Mt.Lougheed Traverse

On Friday Scott Parent and I had the chance to try the Lougheed Traverse in Peter Lougheed park. It consists of 4 peaks of mostly scrambling but a bit of easy fifth class here and there. It was the first time Scott and I were out climbing together and we had a great time giv'n'er from peak to peak. Took us 18 hrs car to car and probably twice that for our legs to recover once home.

Mt.Cline "the lost 11000'er"

Last weel Michelle and I headed into Mt.Cline with our friend from Edmonton, Mike Short. A nice walk through the timber delivers you quickly into the alpine and soon after, a lovely campsite in a meadow overlooking the David Thompson valley. Having not done much climbing so far this year, Mike opted to rest up for the hike out while Michelle and I set off for a closer look at our route. Strong headwinds and dark northerly clouds made our sphincters tighten up so much that we quickly headed down to our camp where we drank coffee and ate for a few more hours before strating the hike back to the highway. Even though we didnt even see the peak it was still a nice time out with good company in the mountians.

Mt.Athabasca-North Ridge Bypass

On Friday, Mike trehearne and I got the chance to drive to the Icefields Parkway to atempt Mt.Athabasca. The North ridge offers a nice position between the Boundry and Athabasca glaciers and is well worth doing. It has been a while since Mike and I last climbed together (in fact, the last time we were off to the alpine to go climbing was our spankfest in the Alaska ranges) and we had a good time hooting and hollering all the way up the ridge, good times.