Forum Peak & Akamina Ridge

October 8, 2022. A scramble to a summit on the Alberta/B.C. boulder followed by an iconic Southern Rockies ridge walk. Akamina Ridge is one of the premier hikes the Southern Rockies. The usual route involves following a well-maintained trail starting in Waterton Lakes National Park which passes over Akamina Pass and enters British Columbia’s Akamina-Kinishena […]

Hawkins Horseshoe Part 3: Mount Lineham

July 24, 2022. The third and final leg of the Hawkins Horseshoe: Lineham Ridge to Mount Lineham. See Part 1 of this trip report for distance and elevation details for the entire route. Part 2 can be found here. Safety and Disclaimer From Mount Hawkins to Mount Lineham there’s no more scrambling to be found, […]

Hawkins Horseshoe Part 2: Mount Hawkins

July 24, 2022. The second leg of the Hawkins Horseshoe: the ridge walk to Mount Hawkins. See Part 1 of this trip report for distance and elevation details for the entire route. Safety and Disclaimer Departing from Aahkoinimaiisták, I proceeded west along the ridge top to a slightly lower adjacent high point before descending further […]

Hawkins Horseshoe Part 1: Aahkoinimaiistak (Mount Blakiston)

July 24, 2022. An amazing high level ridge walk, starting off with a visit to Waterton’s tallest summit. Region: Waterton Lakes National Park. Traditional Territory of the Blackfoot, Tsuu T’ina, and Ktunaxa First Nations. Distance: 24 km loop Total Ascent: 2200 m Elevation of Objective: 2910 m (Aahkoinimaiisták/Blakiston), 2607 m ( Mount Hawkins), 2728 m […]

Festubert Mountain via Mount Rowe

July 16, 2022. A long ridge walk between two summits on the Continental Divide. Region: Waterton Lakes National Park. Traditional Territory of the Blackfoot, Tsuu T’ina and Ktunaxa First Nations Distance: 32 km round-trip Total Ascent: Approximately 2000 m due to repeated altitude loss/gain on the outward and return journey Elevation of Objective: 2522 m […]

Tombstone Mountain & Boot Hill

July 9, 2022. A long day out tagging two peaks just west of the Alberta/BC border. Region: Castle Wilderness. Traditional Territory of the Blackfoot, Tsuu T’ina, and Ktunaxa First Nations Distance: 22.5 km round-trip Total Ascent: 2100 m (different apps gave different results, the high end was 2300 m) Elevation of Objective: 2499 m (Boot […]

Sofa Moutain (Northeast Ridge)

June 25, 2022. Fun scrambling and a ridge walk with unique views of Waterton and Glacier National Parks. Region: Waterton Lakes National Park. Traditional territory of the Blackfoot, Tsuu T’ina and Ktunaxa First Nations Distance: 14.3 km round-trip Total Ascent: 1036 m Elevation of Objective: 2515 m Total Time: 6h 54m Safety and Disclaimer Sofa […]

Drywood to Loaf Mountain Traverse

June 18, 2022. A scenic long-distance ridge walk in the Castle Wilderness. Region: Castle Wilderness. Traditional territory of the Blackfoot, Tsuu T’ina, and Ktunaxa First Nations Distance: 30.4 km loop Total Ascent: 2127 m – there is substantial and repeated loss and regain of altitude along the route Elevation of Objective: 2634 m (the summit […]

Forum Ridge

March 19, 2022. Steep snowshoeing to expansive views above Cameron Lake. Region: Waterton Lakes National Park. Traditional territory of the Blackfoot, Ktunaxa, and Tsuu T’ina First Nations Distance: 10.7 km round-trip Total Ascent: 615 m Elevation of Objective: 2207 m Total Time: 4h 7m Safety and Disclaimer For the last day of winter 2022 I […]

Ruby Ridge

October 19, 2021. Straightforward scrambling to magnificent views of Waterton’s two tallest mountains. Region: Waterton Lakes National Park. Traditional territory of the Blackfoot, Ktunaxa, and Tsuu T’ina First Nations Distance: 10.5 km round-trip Total Ascent: 1168 m* Elevation of Objective: 2438 m Total Time: 5h 0m Safety and Disclaimer *The net elevation change is only […]