Yamnuska Mountain Adventures

Yamnuska Mountain Adventures We post pictures, reports and descriptions of our mountain adventure trips in the Canadian Rockies.

An unexpected pleasure for September—warm days on the rock surrounded by the golden colours of fall. 🍂🧗We’ll happily tak...
09/23/2026

An unexpected pleasure for September—warm days on the rock surrounded by the golden colours of fall. 🍂🧗

We’ll happily take a little more summer weather while the landscape starts looking distinctly autumn.

A pretty great backdrop for learning to climb, building new skills and making the most of these beautiful September days in the Canadian Rockies.

A few moments from last winter. ❄️Ice climbing, backcountry skiing, avalanche training—and plenty of memorable days spen...
09/22/2026

A few moments from last winter. ❄️

Ice climbing, backcountry skiing, avalanche training—and plenty of memorable days spent learning and travelling in the mountains.

We’re not quite there yet, but with cooler mornings and the first signs of the seasons changing, winter doesn’t feel all that far away.

Here’s a look back at some of the people, places and moments that made last winter a good one. Anyone else finding their thoughts starting to turn to winter?

Great day on Eisenhower Tower on the weekend. Our guest John was efficient and moved quickly on both the hiking and clim...
09/21/2026

Great day on Eisenhower Tower on the weekend.

Our guest John was efficient and moved quickly on both the hiking and climbing sections, having a blast up there! 10 hours car to car.

What a weekend!

📷 Nick Baggaley

From learning the skills to putting them into practice. 🏔️After recently completing our Intro to Mountaineering course, ...
09/18/2026

From learning the skills to putting them into practice. 🏔️

After recently completing our Intro to Mountaineering course, Jasper was keen to keep climbing, continue learning, and take on a bigger objective. Next up: Mt. Athabasca—and his first 11,000er!

Conditions on the mountain were excellent, with dry snow across the glacier and good step kicking for most of the route. With the mountain entirely to themselves, Jasper and his guide Nick made great time, completing the trip in under 10 hours round trip.

Beautiful weather, great conditions, and a pretty memorable way to build on the skills from his course.

Congratulations on your first 11,000er, Jasper!

📸Nick Baggaley

Guides keep learning too.A big congratulations to members of the Yamnuska guide team who have recently completed profess...
09/13/2026

Guides keep learning too.

A big congratulations to members of the Yamnuska guide team who have recently completed professional exams and earned new certifications!

These accomplishments represent far more than a few days of exams. They’re the result of years spent developing technical skills, gaining experience in complex mountain terrain, training, mentoring and being assessed to rigorous professional standards.

Congratulations to:

👏 Brendan Maggs — Successfully completed the UIAGM Mountain Guide exam
👏 Drew Krop — Earned the Apprentice Ski Guide certification
👏 Jesse Scotland — Earned the Full Ski Guide certification
👏 Maryse L'Heureux — Earned the ACMG Full Alpine Guide certification
👏 Nick Baggaley — Earned the ACMG Full Alpine Guide certification
👏 Michael Lawee — Earned the ACMG Apprentice Alpine Guide certification
👏 Eli Shellenberg — Earned the ACMG Apprentice Alpine Guide certification
👏 Ben Thompson — Earned the ACMG Apprentice Alpine Guide certification
👏 Greg Barrett — Earned the ACMG Apprentice Alpine Guide certification
👏 Harry Birt — Successfully completed the ACMG Mountain Guide exam

And the season isn’t over yet! We still have several guides on exams this fall, and we’re wishing them all the best as they head into the final stages.

Continued training and professional development are a big part of guiding. It’s also part of what allows us to put highly qualified, experienced professionals in the mountains with our guests—whether they’re learning their first skills or taking on a major objective.

Congratulations to everyone on the hard work and well-earned accomplishments!

Climbing beside one of the most impressive waterfalls in the Rockies. Takakkaw Falls is a climb unlike many others—great...
09/11/2026

Climbing beside one of the most impressive waterfalls in the Rockies.

Takakkaw Falls is a climb unlike many others—great rock, wildly varied movement and an incredible position alongside the thundering falls.

And then there’s the cave. A 100+ metre crawl through the mountain before emerging near the top of the falls makes this route one you won’t soon forget.



Credit: Jesse de Montigny & Dan Whelan

Mt. McArthur Climb - Yoho National Park - September 2A 5:30 a.m. start had the group making their way toward the isolate...
09/09/2026

Mt. McArthur Climb - Yoho National Park - September 2

A 5:30 a.m. start had the group making their way toward the isolated Whaleback Col, with good trail conditions and a mostly dry glacier lower down.

Higher on Mt. McArthur, the terrain steepened and the team climbed a 40-metre pitch of snow on the North Ridge before reaching the summit around 11 a.m.

From there, the adventure continued with a descent through the valley between McArthur and Pollinger.

The group made it back to the hut ahead of the rain, wrapping up another full day of mountaineering in one of the most spectacular corners of Yoho National Park.

📷 Jean Gamilovski

Some skills are always worth dusting off. 🏔️Angela and Dan had a great day on the Athabasca Glacier, getting back into g...
09/02/2026

Some skills are always worth dusting off. 🏔️

Angela and Dan had a great day on the Athabasca Glacier, getting back into glacier travel, refreshing plenty of old skills and adding a few new ones along the way.

Angela has been climbing with Yamnuska since around 2007, so it’s especially great to have her back out with us and continuing to build on all those years of mountain experience.

Today they’re taking advantage of the good weather and heading up A2!

A snowy end to summer on Mt. Hector! ❄️August 30 looked a lot more like winter for Ihor and Kurtis as they headed up Mt....
08/31/2026

A snowy end to summer on Mt. Hector! ❄️

August 30 looked a lot more like winter for Ihor and Kurtis as they headed up Mt. Hector with guide Nick.

With fresh snow reaching down to around 2,600 metres and 10–20 cm accumulating near the summit, it certainly didn’t feel like the end of August. Despite a less-than-promising forecast to start the day, the weather held off just enough for the team to keep moving and make a successful summit.

A little fresh snow, a lot of winter scenery, and a great way to wrap up August in the Canadian Rockies.

Congratulations Ihor and Kurtis on the summit—and thanks to Nick for guiding the way!

📷 Nick Baggaley

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#202/56 Lincoln Park
Canmore, AB
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