Yearly Archives: 2017

SHERLOCK PEAK   6,365 ft. This is a short but steep hike to a scenic viewpoint on top of Sherlock Peak overlooking both the Columbia and Pend Oreille River drainages. Summit baggers could extend this hike to include a cross-country walk … Continue reading →

AMBERCROMBIE MOUNTAIN 7,308 ft. Ambercrombie and its neighbour, Sherlock Peak, are the two prominent high points between the Columbia River on the west and the Pend Oreille River on the east. Hikers who reach their summits enjoy panoramic views of … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON STATE • Ambercrombie Mt. • Sherlock Pk. • Springboard Trail • Sullivan Lake • Crowell Ridge • Grassy Top Mt. • Hall Mountain • Shedroof Divide Tr. • Shedroof Loop IDAHO STATE – Selkirk Crest • Salmo Loop, Snowy … Continue reading →

KETTLE RIVER RANGE The Kettle River Range, often called the Kettle Range, is a mountain range in far southeastern British Columbia, Canada and Ferry County, Washington, in the United States. Most of the northern half of the range is protected … Continue reading →

Ratings systems are designed to inform readers of the difficulty. While the numbers appear to be objective, there is a great deal of subjectivity built into them. 1. Kootenay Mountaineering Club TRIP GRADING SCALE This is most used in this … Continue reading →

TRASH AND GARBAGE, SANITATION Garbage. Organic garbage is unsightly but presents no permanent problem except when durable items such as orange peels and bones are present. (But garbage attracts animals.) Cans, paper and especially glass are a problem. If possible, … Continue reading →

Rating systems are designed to inform readers of the difficulty. While the numbers appear to be objective, there is considerable subjectivity built into them. 1. TRIP GRADING SCALE – Kootenay Mountaineering Club This is most used in this guide. All trips … Continue reading →

I wrote this book to collate and bring together all the information on both hiking and climbing in the West Kootenay—a spectacular area in south-central British Columbia, part of the southern Columbia Mountains. The West Kootenay is the home of … Continue reading →

TRAIL NAME   ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ General description:     Difficulty: Elevation Gain:    Key elevations: Distance: Ascent Time: Map: Drive: 0.0.   _____   _____   _____   _____   _____   _____ Map image Description of trail:                     … Continue reading →

It says something both odd and exceptional about our species that while we could rightly be preoccupied with the simple business of surviving on the one world we’ve got – keeping the people in our own small tribe fed and … Continue reading →