General Reference
Atlas of Canada ›
An excellent repository of topographic map data and official mountain names from the Government of Canada.
Bivouac.com ›
Bivouac is an archaic, but highly useful, website. The main selling point is access to reports on obscure objectives.
Club Tread Community ›
A great site that gets a lot of published reports from B.C., some from Alberta, and plenty of scrambling-related discussion.
Flowers of the Canadian Rockies ›
Rachelo's site is incredibly helpful for identifying the many wildflowers one encounters in the Canadian Rockies.
GemTrek Maps ›
Excellent printed topographic maps with useful notations. I get mine from MEC, but they're available at many places.
Gmap4 ›
An enhanced version of Google Maps, allowing you to easily shift between a variety of basemaps.
Mountain Obsession ›
Spencer's website is a celebration of mountain culture featuring the contributions of numerous Albertans.
Mountaineering Calendar ›
For those with international ambitions: a calendar showing when mountain regions of the world are in peak shape.
Parks Canada ›
Their trail conditions tend to lag behind reality, but great for camping/road/fire/animal info and advisories.
Ranier Mountaineering ›
A guiding company that offers excellent, cost-free, technical skill guides and fitness program information.
Rocky Mountain Books ›
Publishers of the best mountain guides for the Rockies, such as those by Kane, Nugara, Corbett and Scott.
SummitPost ›
Can be one of the best resources for some mountains, sometimes. Many decent reports from Dow Williams.
SummitSearch ›
A vast database of mountain stats, photos and route beta with a Canadian focus from numerous contributors.
Wild Species of Alberta ›
A Provincial guide on all species of wildlife one could encounter in the Canadian Rockies, from birds to mammals.
Clubs & Course Providers
Alpine Club of Canada ›
While some sections aren't as good as others, most offer affordable training opportunities and hut access.
CSMC (Calgary) ›
With many training opportunities and weekly trips the CSMC is a great place for beginners and intermediates.
MEC Club Directory ›
While not exhaustive, it does a great job of listing established groups across the country including many Alberta mountain clubs.
Mountain Skills Academy ›
Based out of Canmore, MSAA provides a variety of training programs from avalanche safety to advanced mountaineering.
University of Calgary ›
The UofC offers affordable mountain training programs (such as crevasse rescue) and equipment rentals.
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures ›
The Rockies' leading guiding company offers a suite of excellent mountain training programs and camps.