Hiking & Scrambling Beta
Trip Reports
Trip Reports, Blogs, and GPS Traces.
Canadian Rockies
Trip Reports, Blogs, and GPS Traces
A number of individuals in the community share their spreadsheets, trip reports, YouTube videos, GPS Traces, etc.
- Bob Spirko
- Explor8ion
- Voyageur Tripper: Detailed trip reports covering hikes and scrambles in the Canadian Rockies with route descriptions, photos, and conditions. Paid subscription required.
- Steven's Peak Bagging Journey
- Annie Ouellet
Additionally, GPX traces can be found on:
- Peakbagger: Covers peaks in the Alberta Rockies, but also Montana Glacier National Park Rockies and much more!
- Strava
Facebook Groups
In addition to serving as general-purpose inspirational groups, these groups can provide timely feedback in terms of trail conditions, closures, etc:
- Hike Alberta is probably the most popular Facebook group when it comes to looking for inspiration, pictures, and practical information. It is a bit of a monster in terms of volume of posts, and the approach is to give a little bit of everything for everyone.
- Wild Canadian Rocky Mountain Hikers is a popular group for advanced hikers and scramblers. The moderation team is trying their best to promote best practices and knowledge.
- Scrambling in the Canadian Rockies is a popular group among scramblers. The Scrambling in the Canadian Rockies group is for sharing trip reports and conditions, finding partners, and seeking advice related to scrambling in the Canadian Rockies.
Glacier National Park, Montana
Just south of the border, with its own community and beta:
- Glacier Mountaineering Society: A club dedicated to the mountain environment of Glacier National Park, Waterton Lakes, and the northern Rockies of Montana and Alberta — so it spans both sides of the border.
- Climb Glacier National Park: The site behind Blake Passmore's guidebook series, with route write-ups and updates.
- Peakbagger covers the Montana Glacier peaks too, not just the Alberta Rockies.
Glacier National Park, BC (Rogers Pass)
Rogers Pass and the surrounding Selkirk Range sit in BC's Glacier National Park, just west of the Rockies, and have their own dedicated beta: