Mt. Kitchener is a striking summit in the Columbia Icefields and is also a member of the prestigious 11’000ers of the Canadian Rockies club, which is a group of 56 peaks in the Canadian Rockies whose summits rise above eleven thousand feet above sea level. Kitchener is known for three main routes and they are: Southwest Slopes…
Mt. Assiniboine- the Matterhorn of the Canadian Rockies! It is also a member of the illustrious 11’000ers of the Canadian Rockies group. This beautiful peak with the North Ridge (AD 5.5) being the commonly guided ascent/descent route. Accommodation is at the R.C. Hind Hut (2697m/8,850ft), which is perfectly situated near the base of the N.…
Mt. Buller is a great alpine rock climb that sports a number of quality routes up it. The main route is Buttress #4 (AD 5.7 250m) which is the southernmost buttress and is closest to the road. This main route (Buttress #4) is the line that contains the exciting and long Boot Crack pitch, which…
To quote Bill Corbett’s 11,000ers of the Canadian Rockies, “Mt. Alberta is the hardest, loosest, scariest and most exhausting of all the 11’000ers, even by the so-called standard route. Yet …. it’s the one peak, other than perhaps Mt. Robson, that serious Rockies mountaineers most want on their climbing resumes.” We would agree. Mt. Alberta is…
Big Mac is a very prominent mountain in the Rogers Pass area. Its north face towers over the trans Canada highway and is so big and so steep that passerby’ers below rarely put in the effort to crank their necks back far enough to absorb the full magnitude of this giant face. If you are…
Boundary Peak is a superb summit and a great introduction to mountaineering in the Columbia Icefields area. From the parking lot (1970m), the typical route up Boundary Peak ascends the Little Athabasca’s North Glacier to the Boundary-Athabasca col. From the col, we’ll follow the south ridge of Boundary to the summit (≈2850m). While climbing the…
Mountaineering on the Wapta Icefields is a great place to explore, summit some superb peaks, and maybe learn a thing or two. General mountaineering is the name of the game here, which is perfect if you aren’t wanting to do anything too crazy but do want to get on a glacier and summit some peaks.…
The Fold is a very exciting multi-pitch alpine rock climb that ascends a very defined ‘fold’ of rock on Mt. Kidd. As you navigate this unique feature you’ll notice that the stone is quite solid by Rockies standards and the climbing is very fun. The cliffside position is absolutely breathtaking as you looks down into the valley…
Mt. Hector is a very prominent peak located just north of Lake Louise and is a part of the 11,000er’s of the Canadian Rockies. It is both a great summer mountaineering objective and a great winter ski peak. You can pretty much plan a trip up Hector any month of the year but it is…
Mt. Woolley (3420m/11,220ft) and Mt. Diadem (3371m/11,060ft) and two 11,000’ers of the Canadian Rockies that are so close to one another that they can be combined into the same trip and even the same summit day! A typically Woolley/Diadem trip requires 3 days with good weather and good conditions. Day 1 & 3 are the…