Skoki Valley and Lake Merlin

August 9-11, 2026. Three days hiking with two nights at the iconic Skoki Lodge. I had the good fortune to receive a gift card for Skoki Lodge from my work colleagues. For those that haven’t heard of it, Skoki Lodge is a backcountry lodge in the Skoki Valley, east of the Lake Louise ski resort. […]

Mount Carthew

July 11, 2026. Bagging an easy summit in Waterton above the popular Carthew Alderson trail. Of the trio of peaks above the Carthew-Alderson trail in Waterton, so far I’ve only bagged Mount Alderson. The other two, Mount Carthew and Buchanan Peak are across the valley from Alderson and can be tagged in a single outing […]

Ben Nevis

May 31, 2026. Hiking in the rain to the highest point in the United Kingdom. After hiking the West Highland Way I stayed an extra day in Fort William to climb Ben Nevis. Researching the mountain before-hand I knew that there was an easy “tourist route” to the summit as well as a more scenic […]

The West Highland Way

May 24 – 31, 2026. A walk into the Scottish Highlands along the country’s most famous long-distance hiking trail. At some point it entered my head to make a “master list” of hikes and long-distance treks to do in my life. Populating that list involved a lot of web searches querying the world’s best hikes, […]

Donjek (Dän Zhür) Route

August 19-26, 2025. A long backcountry adventure featuring spectacular scenery and challenging terrain in Kluane National Park. “This is the law of the Yukon, and ever she makes it plain: ‘Send not your foolish and feeble; send me your strong and your sane-‘” From The Law of the Yukon by Robert Service The massive Donjek […]

Yoho Peak

August 1, 2025. Scrambling to the summit of Yoho National Park’s eponymous peak. I’ve had the chance to do some easy hikes in Yoho with my family, but time and distance have prevented me from doing anything more involved. Luckily, I got invited along on an already-arranged trip to Yoho by my Calgary hiking buddies […]

Newman Peak and Avion Ridge

July 8, 2025. A long, beautiful loop route in Waterton that lends itself well to multi-day backpacking or a big day trip. After my recent adventure in scrambling and route-finding on Mount Richards, I was looking for a day in the mountains that would allow me to just follow a trail and admire the views. […]

Mount Richards

June 19, 2025. Engaging route-finding and scrambling in Waterton Lakes National Park. The defining view greeting hikers when they arrive at Bertha Lake is the imposing rock wall hemming in the far (southern) end of the valley. That wall is the connecting ridge between Mount Richards on the left and Mount Alderson on the right. […]

Morin Peak

May 31, 2025. Tagging an unofficial peak neighbouring one of the Crowsnest Pass’s most popular early-season objectives. Immediately west of Livingstone South Peak is a slightly lower outlier, unofficially named Morin Peak (a mountain in the Terrace region of British Columbia is the official Morin Peak). On previous trips to the top of Livingstone South […]

Mount Langley

October 5, 2024. Climbing the southern-most 14er in the United States. After climbing Mount Whitney, our group decided to rest for a couple of days before tackling the 2nd 14,000-er of our trip: Mount Langely. Although Langley is only about 150m shorter than Whitney, the fact that it isn’t the tallest mountain in the lower […]