Exclusive Skoki Backcountry Guided Hiking in Lake Louise with Van Shuttle

Boo to the owner who accepted someone “with a heart problem” on a trip rated “moderate to challenging” Boo to the guide who waited not 5 minutes, not 10 minutes but an entire 15 minutes for the same (unsuited) party to arrive, delaying all the other (prepared) participants. I know ‘this happens’ and i deal with folks all the time who have cognitive or physical disabilities but two massive strikes against the owner and the guide in charge for subjecting 7 able and ready participants to the needs of someone who should have been on a different trip and who was inexcusably late. We received a call from white mountain adventures yesterday asking us to be ready 15 minutes earlier than agreed - we happily accommodated this request (requiring us to corral two teens (IYKYK that’s no easy ask) only to then have us sit and wait in a parking lot for 15 minutes until the ill-suited party showed. Once we got underway, our guide asked us to set a slow pace to accommodate someone “with a heart problem”. WTF ???? - we didn’t sign up to be someone else’s caretaker. Bravo for the party in question for attempting, and for their attitude (they clearly said “we don’t want to slow down the group”) but a mega boo to who ever said “yes” to them. My complaint is not with the party but with the organization. We had plenty of medical skills in our group and would have made it available if asked but f##k we were on vacation and trying to get away from such demands. A big negative to whomever put us in the position of watching over such a need and another huge boo to whomever asked us to be early then forced us to wait for the same party to arrive (much later than arranged).

Belle expérience. Visite privée à Lake Louise avec Jeff, qui en plus d’être serviable et à l’écoute, est un véritable passionné. Il aime la région et réussit à transmettre sa passion du site et de son histoire. Excellents moments passés en sa compagnie. Nous en gardons de beaux souvenirs (et de belles photos).

My wife and I loved our guided hike with Jack on the Skokie Backcountry Tour. Jack's easy, consistent pace allowed us to soak in the beauty of the mountains. Confident, knowledgeable, and experienced Jack never once had us feeling unsafe or unsure of our surroundings. Jack was able to accurately gauge the fatigue (or lack thereof) in a group with ages ranging from 25-65 and schedule breaks at the perfect moments. The definite highlight of our hike was being within 30 metres of a herd of big horn sheep grazing while we had lunch. We plan on coming back to Banff and being guided by White Mountain Adventures (hopefully by Jack)!