2023-11-25

Mount Pigeon (winter hike)

The North Peak of Pigeon Mountain offers a strategic vantage point, presenting an extensive panorama of the Canadian Rockies and numerous well-known peaks visible from this location. From the North Summit, you can see a broad array of peaks including: The views of nearby Mount McGillivray and Skogan Pass are particularly remarkable, offering a unique perspective on these areas. The South Peak (with the weather station) is optional but offers some additional views. These expansive views make Pigeon Mountain a […]

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2023-09-17

Pigeon Mountain (solo)

After my off-trail Collembola solo I was exhausted, but sunny days with no wildfire smoke were literally a treasure this Summer, so next day I decided to ignore all knee pain and to take advantage of the weather and do something long enough for a nice day but easy and adrenalin-free. Pigeon Mountain totally fits this description: very moderate but steady incline, no scrambling, no loosing shit, no exposure, but very rewarding all the way to the summit once you […]

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2023-08-11

Fisera Ridge (Collembola 2nd solo attempt)

The original idea of this hike was to summit Mount Collembola using South-West approach which connects Allan and Collembola via Fisera Ridge. My previous attempt to summit Collembola via North Route was unsuccessful – I turned around at the base of summit block because I could not figure out a way to avoid exposure on this last scrambling push. Unfortunately my second solo attempt was also a miserable failure, but the reason was exactly the opposite: when I reached the […]

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2023-08-05

Mount Collembola (solo attempt)

Because of BC wildfires smoke here and there I was not sure about a hike this weekend till the very last moment, and only when saw that Three Sisters are more or less visible from Bear & Bison Inn life cam, decided not to drive far but finally to try North Mount Collembola Route from Dead Man’s Flats. The original intention was to do the Collembola – Allan loop to avoid bushwhacking on the way back, but everything above 3000m […]

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2023-08-02

Wind Ridge

Wind Ridge Trail in Exshaw surprised us pretty much with everything: well maintained, not too long, challenging enough, with a little bit of scrambling fun, shady forest, almost no people, and most importantly, incredible views of our favorite Kananaskis peaks from totally unexpected angle, impressive and intimidating. We started early (we always do) and air was more or less clear in the morning, but then wind from the West started to bring lots of smoke from BC fires, and unfortunately […]

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2023-07-25

Midnight Peak

Midnight Peak is located in the Kananaskis River valley along Highway 40. Here are the photos of the mountain which we took from different places at different times during or hikes, so you can see how the mountain looks from different perspectives.

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Next Season

Eiffel Peak
Lougheed 2 and 3 Loop
Memorial Lakes
Observation Peak
Mount Bogart via Sparrowhawk Tarns
Boundary Peak
Mount Baldy Peak
Helena Peak
Caldron Peak
The Tower

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Mount Temple
Porcupine Ridge - Tiara - Boundary - Midday - Midnight Traverse
Mount Niblock
The Big Traverse
Bryant Ridge (7 Peaks Traverse)
Crowfoot Mountain