Mount Sir Donald With Ms. J Ormsbee

On 08 Jul, 2013 By cloudnine

Jen Ormsbee and I had originally planned to attempt a big mixed alpine route just north of the Icefields Centre. Humble Horse on Mount Diadem would have been a great bet if it wasn't for the crazy hot temperatures we've had the last week or so, but avalanche and rockfall hazard would have been too much of a hazard to be reasonable and we needed an alternate venue. 

 

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Mount Athabasca For The 1st Time

On 08 Jul, 2013 By cloudnine

Over the Canada Day Long weekend we guided a 3 Day Intro to Mountaineering Program at the Columbia Icefields for a great crew all originally from the Drayton Valley area. Mike, Kara, Steve and Breann were 1st timers to the world of summer mountaineering and were kind enough to hire us for a few days to show them the ropes.

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Canmore Flooding - Town in State of Emergency

On 21 Jun, 2013 By cloudnine

Hello Mountain Friends,

 

Due to recent flooding in Cougar Creek and the imposed travel restrictions, and limited access to both mobile or internet communication we want to let our Guest know that response times to their calls and emails may be longer than normal. Our programs this weekend will likely be postponed or cancelled, and we'll be getting in touch with guests for programs coming up this week to discuss options.

 

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Alpine Rock & And The Merits of Geo-Thermal with Christian.

On 17 Jun, 2013 By cloudnine

 

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New Shipment of Guest Equipment Arrives!

On 11 Jun, 2013 By cloudnine

We replace our equipment frequently, and the gear we have available for our guests to use on our programs gets cycled out just as often. We do it becasue we want our guests to have total confidence in the equipment we use to take them up into the heights. 

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