Steven's Peak-bagging Journey

Trips in reverse chronological order. The most recent appears at top.

2026:

• Mount Russell [BC]
• Jumbo Mountain [WA]
• The Table [BC]
• Mount Thirsk [BC]
• “Crabbe Mountain” and “Darkside Peak” [BC]

2025:

• “Niche Peak” [BC]
• Bandera Mountain [WA]
• “Deming Tower Hill” [WA]
• Baynes Peak, Bruce Peak, Mount Tuam, Hope Hill and Reginald Hill [BC]
• Mount Belcher and Mount Erskine [BC]
• “Bigfoot Hill” [WA]
• “Hynes Peak” [BC]
• The Whistlers [AB]
• Kaisoots Mountain [WA]
• Crater Mountain [WA]
• “Crooked Bum” and Corteo Peak [WA]
• Saxifrage Peak [BC]
• The Pleiades [WA]
• Big Gee [WA]
• Liberty Mountain [WA]
• Polinik and Dobratsch [Austria]
• Hochobir [Austria]
• Cima Dódici [Italy]
• Ellmauer Halt [Austria]
• Birnhorn [Austria]
• Hochtor, Rossbrand and Gaisberg [Austria]
• Großer Priel [Austria]
• Grimming [Austria]
• Hochkönig [Austria]
• Antelao [Italy]
• Col Nudo [Italy]
• Pizzo di Coca [Italy]
• Grigna Settentrionale, Monte di Tremezzo and Monte Galbiga [Italy]
• Grauspitz [Liechtenstein/Switzerland]
• Säntis [Switzerland]
• Monte Tamaro and Monte San Salvatore [Switzerland]
• Il Mottarone and Monte Torrezzo [Italy]
• Matterhorn, via Hörnli Ridge [Switzerland/Italy]
• Ortles [Italy]
• Corno Grande and Monte Amaro [Italy]
• Cima Valdritta [Italy]
• Cima Brenta [Italy]
• Marmolada [Italy]
• Zugspitze, via “Stopselzieher” [Austria/Germany]
• Wildspitze [Austria]
• Hoher Dachstein [Austria]
• Grossglockner, via Stüdlgrat (SW Ridge) [Austria]
• Wöllaner Nock and Danielsberg [Austria]
• Monte Màngart (Mangrt) [Italy/Slovenia]
• Planja [Slovenia]
• Pyramidenkogel and Mirnock [Austria]
• Triglav [Slovenia]
• Jôf di Montasio and Monte San Simeone [Italy]
• Monte Bondone, Palon, Paganella and Monte Grappa [Italy]
• Monte Cimone [Italy]
• Vojak [Croatia]
• Grintovec and Snežnik [Slovenia]
• Zirbitzkogel, Ameringkogel, Goldeck and Gerlitzen [Austria]
• Big Lookout Mountain [OR]
• Grand Teton [WY]
• Big Southern Butte [ID]
• Diamond Peak, Jumpoff Peak and Howe Peak [ID]
• Borah Peak and Sacajawea Peak [ID]
• Mount Denman [BC]
• Larch Hills [BC]
• Mount Odin [BC]
• Mount Thomson (via West Ridge) and Kendall Peak [WA]
• “Crystal Peak” and “Elliott Peak” [BC]
• “Borg Peak” [BC]
• Wood Peak and Kootenay Mountain [BC]
• Kokanee Traverse: Esmeralda, Cond, Kokanee, Grays [BC]
• Mount Grohman [BC]
• Mount Emily [OR]
• Sacajawea Peak [OR]
• Oregon Butte [WA]
• Downton Peak and Mount Nraiteskel [BC]
• “Molar Tooth” [WA]
• Exodus Peak [BC]
• Mount Addenbroke [BC]
• Mount Menzies and Newcastle Ridge High Point [BC]
• Ruth Mountain and Icy Peak [WA]
• Bedal Peak [WA]
• Tai Mo Shan / 大帽山 [Hong Kong]
• Mount Widdess [BC]
• “Peak 782” [BC]
• “Loon Lake Hill” [BC]
• Mount Drought and Wild Horse Mountain [BC]
• “Hunter Hill” [BC]
• Joffre Peak (2nd time) [BC]
• Mount Matier (2nd time) [BC]
• Battle Bluff [BC]
• “Spirit Caves Peak” [BC]
• “Monastic Peak” [BC]
• Mount Steele [BC]
• Mount Hamilton [BC]
• “Kilby Hill” [BC]
• Forks Peak [BC]
• Beauty Peak (West Crown) [BC]
• Lennox Mountain [WA]
• Big Four Mountain [WA]
• Mount Freda [BC]
• Tin Hat Mountain and Valentine Hill [BC]
• Lane Peak, via NE Face [WA]
• Mount Van der Est [BC]
• Johnson Peak [TX]
• Cerro San Cristóbal and Cerro Manquehue [Chile]
• Cerro Champaquí [Argentina]
• Cerro Pircas [Argentina]
• Aconcagua [Argentina]

2024 Summary:

• Mt. Fee South Tower
• Pyroclastic Peak
• In-SHUCK-ch Mountain
• Meager Complex: Plinth, Meager, Pylon, Devastator
• 17 Ultras in Mongolia
• Mt. Ararat in Turkey
• 2024 Archive

2023 Summary:

• Success on Mt. Everest
• Ascent of Mt. Cayley True Summit
• Mt. Colonel Foster – hardest on Van. Island
• Mauna Kea etc. in Hawaii
• Picachos el Fraile in Mexico
• 2023 Archive

2022 Summary:

• Alpamayo and Yanapaccha in Peru
• Chimborazo, Iliniza Sur, Cayambe etc. in Ecuador
• 3 of the 10 hardest in WA – West Fury, Johannesburg, Burgundy Spire
• First ascent of west face of Lick of Flame (5.8)
• Hardest in Kane’s 3rd edition in Rockies – Robertson and Chancellor
• 3 ultras in Mexico’s Baja Peninsula
• Major road trip to NV, AZ, CA deserts
• 2022 Archive

2021 Summary:

• Phyllis’ Engine (5.9+)
• Only 1 trip to Rockies – Mt. Louis and Mt. Birdwood
• New Route on Robertson Peak
• Most amount of peaks bagged – about 190
• 2021 Archive

2020 Summary:

• First time in South America – climbed 5 ultras over 6000 m, including Ojos del Salado, second highest in South America
• Finished the 11,000ers list 58/58 on Lyell IV
• 10-day traverse across Clendinning Range in South Coast, ascents of Tinniswood and Boardman
• Judge Howay
• Bagging the 1000th peaks, at time only 27 years old
• 2020 Archive

2019 Summary:

• 2-week Expedition to Labrador Arctic – Mt. Caubvick with 160+ km packraft descent
• Palisade Traverse in the Sierras
• Clemenceau/Tusk heli camp
• Slesse via SW Route
• Classic climbs in WA – Forbidden, Liberty Bell etc.
• Cleveland and Stimson – highest and second highest in GNP, MT
• 2019 Archive

2018 Summary:

• Mt. Fairweather success in Alaska
• A few more important 11,000ers – Goodsirs, Helmet, Tsar etc.
• Lincoln Peak in Washington – probably the scariest snow climb I’ve done
• Jack via Nohokomeen Headwall
• Chilliwack Bulgers slam including Hard Mox
• Tantalus Traverse
• First trip to 5000+m – Pico de Orizaba and Iztaccihuatl in Mexico
• 2018 Archive

2017 Summary:

• Mt. Alberta via Japenese Route – hardest 11,000er
• Mt. Robson via Kain Face
• Persuasion of more difficult 11,000ers – Deltaform, Whitehorn, Hungabee etc.
• First major road trip to US SW deserts – 40+ peaks in 18 days, all solo
• 150+ peaks bagged
• 2017 Archive

2016 Summary:

• Atwell Peak – one of the scariest in SW BC
• Mt. Fee North Tower via North Face
• Ticking off SW BC classics – Garibaldi, Wedge, Matier, Joffre, Rexford etc..
• Mt. Rainier – first peak over 4000 m
• 2016 Archive

2015 Summary:

• Moved from Edmonton, Alberta to Vancouver, BC
• Cleaned up Columbia Icefield
• The bulk part of the 11,000ers bagged in this year – over 20 of them, including Bryce and Twins Tower.
• Exploratory ascent of Simon Peak/Mt. Fraser
• Immediately ticking off SW BC classics – Lions, Sky Pilot, Habrich, Mamquam etc.
• 10-day ski trip to Lizzie Creek Cabin with 15+ peaks bagged
• 2015 Archive

2014 Summary:

• First time to the Bugaboos with ascents of Bugaboo Spire and Pigeon Spire
• Sir Donald via NW Ridge
• Wapta Icefield difficult peaks – Balfour, Ayesha, Collie etc. ski mountaineering
• FRA of Ghita – 25 h single push in -30C temp.
• 2014 Archive

2013 Summary:

• Turned 20 years old…
• Assiniboine and Edith Cavell
• Starting the 11,000ers game with 9 down
• More Difficult Scrambles – Chephren, Old Goat etc.
• 2013 Archive

2012 Summary:

• From newbie to hardest scrambles in Kane List – Smuts and Northover
• Lots and lots of scrambles with 120+ peaks bagged
• 2012 Archive

2011 Summary:

• First ever scramble on Cirque Peak in Rockies in July
• Mt. Temple
• Serious peak-bagging started in December when I was 18 years old
• 2009-2011 Archive