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Bugaboos, Pigeon Spire August 2014
Pigeon Spire in the Bugaboos is one of the most eye catching mountains in Canada. Surrounded by glacier slightly dwarfed by its neighbors the Howser
Spent 2 days climbing Mt Hungabee with Brad. The route we took was fantastic, a faint buttress line which avoids a lot of the choss
Best of the Bugaboos August 1-5th 2014
Weather you are a climber, scrambler or just a hiker if you haven’t been to the Bugaboos you need to go check this place out.
Mt Assiniboine July 17-19th 2014
Up to the Canadian Matterhorn with Dean and Gio, we had perfect dry and sunny conditions. What a great day in the hills.
Grand Sentinal, Sentinel Pass Moraine Lake
One of the coolest towers in the Canadian Rockies, the Grand Sentinel in Sentinel Pass Moraine Lake.
Early July on the classic President and Vice President glacier route. We had a fantastic sunrise with a perfect overnight freeze.
I was really blown away by the incredible wilderness a half days walk from the road. Two bivi’s and some in and out weather made
Mt Andromeda, North Bowl Route
Another great climb with Jeff, The North Bowl route on Mt ANdromeda was in amazing shape. Hard to beat this moderate classic.
Mt Athabasca Silverhorn, Summer Solstice June 2014
The Annual Alpine Air Mt Athabasca Summer Solstice weekend. We had amazing conditions on the Silverhorn route with a beautiful first day of summer alpine
A four day mission to ski up all 7 11,000 ft peaks in the North end of the Columbia Ice fields. A very motivated guest
An annual Alpine Air early season rock climbing course, reviewing and introducing all aspects of rock climbing. The highlight of the course was an accent
Spent three days with some great people at the Hilda Hostel near Parkers Ridge. We had excellent ski conditions with boot top powder and no
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We had perfect weather for Mt Columbia but the previous storm had left about 20-30 cm of cold powder which was being blown around on
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pulpit peak area above Hector Lake has some beautiful ski lines.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mt Hector with Jeff, although a full whiteout on the summit we had boot top powder on the glacier with no wind![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ski mountaineering in March on the Wapta Ice fields offered excellent riding conditions and a quick break in the weather.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Riding with the ladies under clear skies and cold air with excellent conditions made for a great day in the hills. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cold days in the hills, the ice is brittle the toes are cold but the mind is keen and there is no time to sit
The PULPIT Banff National Park
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Spent the day splitboarding at Pulpit. Amazing deep powder over the head on every turn but still a major avalanche concern. We were conservative with
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Skied mt Field knee deep powder but still a major weak layer within the recent storm snow. Walk carefully out in those hills.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Probably the run of the winter! YOHO NP on a beautiful winter day, skied it with a couple of rad split boarders who have the