Scrambler FIRST, climber second
• I started my peak-bagging “career” in 2000 i… more
Scrambler FIRST, climber second
• I started my peak-bagging “career” in 2000 in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York with the 46er quest. It spanned … more
Scrambler FIRST, climber second
• I started my peak-bagging “career” in 2000 in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York with the 46er quest. It spanned a decade. I’m a 2 x 46er and 37/46 on Round 3. I have completed half the peaks for the Winter 46er.
• I moved to Calgary in October 2010 and began Canadian Rockies scrambling in 2011. On August 5, 2023 I summited the mighty Mount Chephren to complete the Kane scrambles 2nd edition, which took 13 seasons to complete.
• I'm a Scree Queen up and down! The loose terrain - especially on descent and reading lines - is where I excel. I'm good with hands-on, but not a fan of knife-edge ridges / precipitous drops on both side of me!
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• In 2022 I ascended my 150th unique Kane peak, 250th unique scramble and 300th unique Canadian Rockies peak.
• In 2023 I completed the Kane 2nd edition scrambles guidebook
• I am 90% done the Kane 3rd edition scrambles guidebook, but am quite scared of Chancellor, Foch and Robertson, so I don’t plan to complete it.
• I have completed 35 Nugara scrambles 3rd edition peaks
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Highlights:
11,000ers: Mounts Victoria, Lefroy (guided 2013), Mount Athabasca via the ramp route (guided 2020), Temple via the scramble route x 2
Complex ascents: Mount Aberdeen alpine route (2016), Mount Stephen (2021), the notorious Mount Smuts (2022), Mount Fox and Mount Chephren (2023)
Traverses with 2000m+ gain: Elbow 4 Traverse (2014), Waterton Hawkins Horseshoe (2015), Protection-TV-Stuart Knob-N. Castle Traverse (2018).
Other peaks of note: Mount Kidd with its epic glissade, South Kidd for the incredible wolverine sighting.
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Rockies favourites: Dolomite, Niles, Whymper, Stanley, Fairview, Crowsnest, Tombstone South, Carnarvon, Edith Traverse, Pharaoh Peaks in larch season
Least favourites: Gusty, Lawson, Big Sister, Sentry, Roche a Perdrix, Storm (Highwood)
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