I have space for 1-2 people, leaving Friday afternoon and returning early on Sunday (plan to be back no later than 6pm). I live in Cochrane, you can park your car at my place, just 7-8 minutes from the hwy. Text me at 403-470-7264 if you would like to carpool together.
I’ll be driving up on Saturday if anyone wants to carpool. Am fairly flexible on timing as long as we get to the hostel for Saturday dinner! I can fit two-three people
I believe we have met briefly in Lethbridge through some mutual friends. I’m happy to see you here!
I head out to the mountains for either climbing or cycling most weekends, and I’m always looking for new people to head outside with. I’m also into Photography, and would love to head outside with you sometime soon for a scramble. Perhaps we can arrange something for March?
Anyway, my IG is @thatforeigndude
You can contact me directly through there and we can exchange numbers, or you can just add me directly on Facebook @Felipe Civita.
My winters are tied up with skiing and ice climbing, but I’m always looking for new people to go do stuff with. I also really enjoy photography so I’m happy to lug a few kilos of camera gear around and compare notes. If you’re looking to do some scrambles once the snow season is winding down, let me know.
I was climbing up the Icefields Parkway this weekend and while not everything was in, we found some ice. Our group climbed Shades of Beauty (well, the first pitch at least), Meltout seemed to go and while Bow Falls wasn’t looking fun, there was some WI3/4 thing nearby that provided a couple of pitches of fun.
Jenny – sucks that you have to leave Saturday night. Med school is clearly getting in the way of hanging out with ME and therefore I think you should drop out.
Holli – I think you’re the only one in Canmore, so we’ll meet you at Rampart.
Nando and I are on dinner so far and we need one more volunteer to help out.
I just wanted to let the team know that due to scheduling conflicts I am going to have to drive back to Calgary on Saturday night. If there is someone you know that wants to join in and take my spot in the hostel on Saturday night, I have already paid for it and its available. Let me know!
So, I guess we’re trying this climbing thing next weekend. I’m going to scout things out this weekend so hopefully I’ll know where all of the fat, fat ice is.
A couple of planning notes – just about everyone has sent in their cash for the hostel, so thanks for that.
Food – how about two people volunteer to help me with a main course (fajitas/tacos/some sort of food in wrap form). Everyone else, please bring an appy, a desert or a beverage to share.
Carpool – we’re leaving Our Lady of the Assumption School parking lot at 6pm
I have an InReach and love it for the following reasons;
– simple
– reliable connectivity to GPS even in overcast snowy skies
– long text field and you can sync with cell phone over bluetooth to easily compose messages if you so wish
– battery life is solid, if you use for messaging and turn it off at night or during the day
– I have used it to update family on trips and to let them know I am at my destination or have left and they find it quite assuring
– no experience with tracking though as I have not needed to venture into this realm of the device yet
– firmware easily updates and software is very simple
– negatives;
– cost upfront is steep and minimum monthly fee is $20 which I use. On the plus side you can suspend the subscription up to 4x per year I think.
Hey Alana, Kiran spoke to Kananaskis today and they were saying that it was pretty thin out there. As in we’re walking. They’re estimating snow coverage at the pass at only a few centimetres – though they haven’t been out there. I’m going to hike in personally.
Oh and a quick note regarding avi gear – there is no real avi risk on the way to or from the hut. If you ambitions of really exploring the local area, you could bring your kit, but I don’t know that I will personally bother as I don’t see myself entering any terrain steep enough to slide that has any snow loading. There’s lots of hiking to do without messing with avi slopes.
