Donjek (Dän Zhür) Route

August 19-26, 2025. A long backcountry adventure featuring spectacular scenery and challenging terrain in Kluane National Park. Region: Kluane National Park. Traditional territory of the Kluane First Nation Distance: 111 km Total Ascent: 3510 m Total Time: 8 days Safety and Disclaimer “This is the law of the Yukon, and ever she makes it plain: ‘Send not your foolish […]

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 […]

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 […]

Barnaby Ridge

September 24, 2021. A spectacular autumn scramble and ridge walk in the Castle Wilderness. Region: Castle Wilderness. Traditional territory of Tsuu T’ina, Ktunaxa, and Blackfoot First Nations Distance: 19.9 km round-trip Total Ascent: 1712 m (there is substantial gain/loss/gain of altitude along the ridge, which is then repeated on the return trip) Elevation of Objective: […]

Whistler Mountain and Lookout

June 10, 2020. A steep on-trail ascent to a summit and abandoned fire lookout site in Castle Wildland Provincial Park. Region: Castle Wilderness. Traditional territory of the Ktunaxa, Tsuu T’ina, and Blackfoot First Nations Distance: 8.4 km round-trip Total Ascent: 840m (elevation is lost and regained on the way to the lookout) Elevation of Objective: 2190 m […]

Byron Hill

January 27, 2020. A snowshoe trip to a low summit in the Crowsnest Pass. Region: Crowsnest Pass. Traditional territory of the Ktunaxa, Tsuu T’ina, and Blackfoot First Nations Distance: 8.2 km round trip Total Ascent: 643 m Elevation of objective: 1836 m Total Time: 4h 4m Safety and Disclaimer For my first summit of 2020, I decided to knock […]

“The Promised Land” (The Ptolemy Plateau)

August 24, 2019. A journey to one of the gems of the Crowsnest Pass. Region: Crowsnest Pass. Traditional territory of the Ktunaxa and Blackfoot First Nations Distance: 7.5 km one-way to the lip of the hanging valley, 19 km round-trip including exploring in the valley Total ascent: 710 m to the lip of the hanging valley, 900 […]

Southfork Lakes

October 23, 2018. A chilly river crossing followed by a steep ascent to a trio of high mountain lakes. Region: Castle Wildland Provincial Park. Traditional Territory of the Tsuu T’ina, Ktunaxa, and Blackfoot First Nations Distance: 10.1 km round-trip Total Ascent: 745 m Elevation of objective: 2026 m Hiking time: 4h 39m July 2022 update: I haven’t gone […]