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 […]

Ben Nevis

May 31, 2026. Hiking in the rain to the highest point in the United Kingdom. Region: Ben Nevis and Glen Coe National Scenic Area, Scotland, UK Distance: 16.2 km round-trip Total ascent: 1347 m Elevation of objective: 1345 m Total time: 5h 10m Safety and Disclaimer After hiking the West Highland Way I stayed an […]

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 […]

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. Region: Waterton Lakes National Park. Traditional territory of the Blackfoot, Tsuu T’ina, and Ktunaxa First Nations Distance: 29.3 km Newman Peak 2517 m Avion Ridge 2448 m Total Time: 7h 25m Safety and […]

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 […]

Mount Langley

October 5, 2024. Climbing the southern-most 14er in the United States. Region: Inyo National Forest & John Muir Wilderness, California. Traditional territory of the Paiute and Shoshone peoples. Distance: 35.6 km round-trip Total Ascent: 1460 m Elevation of Objective: 4277 m Total Time: 13h 29m Safety and Disclaimer After climbing Mount Whitney, our group decided […]

Mount Whitney

October 2, 2024. Hiking to the summit of the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States. Region: Inyo National Forest & John Muir Wilderness, California. Traditional territory of the Paiute and Shoshone peoples. Distance: 35.2 km round-trip* Elevation Gain: 1873 m* Elevation of Objective: 4421 m Total Time: 15h 24m Safety and Disclaimer *Note that […]

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 […]