YEAR 2009
 Stanley Glacier |
Stanley Glacier - MAY 2009 First time in Kootenay National Park and decided to see Stanly Glacier. A short hike and good for snowshoeing. |
 Bryant Creek Shelter |
Bryant Creek Shelter - MAY 2009 Kevin, Trace, and I tired cross-country ski to a shelter near Mount Assiniboine. |
 Mount St. Piran Attempt |
Mount St. Piran Attempt - MAY 2009 My "Plan F" stands for failure. I didn't know the road was closed for winter, I had to come up with something. So I did Mt. St. Piran. |
 Grizzly Peak North Route Attempt |
Grizzly Peak North Route Attempt - MAY 2009 My "Plan D" stands for detour. Unable to park at the parking spot due to too much snow. I was forced to take unknown North route. |
 Hillcrest Mountain |
Hillcrest Mountain - MAY 2009 Livingstone Range which extends 90 km. I went to the South end of it which is in Crowsnet Pass. |
 Pigeon Mountain |
Pigeon Mountain - MAY 2009 I decided to hike Pigeon Mountain, one of mountains you see from HW 1 near Canmore. The view was far better than I imagined. |
 Windy Peak Hills |
Windy Peak Hills - MAY 2009 Two weeks in a row, Kevin and I went to Windy Peak Hills, just out side of Kananaskis' south boundary. |
 Cameron Lake |
Cameron Lake - MAY 2009 First time hiking in Waterton Lakes National Park. Walking on frozen Cameron Lake, crossing US border was fun. |
 True Southern Rockies |
True Southern Rockies - JUN 2009 Photo gallery of mountains in Crowsnest Pass, the Castle, and Waterton Lakes National Park. The true Southern Rockies. |
 Mount Lady Macdonald Attempt |
Mount Lady Macdonald Attempt - JUN 2009 Mount Lady Macdonald, but this lady is wild and mean. The is one of many mountains which is rated difficult in Kane's scramble book. |
 East End of Mount Rundle |
East End of Mount Rundle - JUN 2009 Another popular hike in Canmore area, the East end of Rundle. Short but worth to get up there to see the view. |
 Grizzly Peak Attempt 2 |
Grizzly Peak Attempt 2 - JUN 2009 For the second try, I attempted to do Grizzly Peak. This time the weather and snow covered grass terrain were my obstacles. |
 Mount Ward |
Mount Ward - JUN 2009 Highlight of 2009 spring hike. The view from the snow covered summit of Mount Ward was rewarding. |
 Turtle Mountain 09 |
Turtle Mountain 09 - JUN 2009 Back to Turtle Mountain again. Have to do this one while the mountain is still there. Who knows when it moves away. Least that what some say. |
 Blackrock Mountain |
Blackrock Mountain - JUL 2009 Short hike to Blackrock Mountain in area called "Ghost". I saw Devil's Head!! |
 Squaw's Tit |
Squaw's Tit - JUL 2009 We had to do Squaw's Tit just because the name is so politically incorrect. Had fun doing a lot of scramble though. |
 Dinosaur Provincial Park |
Dinosaur Provincial Park - JUL 2009 Wow. Alberta got more than the Canadian Rockies to go see. The landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park is worth visiting. |
 Tangle Ridge |
Tangle Ridge - JUL 2009 Expanding my territory to Jasper National Park. Hiking on Tangle Ridge near Columbia Icefield was a blast. |
 Mount Sparrowhawk 09 |
Mount Sparrowhawk 09 - JUL 2009 Second time scrambling Mount Sparrowhawk. Among the tallest peaks of Kananaskis offers such a spectacular view from the top. |
 Mount Kidd South Peak |
Mount Kidd South Peak - JUL 2009 Famous mountain in Kananaskis Mount Kidd. Tried the South Peak. The elevation gain was crazy and all scree up. （;´▽｀A`` |
 Paget Peak |
Paget Peak - JUL 2009 Joined up with Calgary Scrambling and Mountaineering Club. It was my first trip with them and the first hike in Yoho National Park as well. |
 2009 First Half |
2009 First Half - JUL 2009 Finally after 21 episodes in 2009, non-mountain related story lol. |
 Icefields Parkway |
Icefields Parkway - JUL 2009 Driving HW93, AKA Icefield Parkway from Lake Louise to Columbia Icefield. I have never had such a fun ride in my life. |
 Quartz Hill |
Quartz Hill - JUL 2009 Hiking with my roommate, Cornnie at Sunshine Meadows. At the end of Quartz Hill pass, there it was, Mount Assiniboine. |
 Crowsnest Mountain |
Crowsnest Mountain - JUL 2009 Back to Crowsnest Mountain in more than 10 years after the last time I went there. Nice to hike the familiar mountain. |
 Upper Lynx Creek |
Upper Lynx Creek - JUL 2009 Attempted to hike Mount Coulthard from unknown route, and I failed but it was still nice hike. |
 Mount Indefatigable 09 |
Mount Indefatigable 09 - JUL 2009 Somebody please change the name of the mountain. Even native English speakers can't say Mount Indefatigable!! |
 Ptolemy Plateau |
Ptolemy Plateau - AUG 2009 Backpacking to behind the familiar mountains in Coleman, Ptolemy Plateau. Such a beautiful place, it became my favorite backpacking spot. |
 Andy Good Plateau |
Andy Good Plateau - AUG 2009 Still from Ptolemy Plateau backpacking trip. Hiked to Andy Good Plateau and Gargantua Cave from the camp site. |
 Window Mountain Lake |
Window Mountain Lake - AUG 2009 We switched campground to Window Mountain Lake. It wasn't planed, but was nice to go back to where I have been before. Brings up old memories. |
 Mount Rae |
Mount Rae - AUG 2009 Mount Rae in Highwood area in Kananaskis. We made the hike more difficult by taking on the ridge walk route. Low evaluation gain yet height altitude… Feel like I was cheating. |
 Mount Arethusa |
Mount Arethusa - AUG 2009 First day of triple hike in the August long weekend. Started off from Mount Arethusa in Highwood. |
 Mount Temple 09 |
Mount Temple 09 - AUG 2009 Some refers this as the Everest of the Canadian Rockies. Most likely this mountain is the tallest mountain without technical climb in the Rockies. |
 Holy Cross Mountain |
Holy Cross Mountain - AUG 2009 Rain forecasts didn't stop us to go hiking. We are hardcore hikers!! Holy Cross Mountain was blessed with holy power. |
 Wasootch to Kananaskis Peak |
Wasootch to Kananaskis Peak - AUG 2009 Traverse of officially unnamed peaks in Kananaskis. Kananaskis Peak should be official name! It's the name of the park why not have peak named after? |
 Mount Burstall |
Mount Burstall - AUG 2009 Short but steep terrain, and yet walking on narrow ridge was worth doing for the view. I met crazy scramblers at the top. |
 Mount Lady Macdonald |
Mount Lady Macdonald - AUG 2009 Back to the Lady!! For the second try, this time there was no snow, the ridge was clear and ready for me. |
 Mount Lougheed |
Mount Lougheed - AUG 2009 Hardcore route, climber's scramble. Doing the face of Kananaskis, 3 of the 4 peaks of Mount Lougheed was milestone of my scrambles. All 3 aspects, difficultly, distance, and elevation gain was top of the chart. |
 Mount Fox |
Mount Fox - AUG 2009 After a long day in Mount Lougheed, we were supposed to do little easier one instead, we picked Mount Fox, which was technically, physically and mentally more demanding. |
 Color of Sky |
Color of Sky - SEP 2009 It's time for another photo gallery of sky. Why am I always taking picture of sky…? I don't know. |
 Mt. Warspite to Mt. Invincible |
Mt. Warspite to Mt. Invincible - SEP 2009 Unexpectedly the longest and most crazy scramble so far in my life. Traverse of Warspite to Invincible started normal but ended with a surprise. |
 Snow Peak |
Snow Peak - SEP 2009 I took my roommate Alla to a too-long hike for an occasional hiker, but she handled very well. The view of Burstall Pass was so awesome. |
 Summer |
Summer - SEP 2009 As you can see I have been toooooo busy hiking, I haven't seen my family lately but I managed to see them a few times this summer. |
 Mount Engadine |
Mount Engadine - SEP 2009 Most of my hardcore party members skipped this hike at Mount Engadine. So it came down to Mark, the boss, from UK vs the man from Japan! |
 Mount Cascade |
Mount Cascade - SEP 2009 A cold early winter day… maybe not quite winter yet, but we went to Cascade Mountain despite of a questionable weather. |
 Lineham Creek Peaks |
Lineham Creek Peaks - SEP 2009 Ridge walk on unnamed peaks at Lineham Creek. We knew this is difficult scramble but wasn't expecting to be that difficult. |
 Mount Smuts |
Mount Smuts - SEP 2009 The grand prize from Kane's scramble book, Mount Smuts. If you consider yourself a hardcore scrambler, you have to have this one in your resume. |
 Compression Ridge |
Compression Ridge - SEP 2009 My buddies were talking about doing Compression for quite a while, finally we did it with a bonus peak of Nihahi Ridge. |
 Lineham Ridge to GR593982 |
Lineham Ridge to GR593982 - SEP 2009 Because of the bad condition, Mark and I had to come back to finish Lineham Ridge and GR593982 traverse in Highwood. |
 Mt. Tyrwhitt to Mt. Pocaterra |
Mt. Tyrwhitt to Mt. Pocaterra - SEP 2009 My first time hiking with COC, my party went to Tyrwhitt to Pocaterra traverse. Killed two birds with one stone!! |
 Mount Yamnuska 09 |
Mount Yamnuska 09 - OCT 2009 In order to save my hiking streak, I had to go hiking on a weekday since weekend's weather didn't look reliable. So we went to Mount Yamnuska for an evening hike. |
 Lost Mountain to Anderson Peak |
Lost Mountain to Anderson Peak - OCT 2009 Lost Mountain to Anderson Peak in Waterton under chilly -20 C°. It was little too cold and little too much snow for October, but that didn't stop us hiking. |
 Thanksgiving Drunk Sisters |
Thanksgiving Drunk Sisters - OCT 2009 I visited my sister Launa for Thanksgiving, but all I saw was her daughters fighting for beer and got drunk. |
 Coffin Mountain |
Coffin Mountain - OCT 2009 For a funny reason, I soloed Coffin Mountain in just south of Kananaskis Country. The long view from Crowsnest to Mist Mountain was quite a thing to see. |
 Pasque Mountain |
Pasque Mountain - OCT 2009 The last hike with Mark, the boss. Before he goes back to UK, we chose to go one last hike at Pasque Mountain and its ridge which sit right on the south boundary of Kananaskis Country. |
 GR070840 |
GR070840 - OCT 2009 With new people, I went to an unnamed false peak GR040840 near Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park. A good weather and awesome scenery was worth the trip. |
 Mount Howard |
Mount Howard - NOV 2009 Mount Howard locates in Elbow-Sheep in K Country. A long creek walk + long ridges + crazy wind gusts = spectacular scenery of mountains in Kananaskis Country. |
 Mount James Walker |
Mount James Walker - NOV 2009 Hiking in winter is tough. Mount James Walker wasn't an exception. It was long and long and long, but at the end of the day, there was the reward I was looking for… Beautiful view!! |
 Old Baldy Mountain Attempt |
Old Baldy Mountain Attempt - NOV 2009 Nicknamed peak "Old Baldy Mountain" turns out to be quite difficult when it snow covered. Our party memebers all learned how snow can make such a big difference. |
 Sulphur Mountain |
Sulphur Mountain - NOV 2009 Evening solo hike at Sulphur Mountain at Banff Gondola. This ridge have big dips on the way, almost makes me think should be separated into smaller mountains at least for sake of hikers!! |
 Mount Bryant |
Mount Bryant - NOV 2009 Back to Elbow-Sheep. This time we went to Mount Bryant. Despite of a harsh weather we had to face, we reached the summit and at the end of the day we also met a celebrity. |
 Belmore Browne Peak to Tiara Peak |
Belmore Browne Peak to Tiara Peak - NOV 2009 Belmore Brown Peak to Tiara Peak traverse. It's somewhat shorter hike than the last several hikes I have done, but still we took a good chunk of time to complete this one. |
 Rimwall Summit |
Rimwall Summit - NOV 2009 It was supposed to be an intermediate hike but we spend more time than I expected, maybe due to the weather. It was the harshest weather of the year, but we all proved we were not quitters!! |
 Chester Lake |
Chester Lake - NOV 2009 Snowshoe trip to ever so popular, Chester Lake. However it was my first time being there. Unlike the day before weather was so nice. |
 Little Lougheed |
Little Lougheed - DEC 2009 Back to Lougheed but not the big peaks, this time it was Little Lougheed just West of Mount Lougheed. Seeing Lougheed from Little Lougheed reminded me of the fun I had in last summer. |
 Grassi Lakes |
Grassi Lakes - DEC 2009 We still had time after Little Lougheed hike, and we decided to go to Grassi Lakes to take advantage of nice weather instead of heading home. |
 Door Jamb Mountain to Loder Peak to Unnamed |
Door Jamb Mountain to Loder Peak to Unnamed - DEC 2009 Door Jamb Mountain to Loder Peak to unnamed to Jura Creek. I feel we covered a bit for a hike. I was quite amazed by not mountains but by clouds. |
 Ha Ling Peak to Miners Peak |
Ha Ling Peak to Miners Peak - DEC 2009 I went to Ha Ling Peak to Miners Peak solo trip. There is a big difference between summer and winter. I enjoyed the different view of the same mountain. |
 Little McDougall |
Little McDougall - DEC 2009 With new person Christian from QC, we went to Little McDougall, just SW of Mount McDougall. Dispite of leading the party to wrong way (again), we made it to the peak. |
 Fall to Winter 09 |
Fall to Winter 09 - DEC 2009 It was time to prepare for cold cold winter again… But for me I was too busy thinking about hiking even when I was in city. |
 Little Bertha |
Little Bertha - DEC 2009 Boxing day hike at Little Bertha in Waterton National Park. I named the little peak 'Little Bertha' just SW of Bertha Peak. My plan was to do Bertha Peak but I run out of time and a bit of energy as well. |
 Christmas 09 |
Christmas 09 - DEC 2009 Spending time with my Canadian families in this holiday. I was being so busy this year because of the other job (hiking). It was nice to reunite with them. |
 Red Ridge |
Red Ridge - DEC 2009 My top 5 hike in 2009 came right at the end of the year. The view was superb and yet another bonus, the weather was so nice to us. |
 Galley 09 |
Galley 09 - JAN 2010 Rest of some beautiful photos I took during 2009. Mostly pictures of sunset. |
 My Window |
My Window - JAN 2010 Gallery of my window view. As always I don't have much to say about these photos so I quoted some jokes from basicjokes.com |
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