
In a mere 18 days I will begin my first personal ascent of a major peak. I am finally taking my Rock Climbing to the next level: alpinism and mountaineering! My good friend Dan and I will be climbing the classic north-west arete of Mt. Sir Donald, in Glacier National Park of Canada, near Revelstoke, B.C. The route is a long 5.2, and offeres up incredible exposure along a near perfect textbook example of an alpine arete. (It is visable in this photo, the obvious steep ridgeline on the left side of the tallest peak).
I have been to the park on many occasions, and have always sat in awe at the presece of this peak. It is stunningly beautiful. A perfect horn, massive faces, and beautiful ridgelines.
We will be spending 5 days camped just below the Uto/Donald Col. During that time we will attempt to climb both Mt. Uto (The smaller peak to the left) and Sir Donald. It is going to be the trip of my lifetime thusfar, and I look forward to it immensely!
I took this photo last summer when I drove up to Glacier National Park to hike the Abbott Ridge Trail. It was, in a word, magnificent. Perfect clear skies. Sweet, crisp alpine air. It was a wonderful trek up to 2500m. For some reason, I never uploaded the photo’s. Well, here is one of what will soon be many photo’s from the great Abbott Ridge Hike of 2007! This was a tarn just above treeline. In the background is the massive Illicillewaet Glacier.












