Guidebooks

Canadian Rockies

Hiking

To start your journey in the Canadian Rockies:

• Don't Waste Your Time in the Canadian Rockies: Their selection of hikes is an amazing starting point in the Canadian Rockies. The book only covers the national parks (Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Yoho and Waterton Lakes national parks, plus Mt. Robson and Mt. Assiniboine provincial parks), not the Kananaskis / Canmore region.

Scrambling

The two popular scrambling references used by the local community are:

• Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (Alan Kane): Covers Waterton, Crowsnest, Kananaskis, Canmore, Banff, Yoho, Kootenay, and Jasper
• More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (Andrew Nugara): Comprehensively covers Waterton, The Castle, and Kananaskis. Also includes scrambles in Crowsnest, Banff, Highway 93 North, and Yoho.

Winter Hiking

• Snowshoeing in the Canadian Rockies (Andrew Nugara)

Glacier National Park, Montana

Just south of the border. Both are scrambling and climbing references:

• Climb Glacier National Park, Blake Passmore
  • Volumes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• A Climber's Guide to Glacier National Park, J. Gordon Edwards

Glacier National Park, BC (Rogers Pass)

For the Selkirk Range around Rogers Pass, in BC just west of the Rockies:

• Rogers Pass Alpine Guide – The Heart of the Selkirk Range