Ice Climbing in Canmore

Early Mornings

We just got back form a week of ice climbing in Canmore. The guides were fantastic and the venues breathtaking. There is something that is very majestic about a frozen waterfall and there is something very bad ass about climbing it. We stayed at a motel for the week and it was wonderful to be able to jump into a hot tub and then sauna while your gear dries at the end of the day. Since we are a large group we split into two for most of the days. On the last day both groups went to Haffner Creek to climb. It was a sunny day with lots of routes to climb so no one was

waiting around much. Will Gadd even showed up clad in his Redbull gear.

gettin' there

School supplies

Haffner Creek

Fortress of solitude 

Hard route

Me!

Ski tour intro

Before we set out to slay the backcountry on our new expensive touring setups, we had to learn how to use them. We spent a few days in the side country of Fernie Alpine Resort learning how to transition into walking mode, how to set an up track and how to generally be more efficient while out there.
Here is a short video of some stuff we were doing that first day.