Forgetmenot Ridge or Grzęda Niezapominajka

30 September 2017

The last overnight trip of the season to Forgetmenot Ridge (2240 m) was organized by Yanek Wójcik (the ridge is visible behind his back). This 9.2 km hike, with 625 m of altitude gain, is described as "strenuous."

Castle Mountain or a Day in the Mountains.

16 September 2017

(Clicking on the photos allows to see them in almost original sizes.)

Castle Mountain (2766 m) is an impressive massif on the junction of Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 93, from British Columbia, in Banff National Park. This "cultish" mountain ("kultowa góra") was on the list of our goals for quite some time, but different factors, typically weather, prevented previous explorations.

This time, the Trip Leader, Roman Lipiecki, gathered an impressive team. We started at 7:00 am from the Castle Mountain Hostel, when it was still dark.

From the left to right these were: Witek Kurpiński, Michał Trzecieski, Ewa Stroemich, Marek Kucmierz, Piotr Rajski, Ken Wells (Ewa's boy-friend) and Gennady Sergiejev. (Missing Roman Lipiecki).

Pocaterra Ridge i Mount Lady MacDonald

2 September 2017

Nareszcie, w ostatni weekend, udało mi się zorganizować wycieczkę, w której wystąpiła pełna "równowaga płci" - trzy kobiety i trzej mężczyźni - na miarę Polskiego Męsko-Damskiego Klubu Wysokogórskiego w Edmonton. Naszym pierwszym celem była Grzęda Pocaterra w Kananaskis.

Wycieczka opisana jest jako licząca prawie 9 km, 950 m zysku i 600 m utraty wysokości, i oceniana na około 6 godzin z przerwami na odpoczynek. https://www.hikebiketravel.com/44447/the-fantastic-pocaterra-ridge-hike-in-kananaskis-country/

2017 08 04-07 - Lake Louise and Mt Temple

Aug 05, 2017

Beautiful Saturday morning creates good opportunity for short hike before 

Mt Temple attempt next day.

Lake Louise gondola makes that plan so much easier. 

Ride $35 per person or $39 with full breakfast - highly recommended!

Full breakfast included variety of deserts 

Team fed and ready for some fun

Fantastic, full of enthusiasm and disciplined group

I hope we will hike again

Kayaking on North Saskatchewan River

To give our legs a break, in favor of exercising the upper body, I invited a few friends to join me on North Saskatchewan River.

July 01 2017 Canada Day - 150 Canada

Promenade overlooking Victoria Golf Course and UofA

It was a starting point for this Canada Day bike ride

Happy Canada Day!

Canada Day on Grotto Mountain 2706 m

For the first serious challenge of the season we picked up Grotto Mountain, 2706 m, near Canmore.

Sulphur Skyline (Otwarcie Sezonu 2017)

Sulphur Skyline (2070 m)

Już dłużej nie sposób było wytrzymać - pomknęliśmy więc w góry wcześnie rano w sobotę. Tym razem zdecydowała się towarzyszyć mnie, Michałowi i Gennadijowi moja Urocza Małżonka ...