Yamnuska Mountain Adventures is the leading mountaineering guiding company in the Canadian Rockies with many, many summits and glaciers under our belt. In guiding both backpackers and mountaineers we have realized that by combining both disciplines we can offer some truly unique mountain adventures!
Join us for an adventure that combines hiking and mountaineering: The Kananaskis Alpine Traverse. The objective: a traverse of the peaks and glaciers of the Main Divide from Aster Lake in the south to the Robertson Glacier in the north.
Located just south of Banff National Park, the Kananaskis region continues with the best of the alpine and sub-alpine worlds of the Canadian Rockies: peaks, glaciers, lakes, meadows and forest, all superlative! The experience of this traverse, too, encompasses the best of both: traversing glaciers in the early morning light, peaks stretching in every direction, cool, shady forest trails and wildflowers everywhere!
This traverse is designed for very fit, athletic hikers and beginner mountaineers (no previous mountaineering experience required). We go early in the summer when there"s still plenty of snow and climbing conditions are not too difficult.
