After 8 pitches of climbing on Tunnel Mountain’s ‘Ballista’ (215m, 5.10c) Summit Yam Guide Phil Wilhelm topped out with his guest, Stephen, just in time to get back down to the car before the afternoon rain. Here’s what Phil had to say: ‘One of my personal favourite days guiding. Squeaked in an 8 pitch climb […]

It was a week of laughs, learning and pushing to new heights with the Yamnuska Women’s Introduction to Mountaineering July 14-19.  Conditions allowed for a perfect week of travelling on the snow and ice of the Wapta Icefields. The first morning we woke up to 5cm of fresh snow.  It was a gorgeous morning and […]

We’re out on the Columbia Icefields working on glacier skills with landscape artist and filmaker Cory Trepanier, as he prepares for his wilderness journey to Kluane National Park for his latest project TrueWild. Yamnuska guides are out with Cory for 3 days of skills training to prepare him for his upcoming month long trip to […]