Waterton Lakes National Park - Alberta, Canada
 Cameron Lake |
Cameron Lake - MAY 2009 First time hiking in Waterton Lakes National Park. Walking on frozen Cameron Lake, crossing US border was fun. |
 Forum Peak to Akamina Ridge |
Forum Peak to Akamina Ridge - MAR 2010 I went to Forum Peak to Akamina Ridge in Waterton National Park. It was my first time to see mountains in Glacier National Park in USA and I was stunned. |
 Mount Lineham |
Mount Lineham - JAN 2010 I don't know what is wrong with people who stay up late on weekends. Aren't you supposed to go bed early for weekend Hikes? Well that what I did. Mount Lineham was my second hike in 2010! |
 Little Bertha |
Little Bertha - DEC 2009 Boxing day hike at Little Bertha in Waterton National Park. I named the little peak 'Little Bertha' just SW of Bertha Peak. My plan was to do Bertha Peak but I run out of time and a bit of energy as well. |
 Lost Mountain to Anderson Peak |
Lost Mountain to Anderson Peak - OCT 2009 Lost Mountain to Anderson Peak in Waterton under chilly -20 C°. It was little too cold and little too much snow for October, but that didn't stop us hiking. |
 Mount Rowe |
Mount Rowe - JAN 2010 I don't know what is wrong with people who stay up late on New Year's Eve. Aren't you supposed to go bed early for New Year's Hike? Well that what I did. Mount Rowe in Waterton was my first hike in 2010! |
Castle-Crown Wildness - Alberta, Canada
 Gravenstafel Ridge to Mount Haig |
Gravenstafel Ridge to Mount Haig - JUL 2010 13 years of waiting is finally over!! Now I can say "I have done Mount Haig!" What a way to celebrate my 18th birthday week scramble. |
 Spionkop |
Spionkop - NOV 2008 A book says Spionkop is one of the finest trail in the Castle. Unfortunately I didn't have enough time to go all the way but it was still enjoyable. |
 Table Mountain |
Table Mountain - SEP 2008 This mountain is some what famous because of its unique shape. Literally "table" describes the mountain very well. |
 Victoria Peak to Victoria Ridge |
Victoria Peak to Victoria Ridge - JUN 2010 The longest ridge walk I'd ever had. From Victoria Peak to Victoria Ridge to south half of Pincher Ridge. Ridge top alone I probably hiked 18 km. |
Crowsnest Pass - Alberta, Canada
 Andy Good Plateau |
Andy Good Plateau - AUG 2009 Still from Ptolemy Plateau backpacking trip. Hiked to Andy Good Plateau and Gargantua Cave from the camp site. |
 Crowsnest Mountain |
Crowsnest Mountain - JUL 2009 Back to Crowsnest Mountain in more than 10 years after the last time I went there. Nice to hike the familiar mountain. |
 Dakota Plane Crash |
Dakota Plane Crash - SEP 2008 Famous plane crash site near Crowsnest Pass. I have been there 12 years ago, but never been there by bike. |
 Hillcrest Mountain |
Hillcrest Mountain - MAY 2009 Livingstone Range which extends 90 km. I went to the South end of it which is in Crowsnet Pass. |
 Phillipps Peak Attempt |
Phillipps Peak Attempt - APR 2010 Me loving winter mountains, I was going to go to Mount Tecumseh, but as soon as I saw how much snow on Phillipps Peak, I changed my direction and attempted to summit Phillipps. |
 Ptolemy Plateau |
Ptolemy Plateau - AUG 2009 Backpacking to behind the familiar mountains in Coleman, Ptolemy Plateau. Such a beautiful place, it became my favorite backpacking spot. |
 Turtle Mountain |
Turtle Mountain - MAY 2006 Summer is coming and starting off this hiking season with Turtle Mountain is way to go. Since this is one of my most experienced mountain. |
 Turtle Mountain 09 |
Turtle Mountain 09 - JUN 2009 Back to Turtle Mountain again. Have to do this one while the mountain is still there. Who knows when it moves away. Least that what some say. |
 Upper Lynx Creek |
Upper Lynx Creek - JUL 2009 Attempted to hike Mount Coulthard from unknown route, and I failed but it was still nice hike. |
 Mount Ward |
Mount Ward - JUN 2009 Highlight of 2009 spring hike. The view from the snow covered summit of Mount Ward was rewarding. |
 Window Mountain Lake |
Window Mountain Lake - AUG 2009 We switched campground to Window Mountain Lake. It wasn't planed, but was nice to go back to where I have been before. Brings up old memories. |
 Window Mountain to Allison Peak |
Window Mountain to Allison Peak - JUL 2010 Back to the window of Window Mountain. Then new stuff for me, Window summit, Allison Peak and unnamed ridges. Then old stuff, getting lost at Window Mountain Lake… Not again… |
Livingstone Range - Alberta, Canada
 Coffin Mountain |
Coffin Mountain - OCT 2009 For a funny reason, I soloed Coffin Mountain in just south of Kananaskis Country. The long view from Crowsnest to Mist Mountain was quite a thing to see. |
 Coffin Mountain & Mount Livingstone |
Coffin Mountain & Mount Livingstone - APR 2010 Change of plan due to condtions and my buddies and I went to Coffin Mountain and Mount Livingstone. Livingstone was on my to do list and I can now check it off. |
 Pasque Mountain |
Pasque Mountain - OCT 2009 The last hike with Mark, the boss. Before he goes back to UK, we chose to go one last hike at Pasque Mountain and its ridge which sit right on the south boundary of Kananaskis Country. |
 Windy Peak Hills |
Windy Peak Hills - MAY 2009 Two weeks in a row, Kevin and I went to Windy Peak Hills, just out side of Kananaskis' south boundary. |
 Windy Peak to Saddle Mountain |
Windy Peak to Saddle Mountain - MAY 2010 Back to back in Livingstone area. This time, the aim was Windy Peak to Saddle Mountain. Snow after a spring storm made hike much more harder but at the end of the day, my friends and I made both peaks. |
Kananaskis Country (Highway 66/68) - Alberta, Canada
 Banded Peak |
Banded Peak - OCT 2008 30 years of waiting is over, Kevin finally hiked Banded Peak with me. View from the peak was super, one of the best views I have seen. |
 Belmore Browne Peak to Tiara Peak |
Belmore Browne Peak to Tiara Peak - NOV 2009 Belmore Brown Peak to Tiara Peak traverse. It's somewhat shorter hike than the last several hikes I have done, but still we took a good chunk of time to complete this one. |
 Mount Bryant |
Mount Bryant - NOV 2009 Back to Elbow-Sheep. This time we went to Mount Bryant. Despite of a harsh weather we had to face, we reached the summit and at the end of the day we also met a celebrity. |
 Compression Ridge |
Compression Ridge - SEP 2009 My buddies were talking about doing Compression for quite a while, finally we did it with a bonus peak of Nihahi Ridge. |
 Cougar Mountain |
Cougar Mountain - JUL 2010 Got a day off and went to Cougar Mountain in Kananaskis. Bike approach and bit of scramble were worth taking day off!! I should ask for a year off next time. |
 Mount Howard |
Mount Howard - NOV 2009 Mount Howard locates in Elbow-Sheep in K Country. A long creek walk + long ridges + crazy wind gusts = spectacular scenery of mountains in Kananaskis Country. |
 Little-Big Elbow Loop |
Little-Big Elbow Loop - NOV 2008 A famous mountain bike trail in Kananaskis, Little-Big Elbow Loop. It's over 45km long. |
 Moose Mountain |
Moose Mountain - AUG 2008 After Rawson Lake hike, my knee felt good and decided to go easy mountain hike this time. Moooooose! |
 Ridges at Upper Canyon Creek |
Ridges at Upper Canyon Creek - FEB 2009 More I do it more I love it. I love ridge walking. Even though it was a cold day, didn't stop me to get out there. |
Kananaskis Country (Highway 40) - Alberta, Canada
 Mount Baldy |
Mount Baldy - FEB 2009 Kevin's one of his favorites, Mount Baldy. We went there very early and it was cold until we reached close to summit where we saw sun. |
 Centennial Ridge |
Centennial Ridge - FEB 2009 To Mount Allan and beyond. I met nice people at the trail and we hiked together. |
 Fisera Ridge to Mount Collembola |
Fisera Ridge to Mount Collembola - FEB 2010 We didn't follow the route we planed but that extra distance and extra time became extra scenery and extra joy. We made a use of a lovely day at Mount Collembola. |
 Grizzly Peak Attempt 2 |
Grizzly Peak Attempt 2 - JUN 2009 For the second try, I attempted to do Grizzly Peak. This time the weather and snow covered grass terrain were my obstacles. |
 Grizzly Peak Attempt 3 |
Grizzly Peak Attempt 3 - MAY 2010 Not again!! I failed to summit Grizzly for the third time… I guess I just don't have any luck with Grizzly. Damn it!! Damn it!! Damn it!! |
 Grizzly Peak North Route Attempt |
Grizzly Peak North Route Attempt - MAY 2009 My "Plan D" stands for detour. Unable to park at the parking spot due to too much snow. I was forced to take unknown North route. |
 Mount Kidd |
Mount Kidd - JUN 2010 Popular peak in Kananaskis, Mount Kidd. I have done south but this time I went for the true summit. This trip was the most epical trip I had in my life. |
 Mount Kidd Fire Lookout |
Mount Kidd Fire Lookout - SEP 2006 It was a pretty sunny but smoky day in Kananaskis, Alberta. I was dying for hungar alone in Mount Kidd…lol |
 Mount Kidd South Peak |
Mount Kidd South Peak - JUL 2009 Famous mountain in Kananaskis Mount Kidd. Tried the South Peak. The elevation gain was crazy and all scree up. （;´▽｀A`` |
 King Creek Ridge |
King Creek Ridge - JAN 2010 An intermediate hike at King Creek Ridge near Kananaskis Lakes. More snow on top of the ridge than bottom, we took our time to get up and enjoyed the great view. |
 Little McDougall |
Little McDougall - DEC 2009 With new person Christian from QC, we went to Little McDougall, just SW of Mount McDougall. Dispite of leading the party to wrong way (again), we made it to the peak. |
 Little More McDougall |
Little More McDougall - FEB 2010 I was literally wandering in mountains by myself without knowing where I was going. I ended up on a small unnamed peak which I nicknamed "Little More McDougall". |
 Midnight Peak to Midday Peak |
Midnight Peak to Midday Peak - APR 2010 I finally gave up winter scrambling and I was looking for dry condtion, instead I got dump of snow!! Maybe it was one last winter scramble at Midnight Peak and Midday Peak. |
 Old Baldy Mountain Attempt |
Old Baldy Mountain Attempt - NOV 2009 Nicknamed peak "Old Baldy Mountain" turns out to be quite difficult when it snow covered. Our party memebers all learned how snow can make such a big difference. |
 Wasootch to Kananaskis Peak |
Wasootch to Kananaskis Peak - AUG 2009 Traverse of officially unnamed peaks in Kananaskis. Kananaskis Peak should be official name! It's the name of the park why not have peak named after? |
Kananaskis Country (Highway 742) - Alberta, Canada
 Mount Burstall |
Mount Burstall - AUG 2009 Short but steep terrain, and yet walking on narrow ridge was worth doing for the view. I met crazy scramblers at the top. |
 Burstall Pass Peak |
Burstall Pass Peak - JAN 2010 I am pretty sure it is not only me who love snow mountains and meadows (at least to look at). Burstall Pass was the perfect place to experience such "winter" feeling. |
 Chester Lake |
Chester Lake - NOV 2009 Snowshoe trip to ever so popular, Chester Lake. However it was my first time being there. Unlike the day before weather was so nice. |
 Commonwealth Ridge |
Commonwealth Ridge - FEB 2010 WOW. One word to describe this scramble especially I wasn't too interested in this one before the hike. It was like enjoying watching an unexpectedly great movie. |
 Mount Engadine |
Mount Engadine - SEP 2009 Most of my hardcore party members skipped this hike at Mount Engadine. So it came down to Mark, the boss, from UK vs the man from Japan! |
 Mount Fortune to Fortulent Peaks |
Mount Fortune to Fortulent Peaks - JAN 2010 Journey to gather all the fortune to win a lottery. After years of research, I found an ancient treasure map kept hidden for centuries which I found at MEC. "M M M Mount Fortune? It must be IT!!" I thought. |
 Mount Galatea |
Mount Galatea - JUL 2010 My second scramble trip with COC. Mount Galatea is one of my favorite. Hiking from Chester Lake to Three Lakes Valley was spiritually healing experience. |
 Haig Glacier |
Haig Glacier - SEP 2006 I have done more than 30 hikes here in the Rocky Mountains, but I have never hiked glacier before, so this time, I decided to go to Haig Glacier. |
 Mount James Walker |
Mount James Walker - NOV 2009 Hiking in winter is tough. Mount James Walker wasn't an exception. It was long and long and long, but at the end of the day, there was the reward I was looking for… Beautiful view!! |
 Little Lougheed |
Little Lougheed - DEC 2009 Back to Lougheed but not the big peaks, this time it was Little Lougheed just West of Mount Lougheed. Seeing Lougheed from Little Lougheed reminded me of the fun I had in last summer. |
 Mount Lougheed |
Mount Lougheed - AUG 2009 Hardcore route, climber's scramble. Doing the face of Kananaskis, 3 of the 4 peaks of Mount Lougheed was milestone of my scrambles. All 3 aspects, difficultly, distance, and elevation gain was top of the chart. |
 Mount Nestor Attempt |
Mount Nestor Attempt - JAN 2010 A long and hard ascent at Mount Nestor. We almost made it to the peak but not quite. The snow covered summit ridge shut us down. Not quite success, but not quite failure neither hummm… |
 North Buller Pass Peak Attempt |
North Buller Pass Peak Attempt - JAN 2010 The 4th hike of 2010 and the first failure of 2010. We tried to go to North Buller Pass Peak but we ended up just east of Mount Buller summit. |
 North Kent Outlier |
North Kent Outlier - JAN 2010 A short hike at North Kent Outlier. I could take a good view of Kent Ridge for a future trip maybe. Fairly a long distance above treeline would have given a great view if weather was nicer. |
 Old Goat Glacier |
Old Goat Glacier - JUL 2008 Small glacier near Spray Lakes, but as early as I went, it wasn't a small glacier. It was a huge dump of snow area between deep canyons. |
 Red Ridge |
Red Ridge - DEC 2009 My top 5 hike in 2009 came right at the end of the year. The view was superb and yet another bonus, the weather was so nice to us. |
 Rimwall Summit |
Rimwall Summit - NOV 2009 It was supposed to be an intermediate hike but we spend more time than I expected, maybe due to the weather. It was the harshest weather of the year, but we all proved we were not quitters!! |
 Mount Smuts |
Mount Smuts - SEP 2009 The grand prize from Kane's scramble book, Mount Smuts. If you consider yourself a hardcore scrambler, you have to have this one in your resume. |
 Snow Peak |
Snow Peak - SEP 2009 I took my roommate Alla to a too-long hike for an occasional hiker, but she handled very well. The view of Burstall Pass was so awesome. |
 South Buller Pass |
South Buller Pass - FEB 2009 Maybe I went there little too late. The view would have been better if it was pure green like in summer. |
 Mount Sparrowhawk |
Mount Sparrowhawk - SEP 2008 One of the tallest mountain I have hiked in Canadian Rockies. Despite of heavy smoke in the air, the view was terrific. |
 Mount Sparrowhawk 09 |
Mount Sparrowhawk 09 - JUL 2009 Second time scrambling Mount Sparrowhawk. Among the tallest peaks of Kananaskis offers such a spectacular view from the top. |
 The Tower |
The Tower - AUG 2010 Finally the time had came for redemption. After one failed attempt in 2008, I came back to conquer The Tower!! Despite of successful ascent, I still got my butt kicked... |
 The Tower Attempt |
The Tower Attempt - OCT 2008 Even though this officially unnamed mountain is in the popular book, not too many people hike this one. |
 Mt. Warspite to Mt. Invincible |
Mt. Warspite to Mt. Invincible - SEP 2009 Unexpectedly the longest and most crazy scramble so far in my life. Traverse of Warspite to Invincible started normal but ended with a surprise. |
Kananaskis Country (Kananaskis Lakes) - Alberta, Canada
 Mount Fox |
Mount Fox - AUG 2009 After a long day in Mount Lougheed, we were supposed to do little easier one instead, we picked Mount Fox, which was technically, physically and mentally more demanding. |
 Haig Glacier Ski Camp |
Haig Glacier Ski Camp - DEC 2008 Part of Turbine camping trip. We visited Haig Glacier ski camp where Canadian national cross country team train in summer time. |
 Mount Indefatigable |
Mount Indefatigable - SEP 2008 This was the official kick-off of summer mountain hiking. Mount Indefatigable locates at Kananaskis Lakes which offers wonderful views no matter where I was. |
 Mount Indefatigable 09 |
Mount Indefatigable 09 - JUL 2009 Somebody please change the name of the mountain. Even native English speakers can't say Mount Indefatigable!! |
 North Kananaskis Pass |
North Kananaskis Pass - DEC 2008 Part of Turbine camping trip. The most beautiful place I have ever seen. I call this place heaven on the Earth. |
 Rawson Lake |
Rawson Lake - AUG 2008 My injured knee's back and I went to hike Rawson Lake. It locates at popular Kananskis Lakes, and because of that a lot of people come hiking here. |
 The Turret |
The Turret - FEB 2010 Solo hike to The Turret just south of Kananaskis Lakes. Weather was just OK but still nice to get out and capture another peak! |
 Turbine Canyon Campground |
Turbine Canyon Campground - DEC 2008 The first backpacking in 11 years, I went to Turbine. Three day camping trip was more than I expected. |
Kananaskis Country (South) - Alberta, Canada
 Mount Arethusa |
Mount Arethusa - AUG 2009 First day of triple hike in the August long weekend. Started off from Mount Arethusa in Highwood. |
 Mount Burke |
Mount Burke - FEB 2010 Hike with CORE (Calgary Outdoor Recreation Association). We went Mount Burke. Despite of little detour we had, we made it to the summit. |
 Highwood Ridge |
Highwood Ridge - JUN 2010 The winter gate is open, and I had to come back to Highwood. The highest point of Highwood Ridge is little compared to surrounding peaks but still it's over 2700m high. |
 Holy Cross Mountain |
Holy Cross Mountain - AUG 2009 Rain forecasts didn't stop us to go hiking. We are hardcore hikers!! Holy Cross Mountain was blessed with holy power. |
 Lineham Creek Peaks |
Lineham Creek Peaks - SEP 2009 Ridge walk on unnamed peaks at Lineham Creek. We knew this is difficult scramble but wasn't expecting to be that difficult. |
 Lineham Ridge to GR593982 |
Lineham Ridge to GR593982 - SEP 2009 Because of the bad condition, Mark and I had to come back to finish Lineham Ridge and GR593982 traverse in Highwood. |
 Pocaterra Tarn |
Pocaterra Tarn - APR 2009 Got my new gear, snowshoe!! I brought the pair to test them at Pocaterra Tarn. |
 Mount Rae |
Mount Rae - AUG 2009 Mount Rae in Highwood area in Kananaskis. We made the hike more difficult by taking on the ridge walk route. Low evaluation gain yet height altitude… Feel like I was cheating. |
 Serendipity Peak to Patterson's Peak |
Serendipity Peak to Patterson's Peak - JUL 2010 Bad weather, boring and long approach, lack of exciting scramble, but somehow still I enjoyed traverse of Serendipity Peak to Patterson's Peak. |
 Mt. Tyrwhitt to Mt. Pocaterra |
Mt. Tyrwhitt to Mt. Pocaterra - SEP 2009 My first time hiking with COC, my party went to Tyrwhitt to Pocaterra traverse. Killed two birds with one stone!! |
Canmore - Alberta, Canada
 Climbing at Grassi Lakes |
Climbing at Grassi Lakes - AUG 2010 First time in 14 years, I went outdoor climbing. My buddy Shaun taught me a lot of climbing stuff I needed to learn. And I only died once!! |
 Door Jamb Mountain to Loder Peak to Unnamed |
Door Jamb Mountain to Loder Peak to Unnamed - DEC 2009 Door Jamb Mountain to Loder Peak to unnamed to Jura Creek. I feel we covered a bit for a hike. I was quite amazed by not mountains but by clouds. |
 East End of Mount Rundle |
East End of Mount Rundle - JUN 2009 Another popular hike in Canmore area, the East end of Rundle. Short but worth to get up there to see the view. |
 Grassi Lakes |
Grassi Lakes - DEC 2009 We still had time after Little Lougheed hike, and we decided to go to Grassi Lakes to take advantage of nice weather instead of heading home. |
 Grotto Creek |
Grotto Creek - JUL 2008 Two years ago I climbed Grotto, this time I went to Grotto creek to have some fun. My original plan was to ride bike as far as I can then switch to hike and climb up a mountain. |
 Grotto Mountain |
Grotto Mountain - SEP 2006 I gotta go to Grotto… I'm 29 years old and I am losing my sense of hummer. What's next? Losing hair? No more erection? |
 Ha Ling Peak |
Ha Ling Peak - DEC 2008 Short hike to Ha Ling Peak. My objective here was to beat every one on the trail. I don't mean throwing fist. |
 Ha Ling Peak to Miners Peak |
Ha Ling Peak to Miners Peak - DEC 2009 I went to Ha Ling Peak to Miners Peak solo trip. There is a big difference between summer and winter. I enjoyed the different view of the same mountain. |
 Heart Mountain Circuit |
Heart Mountain Circuit - FEB 2009 A popular mountain near Canmore. It's easy and quick yet I enjoyed scramble and ridge walking. |
 Heart Mountain to Twin Towers |
Heart Mountain to Twin Towers - APR 2010 Despite of false information about difficulty of Twin Towers, I managed to crack this bad boy. Actually because it was difficult, I enjoyed more. |
 Mount Lady Macdonald |
Mount Lady Macdonald - AUG 2009 Back to the Lady!! For the second try, this time there was no snow, the ridge was clear and ready for me. |
 Mount Lady Macdonald Attempt |
Mount Lady Macdonald Attempt - JUN 2009 Mount Lady Macdonald, but this lady is wild and mean. The is one of many mountains which is rated difficult in Kane's scramble book. |
 Mount Lawrence Grassi |
Mount Lawrence Grassi - FEB 2010 It was the day to summit Mount Lawrence Grassi which isn't too attractive for me. Use a cloudy day and didn't have to crave for the view of Canmore was a perfectly calculated trip plan. |
 Middle Sister |
Middle Sister - OCT 2008 Trace, Kevin and I hiked Middle sister, the one of the famous Three Sisters in Canmore. |
 Pigeon Mountain |
Pigeon Mountain - MAY 2009 I decided to hike Pigeon Mountain, one of mountains you see from HW 1 near Canmore. The view was far better than I imagined. |
 Squaw's Tit |
Squaw's Tit - JUL 2009 We had to do Squaw's Tit just because the name is so politically incorrect. Had fun doing a lot of scramble though. |
 Wendell Mountain Attempt |
Wendell Mountain Attempt - MAR 2010 We attemped to summit Wendell Mountain just north of Mount Yamnuska, but appearently no one knew what we were doing… |
 Wendell True & East Peak |
Wendell True & East Peak - APR 2010 Doing Wendell Mountain and East Peak of Wendell in the same day was a lot of everything. More unpleasant things than pleasant things… |
 Wind Ridge |
Wind Ridge - AUG 2010 I took advantage of a half day hike at Wind Ridge near Canmore. Early morning clouds made the scenery very drastic. I had a good short hiking. |
 Mount Yamnuska |
Mount Yamnuska - MAY 2008 Went to Mount Yamnuska. Spring hiking is always fun because there is much snow to deal with. |
 Mount Yamnuska 09 |
Mount Yamnuska 09 - OCT 2009 In order to save my hiking streak, I had to go hiking on a weekday since weekend's weather didn't look reliable. So we went to Mount Yamnuska for an evening hike. |
Banff National Park - Alberta, Canada
 Banff National Park |
Banff National Park - JAN 2008 My roommate Kyle took two Asian roomies to Banff. It wasn't the best time to go, but still was worth trip. |
 Bryant Creek Shelter |
Bryant Creek Shelter - MAY 2009 Kevin, Trace, and I tired cross-country ski to a shelter near Mount Assiniboine. |
 Rockbound Lake |
Rockbound Lake - APR 2009 One of the most uniquely shaped mountains in Banff, Castle Mountain. I decided to go there to see a lake surrounded by wall of rock. |
Banff National Park (Townsite) - Alberta, Canada
 Mount Cascade |
Mount Cascade - SEP 2009 A cold early winter day… maybe not quite winter yet, but we went to Cascade Mountain despite of a questionable weather. |
 Mount Cory |
Mount Cory - FEB 2010 Winter scramble rocks even though it is so much harder than doing it in summer. This scramble at Mount Cory only proved my point. Love it! |
 GR070840 |
GR070840 - OCT 2009 With new people, I went to an unnamed false peak GR040840 near Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park. A good weather and awesome scenery was worth the trip. |
 Sulphur Mountain |
Sulphur Mountain - NOV 2009 Evening solo hike at Sulphur Mountain at Banff Gondola. This ridge have big dips on the way, almost makes me think should be separated into smaller mountains at least for sake of hikers!! |
Banff National Park (Lake Louise) - Alberta, Canada
 Fairview Mountain |
Fairview Mountain - APR 2009 It was a cold and windy day but didn't stop me to get out and enjoy snowshoeing at Lake Louise in Banff. |
 Plain of the Six Glaciers |
Plain of the Six Glaciers - AUG 2006 One of the well known ski resort in the world, Lake Louise. I went to hike with my roommates and friend from England. |
 Mount Saint Piran |
Mount Saint Piran - JUN 2010 Still it is early season for scramble but not for tourism. Lake Louise was full of tourists, but we occupied the summit of Mount St. Piran just fine. |
 Sheol Mountain |
Sheol Mountain - AUG 2010 We made 2 mistakes and navigated ourselves to wrong places, nonetheless we were successfully made the summit of Sheol Mountain. |
 Mount St. Piran Attempt |
Mount St. Piran Attempt - MAY 2009 My "Plan F" stands for failure. I didn't know the road was closed for winter, I had to come up with something. So I did Mt. St. Piran. |
 Mount Temple 09 |
Mount Temple 09 - AUG 2009 Some refers this as the Everest of the Canadian Rockies. Most likely this mountain is the tallest mountain without technical climb in the Rockies. |
 Mount Temple Attempt |
Mount Temple Attempt - OCT 2008 The third tallest mountain in Southern Canadian Rocky Mountain, Mount Temple. |
Banff National Park (Skoki) - Alberta, Canada
 Brachiopod to Anthozoan to Heather |
Brachiopod to Anthozoan to Heather - JUL 2010 The 3rd day of Skoki backpacking trip. Andrea and I went for 3 ridge day. Brachiopod Mountain, Anthozoan Mountain, and Heather Ridge. |
 Fossil Mountain |
Fossil Mountain - JUL 2010 The last day of backpacking trip, weather was the worst but we still managed to summit Fossil Mountain to end the long weekend. |
 Hidden Lake to Ptarmigan Lake |
Hidden Lake to Ptarmigan Lake - JUL 2010 While my friends were still sleeping, I decided to go to a morning hike around Hidden Lake campground, taking advantage of backpacking trip!! |
 Packer's Little Peak |
Packer's Little Peak - JUL 2010 I got the best weather from the entire trip with this short evening hike near Ptarmigan Lake. I hiked up unnamed little peak at GR646054. |
 Ptarmigan Peak |
Ptarmigan Peak - JUL 2010 The first day of four day backpacking trip in Skoki. We picked the closest peak from our campground, Ptarmigan Peak. |
Banff National Park (Icefields Parkway) - Alberta, Canada
 Bow Glacier Falls |
Bow Glacier Falls - APR 2010 I only had a half day but I made full use of it. This short trail to Bow Glacier Falls in Icefields Parkway, I thought it's nice one for a short hike. |
 Crystal Ridge |
Crystal Ridge - APR 2009 Icefields Parkway in Banff. Decided to go to snow covered Lake Helen, but I took a wrong turn and ended up at the end of a ridge. |
 Crystal Ridge 10 |
Crystal Ridge 10 - MAR 2010 The second day of two day over night trip. This time we went to "Crystal Ridge", ridge just south of Cirque Peak in Icefields Parkway. |
 Molar Pass South |
Molar Pass South - APR 2010 Being sick for a week, I couldn't afford to do anything serious, still I managed to go to Icefields and enjoyed snowshoeing at Molar Pass. |
Jasper National Park - Alberta, Canada
 Cinquefoil Mountain |
Cinquefoil Mountain - JUN 2010 After completing Pyramid Mountain, we hasted to Cinquefoil, "the long, lazy ridge" for the 2nd peak of the day. |
 Pyramid Mountain |
Pyramid Mountain - JUN 2010 My first time scrambling in Jasper. This trip was Vern Dewit's ambitious plan, Pyramid Mountain & Cinquefoil Mountain in the same day trip. |
 Tangle Ridge |
Tangle Ridge - JUL 2009 Expanding my territory to Jasper National Park. Hiking on Tangle Ridge near Columbia Icefield was a blast. |
 Utopia Mountain |
Utopia Mountain - JUN 2010 One mountain I wanted to do just because I think the name Utopia Mountain is so cool. This ends the Jasper 3 peaks in 2 day trip. |
 Wilcox Pass |
Wilcox Pass - MAR 2010 The first day of two day over night trip. We went Wilcox Pass to enjoy the Canadian Rockies' 11000 footers at Columbia Icefield. |
Invermere - British Columbia, Canada
 Mount Goldie |
Mount Goldie - MAY 2010 My first time visiting Radium, BC. My first time hiking in the Columbia Mountains. Mount Goldie was a nice introduction of the area. |
 The Judge |
The Judge - MAY 2010 View from the summit of The Judge offers so many peaks including 11,000ers of the Rockies and glaciers of the Columbia Mountains. |
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park - British Columbia, Canada
 Mount Cautley to Wonder Peak |
Mount Cautley to Wonder Peak - SEP 2010 A long ridge walk traversing from Mount Cautley to Wonder Peak. We had full day of beautiful blue sky to enjoy the view and weather. |
 Nub Peak |
Nub Peak - AUG 2010 Our first hike in Assiniboine area, we decided to go to Nub Peak. As I have seen from other people's picture, the view from Nub Peak was superb. |
 Quartz Hill |
Quartz Hill - JUL 2009 Hiking with my roommate, Cornnie at Sunshine Meadows. At the end of Quartz Hill pass, there it was, Mount Assiniboine. |
 Sunburst Peaks |
Sunburst Peaks - AUG 2010 The second hike of the day. Sunburst Peaks offer another spectacular view of Mount Assiniboine and glacier. I defiantly recommend this! |
 The Towers |
The Towers - SEP 2010 The last day at Assiniboine. After a careful observation from Wonder Peak previous day, we find a way to the summit of The Towers. We also explored more area after The Towers. |
 Trail to Assiniboine |
Trail to Assiniboine - AUG 2010 Like everyone else, I wanted this trip for so long finally I got to see Mount Assiniboine in close distance. We hiked in via scenic Citadel Pass from Sunshine Village. |
Kootenay National Park - British Columbia, Canada
 Mount Ball to Beatrice Peak |
Mount Ball to Beatrice Peak - AUG 2010 Mount Ball is another one of my favorites!! Camping at alpine meadow made this trip even more enjoyable. Ignore all the horrifying stories of bushwhacking and pack your backpack to Ball! |
 Floe Lake |
Floe Lake - MAY 2010 One place I wanted to see for a long time, the Rockwall in Kootenay. I chose to take Floe Lake trail. Sure it was quiet this time around, no skiers or no hikers. It was all mine. |
 Isabelle Peak |
Isabelle Peak - AUG 2010 Weather was supposed to be far nicer but it turned out to be a cold day in August. Nonetheless we had fun and successful ascent to Isabelle Peak. |
 Kindersley Peaks |
Kindersley Peaks - MAY 2010 The start of the may long weekend, I decided to invade into BC. So I started with "Kindersley Peaks" in Kootenay National Park. |
 Stanley Glacier |
Stanley Glacier - MAY 2009 First time in Kootenay National Park and decided to see Stanly Glacier. A short hike and good for snowshoeing. |
 Stanley Peak |
Stanley Peak - AUG 2010 The last peak of 3 peaks weekend. We summited Stanley Peak with a different route (moderate route) from Kane's description. |
 Vermilion Peak |
Vermilion Peak - JUN 2010 Vermilion Peak in Kootenay National Park. I have been thinking of doing this peak for a while, I finally got people to do this together. |
Yoho National Park - British Columbia, Canada
 Mount Bosworth |
Mount Bosworth - AUG 2010 Mount Bosworth wasn't so much worth. Its approach was short, but it was not pleasant. However we enjoyed scramble part of this peak. |
 Mount Carnarvon |
Mount Carnarvon - JUL 2010 Big, good looking, scenic, full of challenging scrambling. My opinion, Mount Carnarvon is must if you enjoy difficult scrambling. |
 Paget Peak |
Paget Peak - JUL 2009 Joined up with Calgary Scrambling and Mountaineering Club. It was my first trip with them and the first hike in Yoho National Park as well. |
 Wapta Mountain |
Wapta Mountain - AUG 2010 The best peak from the August long weekend scrambles. It's been a while I felt challenged by on-route crux at Wapta Mountain in Yoho. |
 Yukness Mountain |
Yukness Mountain - JUL 2010 One of these must visit place, Lake O'Hara. We were so lucky to have the perfect weather to enjoy O'Hara and Yukness Mountain. |
Alberta - Alberta, Canada
 Alberta |
Alberta - JUL 2008 I fell off from bike and hurt my knee. I couldn't go hike for a while, so instead I drove. |
 Blackrock Mountain |
Blackrock Mountain - JUL 2009 Short hike to Blackrock Mountain in area called "Ghost". I saw Devil's Head!! |
 Canada Trip |
Canada Trip - AUG 2003 I visited Alberta, Canada before I went back to Japan on August 2003. The main purpose was to see my Canadian family, and of course to climb the Canadian Rockies. |
 Dinosaur Provincial Park |
Dinosaur Provincial Park - JUL 2009 Wow. Alberta got more than the Canadian Rockies to go see. The landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park is worth visiting. |
 Icefields Parkway |
Icefields Parkway - JUL 2009 Driving HW93, AKA Icefield Parkway from Lake Louise to Columbia Icefield. I have never had such a fun ride in my life. |
 True Southern Rockies |
True Southern Rockies - JUN 2009 Photo gallery of mountains in Crowsnest Pass, the Castle, and Waterton Lakes National Park. The true Southern Rockies. |
Japan - Japan
 Somewhere in Nasu |
Somewhere in Nasu - FEB 2006 I hiked somewhere in Nasu, not NASA. Was ok day. Weather changed a lot. |
 Tenjindaira |
Tenjindaira - OCT 2003 A famous mountain in Japan. My family went to have a lunch. It was nice seeing mountain scenery and people. How can I get rid of people in this country? |
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