Yearly Archives: 2017

London Ridge is the ridge coming off to the SW of Whitewater Mountain. It has great wildflowers and larch colour in season.  Difficulty: B2 Elevation gain: 1600′ Key elevations: Park 5800′; High point of ridge 7386′ Distance: Time: 4-5 hours Season: Mid-July … Continue reading →

NORNS RANGE ◊ Mt Wilton (Frog Peak) ◊ Airy Mtn ◊ Mt Spiers ◊ Mt Stanley ◊ UN 306892-7452′ & UN 309899-7610′ ◊ The Pallisades ◊ Kamikazi Peak ◊ Ladybird Mt

VALKYR RANGE  ◊ Naumulten Mt ◊ Mt Rollins ◊ Mt McBride ◊ Mt Prough ◊ Hilda Peak Traverse of the North Valkyr Range ◊ Mt Laquereux ◊ Mt Shardelow ◊ Mista Pk ◊ Sangrida Peak ◊ Mt Stanley

There are a large number of possible routes in this area due to many interconnecting trails developed over the years by walkers, bikers and horseback riders. A variety of landforms and aspects provides for a range of vegetation types and … Continue reading →

The negative here is the terrible access road, 2 hours of overgrown 4WD each way. This trip is really a 4WD tour that gives an opportunity to hike a little on top. The views are spectacular, especially of Mt Cooper.  … Continue reading →

With time to spare if around New Denver and Upper Slocan Lake, consider seeing Wilson Falls which falls 63m into a cavernous gorge. Or continue up to 8 kilometres up Wilson Creek through an ancient cedar-hemlock forest.  Difficulty: A1 to … Continue reading →

Possibly the best wildflower display in the West Kootenay is seen here from mid-July to mid-August every year. At a level with Idaho Peak and only a few kilometres north, Dennis Basin offers easy access, no people, a bigger area … Continue reading →

The trail starts high on the canyon wall and quickly breaks out of the forest giving great views of the surroundings. This is a prime grizzly bear habitat with a high likelihood of seeing bears feeding on the lush, treeless … Continue reading →

Most West Kootenay valleys are deep and narrow and views are restricted to rounded, forested slopes. Mt Brennan, the highest mountain in this area, is in the centre of all the significant mountains in the West Kootenay. Mt Brennan offers … Continue reading →

MOUNT DAVIS   2640m   6661′ Located between Davis and South Cooper Creeks, 6 kilometres east of Mount Dryden. Difficulty: D2 challenging  Elevation gain: 2000m Key elevations: Distance: 18km round trip Time: 12.5 hours Season: July to August  Access: Good  Map: 82K/3 … Continue reading →