“Located in a remote and inaccessible corner of the Rockies, the Whitegoat Wilderness Area holds great attraction for committed backpackers. There are no established trails or facilities of any kind. Hiking groups must be completely self-sufficient. From August 2 to 7 a hardy group of souls traversed the uplands of this fantastic area with it’s […]
Mount Robson – Hiking Mecca in the Canadian Rockies
“It’s 4:30 am and the North Face of Mount Robson is being painted purple with the rising sun. The full moon shines in pink over Berg Lake, while Venus and Mars bookend the “Monarch of the Rockies”. Berg Lake lives up to its name for as it grows brighter the icebergs start to shine whiter […]
Glacier Trekking on the Wapta
It was my great pleasure to have spent the last few days with John and Elli from the UK on the Wapta Icefields. We headed in to this magnificent area in dubious weather yet managed to evade the rain on the first day, until the last few hundred feet on the headwall. Wapta is the […]