Hiking

Index

Date Name Location Peak Gain Length
May 2025 Anklebiter Ridge1 AB, CAN 2131m 854m 6.0km
May 2025 Powderface Ridge AB, CAN 2204m 754m 11.km
June 2025 Lake Agnes AB, CAN - 502m 7.4km
June 2025 Grotto Mountain AB, CAN 2706m 1463m 12.9km
June 2025 Jumpingpound Summit AB, CAN 2225m 407m 6.3km
June 2025 Mount Lougheed AB, CAN 3107m 1440m 12.2km
July 2025 Flora Peak BC, CAN 1953m 1295m 11.7km
July 2025 Cascade Mountain AB, CAN 2998m 1689m 18.5km
July 2025 Mount Temple AB, CAN 3544m 1704m 14.3km
August 2025 Castle Mountain2 AB, CAN 2766m 1858m 28.2km
August 2025 Stewart Canyon3 AB, CAN - 588m 14.7km
August 2025 Sarrail Ridge AB, CAN - 1063m 12.1km
August 2025 Mount Rundle AB, CAN 2948m 1711m 15.4km

Photos

Grotto Mountain

The view over the back side of Grotto Mountain.
The town of Canmore from the summit of Grotto Mountain.

Mount Lougheed

Mount Lougheed towering over the Trans-Canada Highway.
A beautiful alpine meadow on the approach to Mount Lougheed.
Looking up at a daunting pile of scree.
Attempting to keep my balance on a particularly steep section.
The incredible Mount Sparrowhawk as seen from the summit.
Panorama view from the summit. Little Lougheed and the spray lakes can be seen between the second and third peaks.

Cascade Mountain

The Bow Valley from the summit of Cascade Mountain.

Mount Temple

A beautiful sunrise near the University of Calgary.
Hiking the Larch Valley trail while Mount Temple looms in the background.
The first five peaks in the Valley of the Ten Peaks.
Looking up at Sentinel Pass with the Minnestima Lakes in the foreground.
Looking over the edge of Sentinel Pass into Paradise Valley.
The distinctive Pinnacle Mountain as seen from the Mount Temple scramble.
Looking down at Paradise Valley from the summit of Mount Temple.
Moraine Lake from the summit of Mount Temple with two large cornices in the foreground.

Castle Mountain

Looking down on Rockbound Lake with Castle Mountain in the background.
The Trans-Canada Highway from Castle Mountain, our first objective of the day.
The view of Stuart Knob, our second objective, from Castle Mountain.
Looking back at Castle Mountain from Stuart Knob.
Looking across at our third objective, Helena Ridge.
The view of Rockbound Lake from the summit of Helena Ridge.

Mount Rundle

Looking down on a narrow ridge while climbing Mount Rundle. Sulphur Mountain can be seen in the background.
Looking across at the west side of Mount Rundle puts into perspective how steep this climb really is.
Looking over the edge of Mount Rundle onto the Trans-Canada highway.

  1. Including the traverse to Bluemat hill.↩︎

  2. Plus Stuart Knob (2850m) and Helena Ridge (2860m).↩︎

  3. From the Two Jack Lake campsite.↩︎