Archive for June, 2007

The Gritty Grotto

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

Grotto Mountain. The summit is on the right.
Part of the joy of mountaineering is the sense of accomplishment and elation you get when you get to the top….and then back down to the bottom again safely. Inevitable at some point during the often exhausting journey in mixed conditions is the sense of “Why the [...]

Hidden Valley

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

A View From The Top after 4 Pitches of Climbing…..

The last two weekends running, I have been in the mountains. Last weekend was at Hidden Valley near Jasper, where I accompanied a few members of the Alpine Club of Canada on a traditional multi-pitch rock climbing [...]

Camping At Crescent Falls

Friday, June 8th, 2007

Here’s a video compilation of my recent trip to the mountains. Enjoy!

The Mountains are so Much More Than Jasper & Banff

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

So we’ve already determined that I am a mountain person extraordinaire. But we weren’t so sure I was a camping person.
My last experience camping was on the May 24th weekend some 6 or so years ago. Upon leaving the campground after 3 days of shivering in the cold and getting soaked by the rain, [...]