We used Strava, local resources and fastestknowntime.com to research the fastest trail/ mountain running and Backcountry Skiing times in the Canadian Rockies. There are a lot of crazy fast times and there are still lots missing. If you have a time to submit fill out our FKT submission form and we'll add you to the list! Do you have a route idea that we don't have listed? Let us know!
Some objectives that deserve a hard effort that we do not have times for include:
Running: Fairholme Range traverse (Lady Mac - Princess Margret), Sunshine-Assinaboine-Shark traverse, Protection Mountain to Castle Mountain traverse, Lake O'Hara Alpine Circuit, Skoki Loop, Sawback trail, Cobalt Lake Loop.
Alpine/Technical Objectives: Rundlehorn (round trip) Mt. Edith Triple Peak, Storm Mt. NW ridge (Round trip), Mt. Ball S ridge (Round trip) Victoria S Ridge, Mt. Niblock and Whyte linkup, Pigeon Spire, Rogers - Swiss - Hermit traverse, Cheops W ridge, Other 11,000ers.
Ski Objectives: French Haig Robertson Traverse, Mt. Joffre Round trip, Surprise Pass.
Areas
Kananaskis - Highway 40
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Northover Ridge Loop
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| M |
Mike Haponiuk |
3:30:04 |
| F |
Arden Young |
4:40:58 |
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Wasootch Ridge Ascent
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| M |
Mike Haponiuk |
1:06:49 |
| F |
Kara Sampsell |
1:37:21 |
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| Wasootch Peak Roundtrip |
| M |
Mike Giuffre |
1:20:55 |
| F |
Sandra C |
1:41:06 |
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| Big Traverse |
| M |
Adam Mertens |
4:49:09 |
| F |
Sandra C |
7:14:24 |
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Mt Baldy North Summit Ascent
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| M |
Travis Schiller-Brown |
36:36 |
| F |
Joanna Ford |
44:37 |
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Mt Baldy West Ridge (Ditch to Ditch)
Technical scrambling up to 4th class
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| M |
Michael Burke |
51:29 |
| F |
Erica Roles |
1:20:52 |
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Mount Lorette South Ridge (Car-To-Car)
Sustained technical scrambling with difficulties up to 5.6. Loose rock hazard
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Kananaskis - Smith Dorrien
| Lawrence Grassi Ascent |
| M |
Joren Titus |
40:33 |
| F |
Emma Cook-Clarke |
48:12 |
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| Big Sister (Roundtrip) |
| M |
Taylor Sullivan |
1:55:41 |
| F |
Ella Nuttlelman |
2:55:33 |
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Mt. Lougheed Traverse
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| M |
Mattias Hofmann |
4:01:48 |
| F |
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| Tent Ridge |
| M |
Joren Titus |
1:04:03 |
| F |
Ailsa MacDonald |
1:34:19 |
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Mt Smuts Roundtrip
Sustained technical scrambling with difficulties up to 5.5. Loose rock hazard
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| M |
Joren Titus |
2:47:55 |
| F |
Rachel Hall |
7:21:22 |
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Exshaw Area
| Yamnuska Loop |
| M |
Joren Titus |
1:02:46 |
| F |
Ailsa MacDonald |
1:20:15 |
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Goat Mountain traverse
Technical scrambling with difficulties up to 5.3, Loose rock hazard
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| M |
Michael Burke |
2:19:06 |
| F |
Erica Roles |
3:34:42 |
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| DoorJamb Mountain Ascent |
| M |
Mitchell Valic |
26:11 |
| F |
Emma Cook-Clarke |
28:59 |
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AnkleBiter to Gap Loop
Technical scrambling with difficulties up to 5.3, Loose rock hazard
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| M |
Joren Titus |
1:35:33 |
| F |
Erica Roles |
2:42:32 |
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| Heart Mountain Loop (car to car) |
| M |
Alex Petrosky |
1:32:12 |
| F |
Ailsa MacDonald |
1:42:24 |
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| Coire Dubh Integrale |
| M |
Leif Gobderson |
2:12:11 |
| F |
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Canmore Area
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Canmore Quad
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| M |
Leif Godberson |
7:48:29 |
| F |
Jana Jurackova |
10:18:41 |
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| Double Canmore Quad |
| M |
Tyler Williams |
24:33:39 |
| F |
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Rundle Traverse
Technical Scrambling with Challenging route finding and Loose rock hazard.
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| M |
Adam Mertens |
5:35:04 |
| F |
Erica Roles |
8:26:19 |
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| 'Round Rundle (Rundle Mountain Circumnavigation) |
| M |
Jack Carlyle |
2:56:23 |
| F |
Melissa Pauwee |
3:43:59 |
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| Ha Ling Ascent |
| M |
Karl Augsten |
30:54 |
| F |
Emily Yungblut |
36:38 |
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Ha Ling NE Face (Roundtrip)
Technical Climbing with difficulties up to 5.7
Loose rock hazard.
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| M |
Michael Burke |
1:16:38 |
| F |
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| EEOR Roundtrip |
| M |
Leif Godberson |
57:09 |
| F |
Ailsa MacDonald |
1:07:27 |
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| Mt. Lady MacDonald Ascent to Teahouse platform |
| M |
Karl Augsten |
33:47 |
| F |
Emma Cook-Clarke |
42:05 |
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Mt. Lady MacDonald ESE Ridge roundtrip + Summit
Technical scrambling and climbing up to 5.4, Loose rock hazard.
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| M |
Leif Godberson |
1:50:56 |
| F |
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Banff Townsite Area
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Banff Triple Crown
A link up of the 3 most significant peaks reachable from town (Cascade, West End of Rundle and Sulfur). Running continuously between trailheads
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| M |
Tyler Williams |
9:19:46 |
| F |
Ailsa MacDonald |
9:24:50 |
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| West End of Rundle Roundtrip |
| M |
Taylor Sullivan |
2:07:34 |
| F |
Emma Cook-Clarke |
2:14:56 |
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| Cascade Mountain Roundtrip |
| M |
Mike Haponiuk |
2:21:54 |
| F |
Ailsa MacDonald |
2:55:53 |
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| Sulfur Mountain Ascent to gondola platform |
| M |
Christian Allen |
29:17 |
| F |
Paula Findlay |
32:55 |
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| Tunnel Mountain Roundtrip |
| M |
Tyler Williams |
20:52 |
| F |
Katie Barton |
26:26 |
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| Cory Pass Loop |
| M |
Mike Haponiuk |
1:28:51 |
| F |
Ailsa MacDonald |
1:47:37 |
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Mt. Louis (Roundtrip)
Very involved mountain route including sustained scrambling and climbing up to 5.8. Loose rock hazard.
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| M |
Michael Burke |
3:13:58 |
| F |
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Banff - Kootenay - Yoho
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Eisenhower Tower (Roundtrip)
Sustained technical Scrambling with short sections of up to 5.7 climbing. Loose rock hazard.
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| M |
Michael Burke |
3:26:49 |
| F |
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| Bourgeau (Roundtrip) |
| M |
Mike Haponiuk |
2:26:24 |
| F |
Ailsa MacDonald |
2:41:24 |
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| Rockwall Trail |
| M |
Mike Haponiuk |
5:00:11 |
| F |
Ailsa MacDonald |
6:48:01 |
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Mt Bell NE Ridge round trip
An involved route with technical difficulties up to 5.5 various alpine hazards
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Valley of 10 Peaks traverse
(Did not traverse all the 10 peaks. Neptuak, Deltaform, Tuzo, Allen, Perren, Tonsa and Bowlen.)
Very Involved Mountain traverse with various alpine hazards
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| M |
Leif Godberson |
19:23:17 |
| F |
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| Iceline Trail |
| M |
Brandon Miller |
1:39:35 |
| F |
Jennie L |
2:23:35 |
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| Emerald Triangle |
| M |
Mike Haponiuk |
1:47:11 |
| F |
Ailsa McDonald |
2:33:53 |
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Jasper
| Brazeau Loop |
| M |
Sam Dickie |
9:24:40 |
| F |
Michelle Katchur-Roberts |
12:43:57 |
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| Skyline Trail |
| M |
Mike Haponiuk |
3:41:26 |
| F |
Ailsa MacDonald |
4:23:21 |
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| North Boundary Trail |
| M |
Buddy Morris |
5d 06:33:xx |
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Great Divide Trail
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| M |
Andrew Cotterell |
20d 6:55:xx |
| F |
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11,000ers
| Mt. Assiniboine (North Ridge) |
| M |
Michael Burke |
6:31:07 |
| F |
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| Mt. Sir Douglas |
| M |
Taylor Sullivan, Nobu |
8:30:xx |
| F |
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| Mt. Temple SW face Roundtrip |
| M |
Leif Godberson, Joren Titus |
2:14:17 |
| F |
Emma Cook-Clarke |
2:41:35 |
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Mount Temple East Ridge Ascent
Very involved mountain route with various alpine hazards
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| M |
Michael Burke |
2:59:08 |
| F |
Gabs Clarke |
8:15:00 |
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North Victoria N Ridge (Roundtrip)
An Involved route requiring complex glacier travel and technical rock scrambling and climbing
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| M |
Taylor Sullivan |
4:22:xx |
| F |
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| Mt. Lefroy |
| M |
Taylor Sullivan, Tim Banfield |
9:30 |
| F |
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| Mt. Hungabee |
| M |
Benjamin Firth |
6:34:18 |
| F |
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| Mt. Willingdon |
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| Mt. Cline |
| M |
Taylor Sullivan |
5:12:27 |
| F |
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| Mount Athabasca (AA Col Route, Car to Car) |
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| Mt. Diadem |
| M |
Benjamin Firth |
7:25:00 |
| F |
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Edith Cavell East Ridge Ascent
Sustained technical scrambling and climbing up to 5.3. Loose rock hazard.
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| M |
Michael Burke |
1:55:10 |
| F |
Ella Nuttelman |
3:31:23 |
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Mount Robson Roundtrip
Very serious complex mountain terrain. Various alpine hazards exist.
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| M |
Sean O'Rourke |
8:51:00 |
| F |
Erica Claudine Roles |
42:xx:xx |
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Rogers Pass Alpine
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Uto - Avalanche Traverse
Sustained technical scrambling and climbing up to 5.1
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| M |
Michael Burke |
5:56:52 |
| F |
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Sir Donald (Roundtrip)
Sustained technical scrambling and climbing up to 5.4
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| M |
Michael Burke |
3:51:16 |
| F |
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| Mt. Tupper (Roundtrip) |
| M |
Leif Gobderson |
3:20:20 |
| F |
Kylee Toth |
6:16:35 |
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Rogers Pass Horseshoe
Sustained technical scrambling and climbing up to 5.4. Complex glacier travel involved.
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Asulkan Traverse (car to car)
Technical scrambling and climbing up to 5.4
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Bugaboos
| Bugaboo spire, Kain route |
| M |
Michael Burke |
3:52:48 |
| F |
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Ski Objectives
| Wapta Traverse |
| M |
Michael Burke, Leif Godberson |
5:41:18 |
| F |
Kylee Toth/Emma Cook-Clarke? |
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| Bow - Yoho |
| M |
Tyson Smith |
6:55:25 |
| F |
Kylee Toth |
6:55:25 |
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| Mt. Columbia |
| M |
Adam Campbell, Jeff Perron |
7:48:xx |
| F |
Kylee Toth |
7:48:xx |
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Golden to Rogers Pass
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| M |
Aaron Chance, Jared Gross, Troy Jungen, Douglas Sproul |
16:28:xx |
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Rogers Pass to Bugaboos
(Illecilewaet parking to Kain Hut)
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| M |
Taylor Sullivan |
44:37:xx |
| F |
Kylee Toth, Emma Cook-Clarke |
44:37:xx |
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