Trevor Holsworth Position: Lead Wrangler. Business: Ymir Yurts, Wildhorse Cat Skiing, Glacier View Cabins Blog Trevor Holsworth Photography Kootenay Locations My YouTube Videos Kootenay Guidebook Wiki   Winter 2008 Message from Trevor   Outdoor Background: Mountaineering Hiking Waterfall Ice Ski Traverses Ski Touring Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing Paragliding Paddling Hanging out on the South Face of Mt Cook, N.Z. a week prior to the top 30 ft. of the peak avalanching across the Tasman Glacier. Photo (C) Trevor Holsworth Collection    Mountaineering Starting in Australia 1986: Kosciusko, and more. Really Started in New Zealand 1988: Sefton III, Copeland Pass Moved to Canada in 1990: Rhonda I, Victoria II, Lefroy II, Athabasca III. Mt Rainer and McKinley (attempted) Canada 1991: East Ridge on Temple IV, N face Joffre II, 3-4 couloir then Kallen Roth on Fay III, Kain-Perren on Louis, N face Robson, Andromeda NW face New Zealand in 1991: Hooker Face Cook IV, S face Douglas V, Earnslaw I. Back to Canada winter 1991: Niblock I, Perren I, Olive I, Haddo I, N face Andromeda II and Athabasca II one day solo. Winter 1992: Snowdome I, Stuttfield I, and North Twin I by skis, Hector, Snowbird N gully on Patterson IV, President I, and Vice President I (Yoho park winter) Moved to Kootenays in 1992: Ludlow I, Ymir I, Mt Meers I (Valhalla Traverse) Back to Rockies summer 1993: Castle Mountain, attempted N ridge Mt Bryce.  Back to Kootenays fall 1993: Gimli SE Ridge, Gladsheim/Tiereme Wall, S Face Asgard, S Ridge Asgard Peru 1996: series of 21,000 ft peaks with forgotten names Kootenays 1996: First Ascent N Face Archduke II, Emporer Summer 2000: Sir Donald E Ridge Summer 2001: Mt Temple I Summer 2002: Lake O'Hara peaks Summer 2005: Sir Donald E Ridge Summer 2006: Gimli S Ridge    Hiking Australia: New Zealand: Copeland Pass, Wangapeka, Rees, Dart, Mt ?, Canada: West Coast Trail, Banff, Jasper, Yoho Parks: 3 x White Goat Wilderness (YMCA Leader 10 day mountaineering), much more. Kootenays: One summer guiding various multi day trips, Kokanee traverse, Bonnington traverse lots of ridge walking exploring around Ymir Yurts. NWT Cirque of the Unclimbables Lots of day hikes in the Kootenays.                Waterfall Ice 1990-1993 Banff (waterfall ice grading) Lower Louise Falls 2, Professors 4, Louise Pillar 5, Rogans Gulley 2, Professors 4, Carlsburg Column 5, Haffner 4, Polar Circus 5, Polar Circus 5, Left Weeping Wall 4, Sniveling Gully 3, Linda Ice Nine 4, Ice Nine 5, Cascade 3, Johnston Canyon 4, Extra Lite 4, Bow Falls 3, Massey's 4, Guiness 4, Haffner 4, Selenium 5, Moonlight 4, Louise 4, Professors 4, Takkakkaw 4, Sinus 4, Slipstream (10 pitches) 4, Heart Ck 2, Professors 4, Johnston 5, Lady Wilson's Cleavage 3, Weeping Wall Right 5 Kootenays: series of unnamed pillars and seepages 3-5 Return to Banff 1994 Panther Falls 3, Shades of Beauty 4, Midnight Rambler 3, Louise Falls 4    Ski Traverses Australia 1987-1989 Main Range, Mt Jagungal Canada 1990-1992 Wapta Icefield, Mt Rainer, Mt McKinley, Peyto - Bow Wapta Traverse, O'Hara - Ottertail, Athabasca - North Twin - Saskatchewan Glacier, O'Hara - Moraine Lake New Zealand 1991 Fox/Franz Josef Icefield Kootenays 1993- Bonnington Traverse, Kootenay Pass - Ymir, Valhalla's, Silvercup Ridge, Banff 1994 Wapta to Little Yoho Valley 2007 Rogers Pass to Mica Creek - Ski Tour ( Google Earth .kmz file )    Ski Touring Sunshine Village Ski Patrol, Day trips in Banff Park and Jasper Park Kootenay's: Author of Ski Touring Guidebook, Qua Peaks exploration - Many, many days..... 5 Avalanche Awareness Courses for the last six years and 40+ days ski touring per year. Ymir Yurts - Yurtopia 2001 - Guide Ymir Yurts - Qua Lake 2002 - Guide Ymir Yurts - 2003- Wildhorse Catskiing - Guide 2003-                Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing 1991-1993 Yamnuska: Red Shirt 8 pitches 5.7, Derittisma 7 pitches 5.8, Kahl Wall 9 pitches 5.10, Easy Street (solo) 6 pitches 5.5, Kings Chimney (solo) 7 pitches 5.5, Forbidden Corner 11 pitches 5.8 Yosemite: Nutcracker 6 pitches 5.8, E Ridge Cathedral Middle 8 pitches 5.9. Red Rocks: Dark Shadows 7 pitches 5.7 EEOR: True Grit 5 pitches 5.10a, Eeyore's Tail 9 pitches 5.8 East Ridge Chinaman's: 12 pitches 5.6 Louis: Louis/Perren 12 pitches 5.7 (solo) 1994-2000 Valhalla's: Gimli S Ridge 8 pitches 5.8, Asgard S face 8 pitches 5.8, Gladsheim via Tiereme Wall 5.5, Yosemite: Washington Column 12 pitches A2 5.9, Royal Arches 12 pitches 5.6 Yamnuska: Grillmair's Chimney 8 pitches 5.6 2002 Gimli again.    Paragliding Since 1991 Australia, New Zealand Over 500 hours of flight time in the mountains. Some notable flights include: - Golden to Brisco 60km - Idaho Peak (New Denver) to Nakusp 60km - 13,500 ft above Kaslo - 17,000 ft above Telluride 2000- Tandem flights 2006+ mostly just 5-6 flights a year. Seems like its ridge soaring on Idaho Peak. 2 second spot on Kokanee Beer commercial!               Paddling Kootenay River II/III: (Canoe Guide) 5 day x 10 North Saskatchewan II 3 day x 6 Kannaskis River III kayak North Thompson (Raft) IV Goat River II/III - canoe Slocan River II/III - canoe / kayak x ? Salmo River - Upper & Middle Columbia River South Nahanni River

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