Best of Rockies Backpacking

Backpacking allows us to get into remote areas and to enjoy a total outdoor living experience. We carry everything we need with us as we move from campsite to campsite day by day. In our packs we have our personal clothing, sleeping bag and mat plus a share of group food and camping gear.

  Banff Highline: A Rockies Classic! Follow the Great Divide Trail from Vermilion Pass across high alpine meadows, along the shores of azure mountain lakes all the way south past the shadows of Mount Assiniboine to finish in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park near Canmore.

Jasper Highlands: A fabulous hiking circuit in Jasper National Park. Features an extended sub-alpine meadow section, chances to glimpse rare woodland caribou and the northern lights in the fall.

  Mount Assiniboine: Fantastic scenery as we hike from one of the World's best hiking areas, through Banff National Park to Sunshine Meadows & Banff. Includes helicopter flight to Assiniboine.

Mount Robson Hike: Mount Robson, monarch of the Canadian Rockies, towers over Berg Lake and the extensive sub-alpine forests and tundra stretching to the northwest. It is the constant backdrop on this, our most relaxed backpacking trip.

Rockwall Highline: Passes & meadows flank the mighty ramparts of the 'Rockwall' in Kootenay National Park. Arriving at Floe Lake you'll bask in the surreal beauty of this mountain paradise and realize you've completed one of the world's great walks.

Skoki Circuit:  In the Canadian Rockies, not far to the east of Lake Louise lie vast alpine meadows linked by forested valleys and narrow passes. The Skoki region has been a favorite with mountain travelers to the Canadian Rockies for well over a century.

Bluerock Country: In June we hike in the Front Ranges of the Canadian Rockies where a drier climate allows us to travel here when the meadows of the Continental Divide are covered in snow! A delightful easy to moderate trip totally evocative of the region.

Highwood Circuit: This is one of our challenging trips to a remote and little-travelled region of Kananaskis country just South of Canmore. We traverse a four-day circuit of the Highwood Range of the Canadian Rockies.

Kananaskis Highlands: This five-day trip across the South and North Kananaskis Passes offers varied scenery with lots of lakes, glaciers and spectacular canyons gouged through the rock. Private departures available for individuals, groups, and families.

Banff Sawback Traverse: Join us for a unique trip into the Front Ranges of Banff National Park. From spectacular Johnson Canyon we head north to Lake Louise via Pulsatilla Pass and Baker Creek with a visit to high and wild Badger Pass. Private departures available for individuals, groups, and families.

Adventure Trekking Programs:

Wapta Ice Hike: The Wapta Icefield provides a unique opportunity for fit walkers and hikers to enjoy amazing mountain scenery normally reserved for mountaineers in the course of a three-day traverse. We start at Bow Lake and hike up to and over the Bow Glacier to the Peyto Glacier staying in alpine huts en-route.

  Kananaskis Alpine Traverse: Our most challenging trip involves a traverse of the peaks and ridges of the Continental Divide south of Banff National Park.

  Elk Highline:   This area is a rare jewel in the expanse of rugged mountains extending north and south along the continental divide. With few trails and much terrain to explore, this year's select adventure trek will take us into the heart of the alpine ecosystem where we will explore the flower-speckled meadows, high alpine lakes, and spruce forests that adorn the mountains' flanks.