"One kind of adventure: Vimy - Arras - Crypt traverse 41.5km with 2,265m gain and boat crossing in 10:30hrs return. (30.9 and 10.6km on foot and bike correspondingly with 2,160 and 105m gain) Vimy Peak - Arras Peak - Vimy Ridge SE/GR939323 is a pretty known route and no need in details. Wanted to continue it to Crypt and Boswell, based on Nugara's TRs (https://anugara.net/boswell.html) Crypt Peak Route from GR939323 to connecting ridge is obvious and easy. It is much more interesting once you get to Crypt's red rock summit block. Very enjoyable moderate scramble, looks and feels like giant's steps filled with pebbles. The only thing on descent, some of those "steps" appear to be slabs and "pebbles" - loose scree. While it is just moderate scramble but based on the terrain, it can easily become an alpine climb even with little snow on it. A hint for route finding: just follow sheep/goat shit and footprints. Wanted to continue further but some dark and low clouds were rolling in from Montana side. Even though there was nothing in the forecast. Tried to test my intuition whether to give it or try or not. But smell of ozone in the air made the decision. And of cou..." — alexp • Aug 31, 2019

"One kind of adventure: Vimy - Arras - Crypt traverse 41.5km with 2,265m gain and boat crossing in 10:30hrs return. (30.9 and 10.6km on foot and bike correspondingly with 2,160 and 105m gain) Vimy Peak - Arras Peak - Vimy Ridge SE/GR939323 is a pretty known route and no need in details. Wanted to continue it to Crypt and Boswell, based on Nugara's TRs (https://anugara.net/boswell.html) Crypt Peak Route from GR939323 to connecting ridge is obvious and easy. It is much more interesting once you get to Crypt's red rock summit block. Very enjoyable moderate scramble, looks and feels like giant's steps filled with pebbles. The only thing on descent, some of those "steps" appear to be slabs and "pebbles" - loose scree. While it is just moderate scramble but based on the terrain, it can easily become an alpine climb even with little snow on it. A hint for route finding: just follow sheep/goat shit and footprints. Wanted to continue further but some dark and low clouds were rolling in from Montana side. Even though there was nothing in the forecast. Tried to test my intuition whether to give it or try or not. But smell of ozone in the air made the decision. And of cou..." — alexp • Aug 31, 2019

"Coffin - Sheep - Horseshoe loop: 23.7km with 1,320m gain in 9:40hrs Family scramble. Got lucky with the weather: it was raining in any other place around except that particular area. Nice and easy scramble, took an alternative longer approach to Horseshoe Peak via ATV trails, i.e. no bushwhacking." — alexp • Aug 24, 2019

"Morgan and I agreed that rather than suffering up the Icefields Parkway for the weekend we would go to Waterton to summit Mt Richards on Sunday. So that is what happened. Pretty straight forward to Bertha Lake, and getting up on the ridge. From the ridge we were not quite sure as to where exactly the route went, we dropped over on the east side and traversed on thin ledges until we came around a corner where it became obvious where we should ascend." — BertB • Aug 18, 2019

"Prairie Bluff - Victoria Peak & Ridge - Pincher Ridge traverse (along with some other sub-peaks with at least 300ft/92m prominence, 10 in total) 36.4km with 2,900m gain in 12hrs return For the most, it's just an enjoyable ridge walk with first-class colourful views. Moderate scramble sections are en-route to Victoria Peak and off Pincher Ridge North point. The latter is avoidable by taking slopes between the main summit and North part of the ridge. As it was raining and snowing (in other places) previous night, had my hiking/scrambling boots instead of approach shoes. I definitely forgot how heavy it is in them. By the time I got back to the service road, I was ready to kiss it and yell "hallelujah". Got lucky with the weather: while it was really wet in the morning but got dry by lunch; was mainly cloudy and a couple storms that appeared on horizon around 5pm, just went another way." — alexp • Aug 17, 2019