The original plan was to do the Perren route on Mt Whyte…but after a bit of discussion, and a bit of recollection on my part…we opted for the much more enjoyable and secure rock of the Tower of Babel! The plan was that the women climb as a rope team and the guys follow behind …
Last week I was fortunate enough to spend 4 days climbing with 4 highly motivated and talented climbers…and working with Sonnie Trotter! The ACC 25 and Under course was Sonnie’s idea starting a few years back. He wanted to create a course that took younger climbers who wanted to pursue climbing beyond the gym, outdoors …
Wow…is really all I can say after this 4 day trip to the Ghost Wilderness area with 6 motivated and enthusiastic climbers! It has been years since I ventured into the Ghost in the summer time and I rediscovered a love for this great area during this time. In the past we ran winter Ghost …
After a bit of a delayed start, Roy and I headed up to the Hut on goat ledge on Castle Mountain. The hike in is a fairly benign, uphill climb on a hikers trail for an hour and a half to the Lookout where views towards Banff and Lake Louise can be had for miles …
On June 19-22, Kinga, Dave and Mary Ann come out to Canmore to climb with Lilla and I. We weren’t entirely sure what we would get up to with the weather forecast but we knew we were certainly going to TRY! Day one found us at Lake Louise, due to rain…and atleast there, you can …
Once again, our June monsoon seemed to come during a weekend. June 11 and 12, I had scheduled 2 separate Advanced Alpine Rock days for the Calgary ACC Section. The focus was on route finding, rope management, and transitions where participants led and could get direct feedback and coaching from myself and Kirsten Knechtel (full …
After some back and forth trying to decide which way the weather man was going to spin his wheel, Maria, Mike and I headed up to the East End of Rundle on June 5th for what ended up being a spectacular day of sun, stunning views, good company and great climbing! This combo of routes …
Maria and Mike Econoline/Geriatric/True Grit combo! Read More »
Wow…is all I can say…. I don’t think I realized what it meant to have Canmore host the World Bouldering Competition, until it actually came here and I watched it. As luck would have it Friday snowed and so my work was cancelled and I was able to attend day one of the competition. A …
Okay…admittedly the crew was harassing Wex yesterday about blogging about the Grassi session, so I figured I would instead! Maybe climbing at the Meathooks wall is really not so “noteworthy”. However, during a forecast of: I was AMAZED to run into other people at Grassi today! Despite being tempted by texts of climbing gym workouts, …
Well it is spring….I think…although the forecast this week looks more like monsoon season. Maybe I should be practicing my ark building skills:) What spring means though, is time to start thinking about summer objectives. Even though some of those objectives aren’t in shape yet, there is lots you can do in the “off” season …