Mount Carthew

July 11, 2026. Bagging an easy summit in Waterton above the popular Carthew Alderson trail. Region: Waterton Lakes National Park. Traditional territory of the Tsuu T’ina, Ktunaxa, and Blackfoot First Nations Distance: 18.8 km round-trip Total Ascent: 1139 m Elevation of Objective: 2636 m Total Time: 5h 32m Safety and Disclaimer Of the trio of peaks above the Carthew-Alderson trail […]

Yoho Peak

August 1, 2025. Scrambling to the summit of Yoho National Park’s eponymous peak. Region: Yoho National Park. Traditional territory of the Ktunaxa, Stoney, and Blackfoot First Nations Distance: 25.5 km round-trip from Twin Falls backcountry campground Total Ascent: 1280 m from Twin Falls backcountry campground Elevation of Objective: 2760 m Total Time: 9h 34m Safety and Disclaimer I’ve had […]

Mount Richards

June 19, 2025. Engaging route-finding and scrambling in Waterton Lakes National Park. Region: Waterton Lakes National Park. Traditional territory of the Blackfoot, Tsuu T’ina, and Ktunaxa First Nations Distance: 21 km round-trip (this includes about 1 extra km hiked to avoid a bear) Total Ascent: 1196 m according to my GPS – others who have […]

Morin Peak

May 31, 2025. Tagging an unofficial peak neighbouring one of the Crowsnest Pass’s most popular early-season objectives. Region: Crowsnest Pass. Traditional Territory of the Blackfoot, Tsuu T’ina and Ktunaxa First Nations Distance: 2.2 km round-trip from South Livingstone Peak Total Ascent: 240 m due to repeated loss and gain of altitude out-and-back from South Livingstone […]

Lys Ridge

September 21, 2024. A long, scenic ridge walk on the Autumnal Equinox. Region: Castle Wilderness. Traditional territory of the Ktunaxa, Tsuu T’ina, and Blackfoot First Nations Distance: 26.3 km loop Total Ascent: 1695 m (repeated gain and loss of elevation occurs during the ridge walk) Elevation of Objective: 2520 m Total Time: 11h 35m Safety and Disclaimer Lys Ridge […]

“Frankie Peak” & “Larry Mountain”

September 8, 2024. A long ridge walk tagging two lesser-visited summits in the Castle. Region: Castle Wilderness. Traditional territory of the Ktunaxa, Tsuu T’ina, and Blackfoot First Nations Distance: 15.7 km round-trip Total Ascent: 1403 m (elevation is lost and regained a few times) Frankie Peak: 2320 m Larry Mountain: 2320 m These figures are as recorded by […]

Leatherman Peak

September 1, 2024. A bumpy drive leading to a steep but straightforward ascent of Idaho’s 2nd tallest mountain. Region: Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho. Traditional territory of the Shoshone-Bannock people. Distance: 12.4 km Total Ascent: 1295 m Elevation of Objective: 3727 m Total Time: 7h 9m Safety and Disclaimer The day after climbing Borah Peak we […]

Borah Peak

August 31, 2024. Scrambling to the summit of Idaho’s tallest mountain. Region: Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho. Traditional territory of the Shoshone-Bannock people. Distance: 12.5 km Total Ascent: 1605 m Elevation of Objective: 3859 m Total Time: 8h 35m Safety and Disclaimer Continuing with this summer’s theme of exploring U.S. destinations for hikes, I joined a […]

Mount Siyeh

July 27, 2024. Scrambling to the summit of a “10,000-er” along Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road. Region: Glacier National Park, Montana. Traditional Territory of the Kootenai, Blackfeet, Salish and Pend D’Oreille peoples Distance: 14.27 km round-trip Total Ascent: 1225 m Elevation of Objective: 3054 m Total Time: 8h 6m Safety and Disclaimer The last outing […]

Mount Alderson

July 9, 2024. Straightforward but scenic scrambling to a summit overlooking the Carthew-Alderson trail. Region: Waterton Lakes National Park. Traditional territory of the Tsuu T’ina, Ktunaxa, and Blackfoot First Nations Distance: 21 km round-trip Total Ascent: 1210 m Elevation of Objective: 2692 m Total Time: 6h 23m Safety and Disclaimer Mount Alderson is one of […]