Drive time: It takes about seven hours to drive from Spokane to Canmore, Alberta, just east of Assiniboine Provincial Park. Hiking: Consider a car shuttle, leaving one vehicle on the north end of ...

Travel Tips For Hiking Mount Assiniboine. Whether you choose to go by helicopter, hike in, or a mix of both, you will still need to spend a good amount of time on the trails to get to the epic ...

Known as the Matterhorn of the Canadian Rockies, 11,870-foot Mount Assiniboine is accessible by backpacking or by helicopter flights. Carol Braman of Hillsboro made this photo during her three-day ...

Not only is a trip to Mount Assiniboine Lodge popular with Canadians looking to stay home, it’s a steal of a deal for Americans. With safety top of mind for those offering the adventure, ...

Day 1 – 18 km To get to Mount Assiniboine on foot, you have two options – to approach from Sunshine Village to the north or from Bryant Creek to the south. We decided on the latter, generally ...

Over the next few days, along with hearty meals and roaring fires, we spend lots of time admiring Mt. Assiniboine’s 3,618 metres and famous pyramid-shaped peak. And we learn how it became so famous.

With options to stay in the self-catered Naiset Huts or a room in Assiniboine Lodge, backcountry travel can be for anyone and everyone – depending on your comfort level. The lodge was built in 1928 by ...

MOUNT ASSINIBOINE LODGE. The lodge can accommodate 25 people in winter (30 in summer) in seven cabins that sleep two to five people, and five ...

Distance: 23 kilometres one-way to Assiniboine Lodge via Bryant Creek and Assiniboine Pass. This trip is best broken up into multiple days with overnight stops in Parks Canada backcountry ...

It’s not the most fit, stubborn, or daring hikers who see the best views and get to share the story; when all is said and done, it’s the most flexible. To get to Mount Assiniboine on foot, you ...