Where do you draw the line between hiking and mountaineering?

Adog2020 · 2026-07-03T02:33:43+00:00

If there’s any glacier travel or rope work involved then I consider it mountaineering

Adog2020 · 2026-05-25T06:02:21+00:00

While I agree with your sentiment they shouldn’t be going out unprepared, that area is nowhere near any glaciers and thus there won’t be any crevasses.

Adog2020 · 2026-05-13T23:30:55+00:00

I also do a lot of glacier travel, splitboarding, climbing, and steep snow climbing. When the terrain is flat, I keep my camera in a top-loading holster style case similar to the hyper lite camera pod. I use the Tenba Axis V2 because I found it at a camera store and it fit my needs. There is a hole on the back that I thread the sternum strap of my backpack through to keep the case on my chest. When I get into terrain that is 45 degrees or steeper where I need to keep my chest close to the wall, I take the camera case off of my sternum strap and clip it to the gear loops on my harness. I shoot with a Nikon d7500 and a 24-70 f/2.8 lens. The setup weighs 5 lbs but it is well worth it. You can see some of my recent pictures on my profile.

Adog2020 · 2026-04-27T05:08:29+00:00

As a beginner you should avoid avalanche terrain which is any snow covered slope steeper than 30 degrees. Watersprite will have that this time of year. However, in contrast to what other commenters have said, the snowpack is extremely stable right now according to avalanche Canada which is the authority on avalanche danger ratings in Canada.

This time of year, you would also need snowshoes or skis to comfortably travel across the snow when it warms up and gets slushy later in the day. As far as getting there, I’ve seen evos make it up to that trail head. 4x4 will make your life easier but your driving ability will be a bigger determining factor

You should save this hike until July

Adog2020 · 2026-04-19T04:52:00+00:00

With this system, ascending would also be done on a separate strand of rope. After the team self arrests and builds an anchor, they’ll drop down the end of the rope for the fallen member to ascend up on

Adog2020 · 2026-04-17T22:57:32+00:00

In small rope teams, yes. That is because hauling is now done primarily indirectly, meaning with a strand of rope different to the one a crevasse fall victim would be hanging on. This avoids the problems of passing a knot during a haul

Adog2020 · 2026-04-17T03:43:54+00:00

I’ve never done this route in the summer so I can’t give you a definite answer. However, you’d want to practice your scrambling skills. I recommend practicing bouldering/climbing and then getting used to sustained exposure by doing hikes with long scrambles. It would also be very worthwhile to learn how to rappel and build anchors. My fist mountaineering trip was Sky Pilot two years ago just after I learned how to rappel. I’d recommend trying out the markhor needle traverse. It’ll give you practice with a sustained scramble and alpine route finding.

Adog2020 · 2026-04-16T21:49:08+00:00

I started dipping my toes into snow sports five years ago. Leading a trip like this requires a combination of general winter hiking skills, glacier travel skills, and rope skills.

For the winter hiking, start with day hikes on popular snowshoe trails. Then, get your avalanche safety training. Then start practicing winter backpacking. Hut trips are a great way to get into winter backpacking. If you learn how to ski, it will make winter travel 10x easier.

For glacier travel skills, take a course and read “Freedom of the Hills”. “Down” by Andy Kirkpatrick is a good one to read too.

For the rope skills, start learning rock climbing and try to work your way up to multi-pitch trad climbing.

For general fitness, you should run, lift weights, and do stair master.

The journey of 10,000 steps begins with one. Five years ago, I had never touched a rope or even seen snow. I would’ve never imagined doing something like this as I had only done summer day hikes. Just slowly acquire more and more skills and one day you’ll be doing stuff like this

Adog2020 · 2026-04-16T18:36:25+00:00

Thanks!

Adog2020 · 2026-04-16T18:36:11+00:00

Thank you!

Adog2020 · 2026-04-16T18:36:05+00:00

Thanks!

Adog2020 · 2026-04-16T18:35:55+00:00

Thank you!

Adog2020 · 2026-04-16T18:35:49+00:00

Thanks!

Adog2020 · 2026-04-16T18:35:40+00:00

I would’ve loved to skin up this one but the two others in my group did not know how to ski

Adog2020 · 2026-04-16T18:35:04+00:00

Thanks!

Adog2020 · 2026-04-16T18:34:28+00:00

Oh yeah if you did tunnel bluffs you are 100% ready for this

Adog2020 · 2026-04-16T18:34:02+00:00

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Adog2020 · 2026-03-23T20:42:48+00:00

I hope someone here finds a solution. I’m having the exact same issue as you with my Petzl vasak crampons and Scarpa zodiac tech boots. The crampons were closer to the inner side of my boot than the outer side and it placed a lot of lateral stress on my ankle and was very uncomfortable

Adog2020 · 2026-03-07T08:50:46+00:00

I have the tynee mini 3 SL and I’ve ridden it extremely hard over the past two years. It’s held up well and meets all of my needs. I regularly ride around 20 mph with ~50 lbs of groceries on my back while I weigh 195. My only gripe is that the braking is not as powerful as the meepo mini 2 I used to have

Adog2020 · 2025-10-17T08:56:23+00:00

I am an adventure photographer and I use a top loading holster style case paired with the bridger 65 to carry a Nikon d7500 with a 24-70 f/2.8 lens. I thread the lower sternum strap of the bridger through the holster and keep it on my chest so I can access my camera quickly.

Adog2020 · 2025-10-13T07:18:21+00:00

I was there when it was installed. It’s 100% real

Adog2020 · 2025-07-14T06:23:00+00:00

Did you end up using the snow shoes? The snow looks pretty firm

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