent weak layer that's been demanding caution all season long, I once again found myself looking for objectives with low avalanche risk...
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November 9, 2022
While snowshoeing up Little Arethusa the previous day, I couldn't stop glancing across the highway, noticing a collection of ski tracks snaking their way down the snowy slopes on Pocaterra Ridge...
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November 8, 2022
I hadn't been back to the mountains since my sunny, warm, and dry ascent of The Wedge with Taz, Braydan, and Avery back in October...and let me tell you, the Rockies were a completely different world...
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October 18, 2022
I stare up at this mountain everytime we drive through Kananaskis, and it was just a matter of time before I finally stood on its summit...
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October 11, 2022
There's lots of controversy when it comes to Mount Indefatigable. You can find all kinds of differing opinions online, ranging from those strongly advocating for the trail to be officially closed, to those who say it's really no big deal, to those (like myself) who believe that you should read what others have to say, and make your own informed decision whether you venture up this mountain or not...
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August 2, 2022
After a beautiful hike up King Creek Ridge to start the day, it was time to find a way down to the grassy saddle between us and Mount Hood, so that we could continue up the opposite side of the valley to bag peak #2...
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August 2, 2022
For the second day of my three-day birthday trip, I chose a scramble I've been wanting to do for quite some time now, and was just waiting for the perfect day to do it...
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