Fall is always a tentative season for most of us outdoorsy types. Not enough snow to ski or snowshoe, too cold to rock climb and hike, and conditions a bit too uncertain for any exciting mountaineering objectives. But the shoulder season does have a silver lining: The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festivals! Yamnuska is […]

Fall in the Bow Valley is quickly turning into winter and with it we are transitioning into our winter programs. Yamnuska guides have already been out finding early season Ice and Mixed climbing as well as seeking out the snow covered slopes of glaciers that provide the first fresh turns of the ski season (rock […]

Last week saw some of the coldest temperatures on record for mid-October in the Rockies! The flash freeze that descended on the mountains made conditions perfect for Ice formation and allowed some of our guides to get out and grab a taste of some early season mixed and waterfall Ice Climbing. Many of the more […]