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#62629 06/02/09 06:30 AM
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Hello everyone,

I am going to be working for about 13 weeks up in Canada (starting in two weeks or so). I am not sure exactly where, but it will be in Alberta or BC. My schedule will give me Sundays off and a full week off after six weeks. Can anyone suggest resources where I might get beta on day hikes (preferably involving summits) or where I can find technical climbing partners? Perhaps there is a Canadian-Rockies Portal message board? smile I will be prepared with a climbing rack, ropes and also with winter gear (axe, crampons). I know there is much to do in those areas, but it would be great if I could focus my search. Once I am up there and situated I will have a better idea; for now, however, I would like to put out the feelers.

Thanks in advance for any beta.

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For day hikes involving summits, you might consider picking up copies of Alan Kane's Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies, and Andrew Nugara's More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies, both from Rocky Mountain Books. Some of the routes in those books, and a few that aren't, are described here.

I'm not sure there's a good internet resource for finding partners. The area isn't as heavily trafficked as the more popular areas in the Lower 48. There are a couple good climbing shops in Canmore and Banff. I don't recall that they had bulletin boards for selling stuff and finding partners, but the staff there are climbers, and can give you good info, and maybe even help you find a partner. Another place to look for partners is the AAC's Clubhouse in Canmore, or the Alpine Centre in Lake Louise. The Parks Canada visitor centers (located in Banff, Lake Louise, the Icefields, and Jasper) are staffed by folks that seem to know what's going on, so they're worth talking to.

Sounds like your week off will be around the end of July, which should be prime alpine season. Sean Dougherty's Selected Alpine Climbs in the Canadian Rockies (AKA the "Book of Lies") is about the only resource available. There is little in that book that you can do without a partner, and most routes involve glacier travel.

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I have to say I'm jealous. About 25 years ago, my buddy and I decided to climb "our" repsective mountains. Somehow, we never made it past "my" mountain, Mt. Ritter and off to "his" mountain, Mt. Fraser, (Fraser being his last name) up on the border between Alberta and B.C. I did finally make it to the top of Mt. Ritter back in 1999 (geez, has it been ten years?) and I have looked up the river drainage toward Mt. Fraser on a family Canadian rail trip we took about then, as well, but couldn't see far enough around the bends to spot Mt. Fraser.

Good luck to you...having at least seen the area from the train, there looked like a lot of interesting peaks to climb, both within day-hiking distance as well as longer trips like Mt. Fraser (about 15 miles from the trailhead if I recall correctly).

Be sure to post trip reports...

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