Tag Archives: Canada

Mount Stevens Columbia Valley June 5, 2020

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Bill Kerr

Hike scramble near Cranbrook with Kevin P and Gary H. Some snow near tree line and along summit ridge. About 11.6 km and 1370 m in 8 hours including time waiting while guys did Teepee. Pics

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Baofeng UV-5R Tactical Folding Antenna Test, March 20, 2020

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Bill Kerr

ABBREE 42.5 inch VHF/UHF Tactical Folding Antenna for Baofeng UV-5R (with one fold. can double fold see pic in previous post) Test of Tactical Folding antenna(self isolating in my car) 42.5-Inch Length ABBREE SMA-Female Dual Band 144/430Mhz Foldable CS Tactical … Continue reading →

Posted in alpine climb, backcountry camping, backcountry ski, Camping, Equipment, hike, Mountain Biking, scramble, ski, ski mountaineering | Tagged alberta, Canada, Canadian rockies, climb, equipment, radio, ski, ski mountaineering, vhf | Leave a comment

Baofeng UV VHF UHF Radios for Backcountry Ski Climb Bike Canada Review Feb, 2025 update

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Bill Kerr

UPDATE NOTES: 1. There are many newer Baofeng radios like the UV-17 Pro GPS and UV-21 that are newer radios than the UV-5 for not much more price. Bigger color screens, type C USB charging, more frequencies, 6 band, waterproof, … Continue reading →

Posted in alpine climb, backcountry ski, Bike, Equipment, hike, Mountain Biking, rock climb, scramble, ski, ski mountaineering, snowshoeing, winter scramble | Tagged alberta, alpine, alpine touring, AT, backcountry, Banff, british columbia, Canada, radio, repeaters, rescue, rockies, ski mountaineering, snow, vhf, winter | 1 Comment

Diana Lake Feb 28 to March 2, 2020 Backcountry Ski Cabin Trip

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Bill Kerr

Backcountry ski trip to Diana Lake Lodge https://dianalake.ca/ https://www.facebook.com/dianalakelodge/ https://www.instagram.com/dianalakelodge/ In to cabin on Friday and out on Monday. Some very good snow and skiing. Cabin has been upgraded and was very good for our group with 6 in the cabin … Continue reading →

Posted in backcountry ski, hut, ski, ski mountaineering, trip | Tagged alpine, alpine touring, AT, backcountry, british columbia, cabin, Canada, mountain, powder, rockies, ski, ski mountaineering, snow, winter | Leave a comment

SSV – downhill Feb 17, 2020

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Bill Kerr

Solid day with Wietse. Legs felt good. Mostly sunny day but a little cool. Forecast was overcast and flurries. Lots of runs. 22 or so.

Posted in ski, training | Tagged alberta, alpine, Banff, Canada, rockies, snow, Training, winter | Leave a comment

Sunshine Landing Jan 25, 2020 AT Ski trip

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Bill Kerr

AT ski trip to Sunshine landing with Dave S. Skied up ski out. about 2 hours. and then another 2 or 2.5 hrs to top. 900 m and 16 km? Some up and down but stayed mostly along a ridge … Continue reading →

Posted in backcountry ski | Tagged alberta, alpine, alpine touring, AT, backcountry, Banff, Canada, mountain, powder, ridge, rockies, ski mountaineering, winter | Leave a comment

Prairie Mountain, Bragg Creek, Kananaskis Dec 21, 2019

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Bill Kerr

Snowy foggy day but terrible roads and high avi hazard so a good day to do prairie mtn. Ran into many people we knew from past trips and the internet. Snow was wet and sticky and some balling issues … Continue reading →

Posted in hike, training, winter scramble | Tagged alberta, Canada, hike, Kananaskis, mountain, ridge, rockies, snow, winter | Leave a comment

Top 10 Mountains Every Calgarian Should Know, Canadian Rockies, Banff, Lake Louise, Canmore, Calgary

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Bill Kerr

Top 13 Mountains Every Calgarian Should Know – Your friends or relatives have arrived and you want to show them the mountains. Or you take a family drive and your kids are asking. It helps to know some … Continue reading →

Posted in alpine climb, hike, scramble, Travel Information | Tagged alberta, alpine, backcountry, Banff, Canada, canmore, glacier, hike, Kananaskis, Lake Louise, mountain, park, rockies, scramble, snow | 8 Comments

Shunga-la-she, September 13, 2019 Sheep Prov Park, Kananaskis

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Bill Kerr

Good scramble with Dave S, Kevin P, Roy and John. About 13.5 km and 1100 m 8 hours. Got wet and snowed on at top but cleared on way down. Went by bridge and good trail just past bridge up … Continue reading →

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Wasatch Peak, Banff Lake Louise September 3, 2019

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Bill Kerr

Good hike/scramble with Kevin P. 19 km and 980 m about 8 hours. really blocky above the col but found a better scree dirt gully to come down. Pics

Posted in scramble | Tagged alberta, alpine, backcountry, Banff, Canada, Lake Louise, mountain, rockies, route, scramble | Leave a comment