Photo Gallery
Click on the links below to view slideshows of trips from the past several seasons or gather ideas for future trips.
Battle Abbey ski trip, Jan 29-Feb 5, 2022
A week of fun skiing with a great group of people at one of the iconic backcountry ski lodges in British Columbia!
Selkirk Lodge, January 2022
A great week of powder skiing at Selkirk Lodge with Sawback Alpine Adventures!
Mt Assiniboine and Mt Sturdee
A three day trip to climb the NE Ridge of Mt Assiniboine and the E Ridge of Mt Sturdee.
Observation Sub-peak Glacier
Fun spring skiing in Banff with Charlie
Mount Carlyle Lodge, 2019
A fun week of exploring Kootenay powder!
Battle Abbey 2019
A week in the Selkirks at Battle Abbey, February 9-16, 2019
Apollo, S Ridge of Mt Hector
A fun and challenging climb with Stan on a prominent landmark in the Bow Valley.
ACC Fairy Meadow Ski Trip, April 2018
Fun powder skiing for a week based at the Fairy Meadow hut in the Adamant Range of the Selkirk Mountains.
Kokanee Glacier ski trip
A week long ski touring trip to the Kokanee Glacier cabin organized by the Alpine Club of Canada. Photos by Conrad Janzen, Kirsten Knechtel and Will Woods
Ice climbing on "Nothing but the Breast"
A great route on the David Thompson Hwy on a year when the climb was in really good shape.
Mt Hungabee, Lake O'Hara
A two day climb of the "Stanier" variation of the West Ridge of Mt Hungabee in Lake O'Hara with Stan.
Bow Valley climbing, June 2017
Fun ascents of 'Deception' on Nanny Goat, and the West Ridge of Buller 4 as well as an attempt on 'Valleyview' before getting rained off.
Traverse of Neptuak, Deltaform, Tuzo and Allen, August 2015
A high traverse of four peaks in the Morraine Lake area with Tim.
Little Yoho Ski Trip, March 2015
A three day trip with Parks Canada from Takakkaw Falls into the Little Yoho valley, with an ascent of Mt Des Poilus, and a descent from Emerald Pass to Emerald Lake to complete the trip.
Burnie Glacier Chalet, February 2015
A great skiing touring and ski mountaineering week at the Burnie Glacier Chalet working alongside Christoph Dietzfelbinger (owner and guide). This is a phenomenal place to ski!
Mt Fay - North Face, September 2014
An ascent of the Perren Route and the Central Ice Face on the North Face of Mt Fay on a perfect fall day!
Mt Hungabee, West Ridge
A fun route up the West Ridge of the Chieftain of Lake O'Hara with Greg. A worthwhile route on a big peak.
Bugaboos, July 2014
A fun three day trip to the Bugaboos with climbing on Surfs Up, McTech Arete and Ears between.
May skiing in the Rockies, 2014
A great spring of skiing in the Rockies!
Bugaboos to Rogers Pass Traverse, April 2014
A ten day ski mountaineering trip from the Bugaboos to Rogers Pass guiding alongside Tom Wolfe.
April skiing in the Rockies, 2014
A fun week of great spring skiing in the Rockies!
ACC Fairy Meadows Trip, March 29 - April 5, 2014
A great week of late winter powder skiing in the Adamant Range of the Northern Selkirks. Glaciers, deep powder and peaks!
March Powder in the Rockies
Some fantastic days of powder skiing in Kootenay, Yoho and Banff National Parks including an ascent of Mt Field!
Ice climbing with Stan, March 2014
Ice climbing in the Ghost River Valley on Wicked Wanda and Withering Heights, as well as a day on Louise Falls in Banff.
Battle Abbey, February 2014
A week of ski touring based in the Battle Abbey lodge in the Selkirk Mountains of Canada.
Mt Robson, Kain Face, September 2013
A great three day ascent of Mt Robson via the Kain Face under the best high pressure system of the summer!
South Rockies Ski Traverse, May 2013
A 10 day ski traverse from the Alexandra River to Bow Lake following the Great Divide.
Skiing CV12 in Waterton
Some mornings there is magic in the air...fresh snow, cold temps, no wind, no clouds!
ACC Fairy Meadows Ski Trip, April 2013
A great week of ski mountaineering and powder skiing in the Adamant Range of the Selkirk Mountians with Lydia Marmot, Ian Jackson and the Alpine Club of Canada!
Lineham Falls, Waterton, March 6
A nice ski tour into climb Lineham Falls with Stan and Jen!
Sorcerer Lodge, Jan 26 - Feb 2, 2013
A great trip into Sorcerer Lodge in the Selkirk Mountains. Good food, good people and good skiing! What more could you ask for...
Climbing in Valhalla Provincial Park, August 2012
A great week of alpine climbing in Valhalla Provincial Park and Kokanee Provincial Park. Ascents of the S ridge of Gimli, Niselheim Corner, West Ridge of Asgard, Comlete traverse of the Wolfs Ears, an E-W traverse of Midgard, SW Ridge of Esmeralda and Mega Watt. Perfect weather and stunning scenery all week.
Zermatt to Saas Fee Ski Mountianeering Traverse
Four blue sky days of ski mountaineering on the 4000m peaks between Zermatt and Saas Fee
Haute Route - 2012
A beautiful 8 day ski traverse across the Haute Route from the Valle Blanche in Chamonix to Zermatt, March 2012
Ice Climbing in Grotto Canyon and Evan Thomas Creek
Spent a few days ice climbing in Haffner Creek, Grotto Canyon and Evan Thomas Creek with Charlie. Excellent early season ice and mild temperatures made for great conditions!
Twisted Sister, Nov 2011
A long approach brings you 6 varied pitches of moderate climbing from 5.7 rock to thin WI 2-4. A fun full day!
Sir Sandford and Austerity
A great week long alpine climbing trip beginning with a climb of Sir Sandford and Alpina Dome before traversing to the Adamants to climb Pioneer Peak, Ironman and Mount Austerity.
Mt Louis - Kain Route, August 2011
A fun day out climbing the Kain Route on Mt Louis with John!
Mt Tsar and Mt Joyce Area, August 2011
Spent two weeks in the Mt Tsar area climbing half a dozen smaller peaks along with Mt Tsar. A great chance to explore this area and see some beautiful country!
SW Ridge of Mt Cline, July 2011
A nice two day climb of the SW Ridge of Mt Cline in the White Goat Wilderness area.
Directissima, Yamnuska, July 2011
A fun day out on a direct line up the middle of Yamnuska. Great positions and good climbing on this classic route!
Forbidden Corner, Mt Yamnuska, June 2011
A nice sustained 5.8/9 climb on Yamnuska. Great positions, solid rock and good varied climbing!
Bonanza, June 2011
A three star 5.8 multi-pitch climb in the Ghost River valley on excellent rock!
Clemenceau to Columbia Ski Traverse, May 2011
A nine day high level ski traverse across the spine of the Canadian Rockies. We were fortunate to be able to ski and climb Triad Peak, Mount King Edward and Mount Columbia along the way and enjoy the spectacular glaciated scenery of this remote area of the Rockies!
Northern Selkirks Traverse, April 2011
A great tour of the Northern Selkirks skiing from the Iconoclast Glacier to Fairy Meadows. We were able to climb and ski Iconoclast, Argentine, Centurion Ridge and Sentinel Peak along the way as well as many other great North facing runs while having beautiful camps at treeline each night!
Frisby Creek Ski Camp, April 2011
A great week of deep powder skiing in the Monashees based in a tent camp in Frisby Creek.
ACC Fairy Meadows, April, 2011
An incredible week of powder skiing in Fairy Meadows with the chance to climb Sentinel, Enterprise, and Quadrant Peaks. Great skiing on the Granite, Gothic, Echo and Forbes glaciers and lots of fun in the Houdini Needles and the trees and morraines near the hut!
ACC First Summits Trip, March 2011
A four day traverse from Bow Hut to Peyto Hut climbing Mt Rhonda and Mt Habel and getting in some great skiing along the way!
Battle Abbey, March 2011
A week of hut based ski touring in the Selkirk Mountains with amazing powder skiing!
Louise Falls, January 2011
A fun day of classic ice climbing on Louise Falls and Tokkum Pole with Elisabeth!
CMH Galena Winter 2010-11
An amazing winter season so far, 3m of snow at treeline and fantastic skiing!
Ranger Creek Climbing with Elisabeth
Ice climbing on R&D and The Chalice and The Spoon, November 10, 2010
Brewers Buttress on Castle Mountain with JoAnne, October 2010
A two day trip up Castle Mountain climbing Brewers Buttress with JoAnne, October 6-7, 2010
Bow Valley Rock Climbing with Charlie, Sept-Oct, 2010
Five days of beautiful fall season climbing on Beautiful Century, N Ridge of EEOR, Mt Lorette, The Fold and Joy!
Alpine Climbing with Jeff, September 2010
Spent 5 days of alpine climbing visiting the S Ridge of Mt Lorette, the NW Ridge on Mt Baldy, A2 and a trip up to the Neil Colgan hut via the Perron Route
U of A Rock Climbing Course, September, 2010
A week long introductory climbing course in Canmore, AB, for students at the University of Alberta.
Mt Victoria and Mt Huber with JoAnne and Coralee, August 2010
A trip up the SE Ridge of Victoria from the Abbot's Pass hut, then over to Mt Huber and down the Huber Ledges to Lake O'Hara with JoAnne and Coralee!
Mt Assiniboine with John, August 2010
A trip into Mt Assiniboine via Assiniboine Creek and a climb up the North Ridge of Mt Assiniboine with John!
Kain Route on Mt Louis with JoAnne, August 2010
A beautiful day out climbing the Kain Route and the Perron Cracks on Mt Louis with JoAnne.
Alpine climbing in the Rockies and Selkirks with Art, July 2010
Two weeks of climbing peaks around the Odell Glacier, Mt Rook and Rogers Pass areas with Art, his family and friends!
Bugaboos with Kent, July 2010
A five day trip into the Bugaboos with ascents of the Hounds Tooth, "Ears Between", NE Ridge of Bugaboo Spire and "Lions Way".
Battle Brook GMC, July 2010
A week of alpine climbing based in Battle Brook, Selkirk Mtns with the Alpine Club of Canada
Clemenceau to Columbia Ski Traverse, May 2010
An excellent high glaciated traverse of the icefields between Mt Clemenceau and Mt Columbia climbing several remote peaks along the way!
Nirvana Pass, April 2010
An amazing week of ski touring and mountaineering in the Pantheon Range of the Coast Mountains!
Kokanee Glacier Cabin, March 2010
A week of powder skiing at the Kokanee Glacier Cabin with the Alpine Club of Canada.
Battle Abbey Lodge, February 2010
A great backcountry ski trip into Battle Abbey Lodge in the Selkirk Range of B.C.
Ice Climbing 2009-10
Photos from the 2009-10 ice climbing season!
Ultra Brewers, Castle Mountain with Kate, September 2009
A climb of Ultra Brewers on Castle Mountain on a beautiful fall day!
Mt Tupper, Rogers Pass, September 2009
A beautiful sunny day out on a classic route in Rogers Pass!
Mt Louis, Gmoser Route, Sept 2009
A perfect fall day of climbing on the Gmoser Route on Mt Louis.
East Ridge of Mount Temple, August 2009
A great alpine climb up the East Ridge of Mount Temple.
Uto and Sir Donald, Rogers Pass, July, 2009
A beautiful two day trip in Rogers Pass climbing the S ridge on Uto and the NW Ridge of Sir Donald.
North Face of Mount Athabasca
A great alpine climb up the North Face of Athabasca in June, 2009.
Ski Touring, CMH Bugaboos, April 2009
A week of helicopter assisted ski touring at CMH Bugaboos.
ACC Argentine Glacier Ski Camp, April 2009
A tent based ski touring camp near the Argentine Glacier in the Northern Selkirks.
Bonnington Ski Traverse, March 2009
A five day hut to hut ski traverse of the peaks of the Bonnington Range in the Southern Selkirks with some great tree skiing along the way!
Fairy Meadows Ski Trip, March 2009
A ski touring trip in the Adamant Range of the Selkirk Mountains with the Alpine Club of Canada.
Valkyr Lodge, January 2009
A New Years ski trip to Valkyr Lodge, B.C.
CMH Heli Skiing 2008-09
Photos from the CMH Galena and CMH Bugaboo lodges!
Ice Climbing with Dave and Paul, Nov 2008
Enjoyed a weekend of an accelerated ice climbing course with Dave and Paul.
Eisenhower Tower, September, 2008
Climbing Eisenhower Tower on Spetember 18, 2008 with Bob
Mt Louis & 'Gooseberry', September 2008
A weekend of climbing in September including an 8 pitch rock route on Tunnel Mountain in Banff called Gooseberry (5.8), and the Kain route on Mt Louis (5.6/7), one of the classic alpine rock routes in Banff.
Alpine climbing with Greg, August 2008
Climbing Mt Lorette, Mt Aberdeen, Haddo Peak, Mt Bowlen and Mt Little in the Rocky Mountains
Climbing with Mike & Jen, August, 2008
Rock and Alpine Climbing on Mt Yamnuska, Nanny Goat, Sir Donald and Mt Edith Cavell
Wapta Icefields Traverse, July 2008
A 7 day summer mountaineering traverse of the Wapta Icefields in Banff National Park with the Alpine Club of Canada.
Fairy Meadows Alpine Climbing, August, 2007
August 4-12, 2007
