Popular Activity

• Meet new friends through this active hiking group
• Join fellow hikers at any level of ability
• Hike and backpack with experienced volunteers who know the area
• Stay active in the outdoors from spring until fall

Popular Destinations

The club coordinates day trips and camping trips to anywhere within reach, such as...

• Banff National Park
• Highwood
• Jasper
• Kananaskis
• Lake Louise
• Waterton

Transportation and Safety

Meeting Time

For any trip, the meeting time is the departure time, and you should arrive about 10 minutes before departure time.

Socializing

After our hikes, it is customary to stop on the way home at an eatery of choice.

Car Pooling

Day trips proceed to the trailhead by car-pool. Hikers are encouraged to carpool with others roughly the same hiking ability. People with cars are expected to take turns driving and passengers are expected to pay the driver a reasonable amount. Discuss return times before car pooling.

Coordinators

Coordinators are not trained professionals, they simply know the route/trail to direct the way. Coordinators may cancel or redirect a hike if conditions are unsuitable. They may refuse to allow someone to go on a hike if they feel that person does not have the proper equipment or skills, and to ask a person to go back if it is unsafe for them to continue. If a person ignores the coordinator's advice, that person is no longer considered a participant in that hike.

Rescue Costs

The Parks now often charge to evacuate people from the backcountry in an emergency. Club policy is that any such expense is the hike-participant's responsibility and not the Club's. The Club merely organizes events. Each participant, as a Common Adventurer, is responsible for ensuring his/her own safety and for covering any expenses incurred.