Ship’s Prow

Ship’s Prow is the South peak of Ehagay Nakoda. It is named for its prominent, ship’s prow-like appearance on the end of Ehagay Nakoda as seen from the nearby town of Canmore, Alberta (Wikipedia) More photos:

Wind Tower

I was fascinated by the Wind Tower when I saw ascent trail to its summit (photo above) during my solo Little Lougheed hike. Since late May it was just a matter of good weather and smoke free weekend, when we finally decided to go for it. The hike turned out to be not too hard (just may be a bit steep before the summit, but totally OK if you just switch to 1st gear), and very rewarding. Allocate half day […]

Baldy South (winter hike attempt 1)

U-turned from the crux this time, it was a few meters scramble, scary kind of thing. Watched how a couple of guys did it, but I just wasn’t ready. More photos from Baldy South via Baldy Pass winter hike attempt.