Another gorgeous day in the Bow Valley! Deb and I have been wanting to get on some rock all summer but her shoulder injury had her on hold. Since it seemed to be a bit better, we opted for a “warm up” back onto the rock. Brewers was the perfect route for this. A great …
Ahhhh, the Bugaboos…and with a forecast of all suns our small crew couldn’t wait to get started! Sadly, the couple days before gave way to a great deal of precipitation and so the Spires had a fresh 20cms of snow on them. This made for a beautiful Bugaboos but would not lend itself well to …
Claire, like many Banffites…has had the longterm dream of climbing Assiniboine. Ever since she saw it, she was in awe of this magnificent peak, and this would be the year she wanted to try. Since that dream was hatched, Claire has really focused on learning the skills necessary to climb a peak like this…and has …
Had two great days out with Maria and one day with Jaime. Great weather and classic routes! These two ladies are such strong climbers, it hardly seemed like a challenge to them. True Grit is a classic 6 pitch route on EEOR that has sustained 5.10 climbing on each pitch. We got a nice early …
Ghost Wilderness Area multipitch rock A couple weeks ago I spent the week working in the Ghost. The original plan was to head to the Bugs, but instead we opted for a week in the ghost and couldn’t have been happier! Camping, and climbing in this area is one of the most serene places to …
What a great week! Pretty nice to take off a few days in the middle of summer…a rare treat, that i promised myself earlier in the year. After spending a few days with Evan, Mikey and Fitz, I realized…i need to climb a bit more for myself!! I love my job and the work I …
I had the very fortunate opportunity to get together with Evan Stevens, full mountain guide and lead guide of Valhalla Mountain touring, Mikey Schaefer, professional climber, photographer and videographer, and Fitz Cahall, professional climber, writer and film producer to climb the Beckey Chouinard in the Bugaboos. It is a project on classic climbs/lines/adventures that Fitz …
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Roy and I had a couple days booked off this summer to try Sir Donald, but with the late summer and conditions Sir Donald was not really an option. Lucky for us though, Mt Tupper was in perfect shape and so we focused our sights on this big mountain on the other side of the …
We had an ambitious week lined up for these Alpine veterans. The plan was to meet in the amazing Rogers Pass and do a traverse of high alpine peaks for 5 days….taking everything we will need with us on our backs. This camp should really be called the family reunion, as that is what it …
We just returned from a fabulous week in the mountains with 4 keen and aspiring alpinists. Wasn’t the worlds best weather but somehow we managed to get quite a bit done! Starting in the Icefields, we spent a bit of time in the cook shelter going over skills as the weather decided which way it …