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Week of 21-Sep-2023 to 27-Sep-2023
Date Activity Destination Report
26-Sep-2023 Trail hike Quirk ridge to Iyarhe Ipan traverse

The fall season is a good time to do trips that are greatly enhanced by the fall colours but would not be high on someone’s to do list at oth more...

26-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Piggy Plus - Burstall col

Fall colours where at their very best and quite spectacular on the drive out. The weather forecast was calling for a mix of sun and cloud with the more...

25-Sep-2023 Trail hike Barrier Lake hills and beach

It is just past the equinox and the yellow colours in Alberta are perfect in at least a narrow band--the larches in the high subalpine, as reported more...

21-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Backpack Skoki to Badger Pass

Day 1: It doesn't get much better than this in September. We left a car at Moose Meadows and drove to the Skoki parking lot to start the mundan more...

23-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Running Rain lake north ridge (Clockwise loop)

Having done this trip last fall i liked it so much i did it again this year. As we were getting ready a young couple left before us on a romantic m more...

22-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Three Lakes Valley 219322

After a bit of a frosty start, it was perfect last full day of summer for 17 Ramblers, 2 guests and Piper the retriever to take in the amazing larc more...

22-Sep-2023 Scramble Mt Niblock

Using the Parks Canada shuttle service (which we found to be well organized and efficient) we arrived at Lake Louise at about 9am with a fall crisp more...


Week of 14-Sep-2023 to 20-Sep-2023
Date Activity Destination Report
18-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Little Arethusa 433075 via Arethusa Cirque

Under a mix of sun and cloud, and a balmy 11C, we headed up the trail at about 10 am arriving on the summit of Little Arethusa at noon. We settled more...

15-Sep-2023 Scramble Nihahi Ridge - Nihahi Creek loop

As we left the parking lot the hot sun was already melting the night frost and it didn't take too long to warm up and shed all the extra clothing. more...

15-Sep-2023 Scramble Mt Weed 326377

We started from the parking area 7.0 km north of Bow Summit at 9:30 am on this absolutely beautiful fall day. Based on Kane's description and S more...

14-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Pocaterra Ridge traverse S >> N

This hike has always been one of my favourites.
When we arrived at the trailhead the temperature was 2deg.C.
That made it a comfortab more...

14-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Ridge 542999 (S.Mist Hill West), Picklejar C loop

A perfect day for a late summer hike! An uneventful walk in cool morning shade up portions of Mist Creek and Mist Ridge trails took us to treelin more...


Week of 7-Sep-2023 to 13-Sep-2023
Date Activity Destination Report
13-Sep-2023 Road bike Road bike; 1A hwy from Banff to Castle Junction

An enjoyable day in Banff for cycling with mixed sun & cloud; a coolish start but warming to a nice cycling temperature. The road was damp at t more...

12-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Burns Lake via Arethusa Cirque & pass 447071

While you first have to wrap your mind around a hike where the destination involves a significant elevation loss vs. a summit, Burns Lake is a beau more...

10-Sep-2023 Trail hike Sulphur Springs - Riverview ex Paddy's Flat

No smoke, no hot weather, no rain, no wind. In other words,a perfect day for hiking. To make things even better, there was a bike race taking place more...

9-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Memorial Lakes: 3rd (upper) lake

Upon arrival at a rather busy parking lot our hike began, the warmth of the sun being held back from the valley gave us a cooler first hour or so. more...

8-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Surveyor's Ridge 592179, Mt Ware loop

A really fine day in the Gorge Creek area as somewhat threatening afternoon clouds did not release any rain on us, although some was seen in the mo more...

7-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Rummel ridge (Via Rummel lake)

Starting at the civilized hour of 10 am in cool conditions we made good time to the lake where we had our first break. To gain the ridge above us f more...

7-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Piggy Plus - Burstall col
A lovely day that reminds you that the only thing as good as summer hiking is autumn hiking. There is a good trail over the rock glacie more...
7-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Ridge SW of Mt Smuts (a.k.a. Smutwood)

4 hikers left parking lot at 9 am on relaxed pace only 1 degree C . Met many others on same hike plus one group going onto Fist; chatted with many more...


Week of 31-Aug-2023 to 6-Sep-2023
Date Activity Destination Report
5-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike NE Porcupine Ck to Boundary Ridge and Peak

I became intrigued by this trip a few years ago after Christine had such high praise for it, and indeed it did not disappoint! The parts throug more...

2-Sep-2023 Off-Trail hike Paget Peak

Paget Peak, giving it's name to Paget limestone which can be viewed in the area. The sedimentary strada, laid down generally in a horizontal or clo more...


Week of 24-Aug-2023 to 30-Aug-2023
Date Activity Destination Report
29-Aug-2023 Scramble The Onion

This is a hike easy scramble that never disappoints.Twelve of us left a not too busy parking lot at 9:15 in a clear and cool morning We made good p more...

28-Aug-2023 Scramble Eiffel Peak

As a comparison to the success of movie sequels this past year, this trip was actually a sequel to Jack's first Rambler ascent of Howard Dougla more...

26-Aug-2023 Scramble Crowfoot Mtn north peak

Mount Andromache was named by the Alpine Club of Canada for Andromache, who in Greek mythology was the wife of Hector. But Mount Hector to the sout more...

25-Aug-2023 Scramble Mount Howard Douglas

We started our ascent of Mount Howard Douglas from the Sunshine ski resort parking lot at 8:30 am. The first three kilometres is on the road up to more...

24-Aug-2023 Off-Trail hike Cirque Peak

"Diversion", the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity as in they diverted from the planned trail. As we re more...

24-Aug-2023 Scramble Whaleback Mountain traverse (Yoho); return via Iceline
The weather was quite good for a long hike - cool, dry, smoke-free, and very light wind - but it sure would have been nice if the cloud more...

Week of 17-Aug-2023 to 23-Aug-2023
Date Activity Destination Report
21-Aug-2023 Scramble Ribbon Crk - Guinn Pass - Galatea

Apart from a slightly smoky sky, this turned out to be a good day for this longer loop hike. Temperature maxed out about +18c, negligible wind and more...

20-Aug-2023 Trail hike Iceline high point out & back

AS first light broke over the city of Calgary, smoke and fog seemed to be present. Objective was clear, drive about 2 hours to trailhead confirmed more...

17-Aug-2023 Trail hike Eagle Hill 455604

I don't think it would be fair to characterise us as "mad dogs" but as my grandfather was an Englishman, perhaps we had some justification for bein more...


Week of 10-Aug-2023 to 16-Aug-2023
Date Activity Destination Report
16-Aug-2023 Off-Trail hike Victoria Ridge

We started our hike under blue skies shortly after 8:00 am. We were delayed for a few minutes by the road construction on highway 6. After 34℃ on t more...

16-Aug-2023 Scramble North Outlier of Mt.Glasgow 466270

We started from the parking lot with somewhat smokey skies but bouyant spirits. After making our way along the flats by the river the coordinator f more...

15-Aug-2023 Trail hike Southfork Lakes

It was another beautiful day in the mountains of Castle Provincial Park. The trailhead of this hike starts at Syncline Barnaby Staging Area. It has more...

15-Aug-2023 Scramble Narao Peak

Having done this peak in 2018, and remembering fun scrambling and great views but less fun bushwacking, I was excited that a few Ramblers signed up more...

14-Aug-2023 Off-Trail hike Sparrowhawk Tarns 216410

We had the parking lot to ourselves and started off at 9:00 AM under cloudy skies. By the time we escaped the trees the clouds had disappeared and more...

14-Aug-2023 Off-Trail hike Loaf Mtn

It was a perfect day to hike Loaf Mt. We arrived at the Bovin Lake trailhead shortly after 8:00 am. We started walking on the road about 8:25 am. I more...

13-Aug-2023 Scramble Windtower

A perfect day for this great hike. Great especially because it looks so impressive from the Trans Canada. The temperature was just right, skies cle more...

11-Aug-2023 Off-Trail hike Old Goat Glacier 140460

Participants: David,Jeannette,Nardi,David,Clifton,Barbara,Deborah,Cheryl,Laura,Jozef.

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11-Aug-2023 Off-Trail hike Healy Pass-Ramparts-Simpson Pass Loop

Due to the significant amount of misunderstanding about the Restricted Area
related to this hike I contacted Banff Park on Jul 20, 2023 and more...

11-Aug-2023 Scramble Mount Andromache

We were surprised to find the parking lot at Hector Creek full when the eleven of us arrived just before 9:00 am. Most of them must have just been more...

10-Aug-2023 Trail hike Headwall Lakes 237297

Participants: Rosanne,Philip,Kim,Arnold,Yolande,Nancy,Leslie,Kathy,Clifton,Joanne,Barbara,{ more...


Week of 3-Aug-2023 to 9-Aug-2023
Date Activity Destination Report
7-Aug-2023 Trail hike Jumpingpound Mtn 471462

After a seemingly never-ending drive from Sibbald Flats, we started up the trail at 10:30 AM under sunny skies. As we were having lunch, smoke star more...

6-Aug-2023 Trail hike Mt Lipsett 470014

Sunny skies to start led to early delayering and the usual muddy spots were almost all dry so the going was easy. As we got nearer to the treeline more...

5-Aug-2023 Off-Trail hike Powderface Ridge 515344

We had a nice social hike, made even better by spending some time with Ron's group who were hiking opposite to our route. 14 km and 700m; back more...

5-Aug-2023 Trail hike Powderface Ridge from west

A cloudy day but no precipitation during the hike so it was a good get-out-and-hike excursion. The ascent to Three Trail Pass was fairly quickly co more...


Week of 27-Jul-2023 to 2-Aug-2023
Date Activity Destination Report
2-Aug-2023 Scramble Tent Ridge Horseshoe 154311, 146308 loop

What a beautiful day to do this classic ridgewalk.Warm in the lowlands but a nice cool breeeze once higher up. And bonus ! not too many people arou more...

2-Aug-2023 Scramble The Fortress via Headwall Lakes
Not too hot, no smoke so great views, no other people except for a handful at Chester Lake, and of course great company. We were on the more...