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3-Night Heli-Hiking: Short Escape to the Bobbie Burns Lodge

Hiking/Trekking in Canada with CMH Summer Adventures

Highlights

  • Helicopter access to rarely visited mountain terrain.
  • Professional certified mountain guides to lead hikes and walks at a pace you choose.
  • Gourmet cuisine
  • Comfortable accommodations with private guestrooms and en suite bath (complete with bathrobes and heated floors)

Full Description

Three days. Pristine Wilderness. Fill your days with exploring, indulgence and peacefulness. These escapes are as unwinding as they are spellbinding.

This three-day escape is a decadent immersion into remote and pristine wilderness. Based from deluxe remote mountain lodges, CMH's experienced guides take guests on walks and hikes and mountaineering routes in the remote ranges of the Canadian Rockies accessible only by helicopter. The helicopter allows groups to access a variety of mountain landscapes which would not be otherwise accessible—especially on this short of a time frame. Wander in alpine meadows ablaze with wildflowers, cruise along high alpine ridges high above treeline, safely explore ancient glaciers or try out North America's longest and most extensive via ferrate system.

Includes:

  • Three nights accommodation
  • Meals beginning with lunch on day 1 to lunch on day 4
  • Hiking equipment (boots, jackets, day packs, rain gear, walking sticks and water bottles)
  • Helicopter flights into and out of the lodge, as well as daily flights for heli-hiking (approximately 10 - 12 flights in 3 days)
  • Services of CMH's professionally certified IFMGA and ACMG mountain guides

Excludes:

  • Airfare
  • Pre-tour accommodation
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Massage services
  • Purchases in on-site retail shop

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1

7:30 am Departure time from Banff to the CMH helipad (2.5 hr drive). Snacks and beverages will be provided en route.

10:00 am (Mountain Time) Arrive at the helipad for the quick, flight to the lodge. Get outfitted with all the necessary hiking gear. Lunch at the lodge. Following a helicopter safety talk, enjoy an afternoon of heli-hiking. Heli-flight back to the lodge late afternoon for appetizers and beverages, and relaxation before dinner.

7:00 pm Dinner is served family style, with guests and staff eating together.

Days 2 & 3: Full days of heli-hiking

7:30 am   Morning stretch class

8:00 am   Breakfast begins 

9:00 am The first helicopter departs the lodge with the first group of hikers, accompanied by a guide, for a full day of exploring the immense variety of landscapes in the Bugaboos.  Return to the lodge mid-afternoon

7:00 pm  Dinner

Day 4

8:00 am Breakfast at the lodge

9:30 am First flight from the lodge to the Bugaboo Helipad.

11:00 am Depart the helipad by motorcoach, returning through Kootenay and Banff National Parks to Banff and Calgary Airport. Boxed lunch is provided for the return trip.

1:30 pm Arrive in Banff. Say goodbyes, and start planning next year's trip!

About The Operator:

CMH Summer Adventures

Headquarters:

Banff, Alberta, Canada

Early in the1950s a young Austrian named Hans Gmoser immigrated to Canada with little money but big dreams. These were the glory years of mountaineering, when the highest, most challenging peaks all over the world were being conquered. Hans, too, was eager to put himself to the test. Not discouraged by the flat prairie landscapes of Edmonton and Calgary, where he first lived and worked at odd jobs, Hans counted pennies and looked longingly west to the mountains.

By 1953, Hans had saved enough to move to Banff and begin his career as a guide in the wilderness surrounding Mount Assiniboine, Canada's Matterhorn. As Hans recalled, "I longed to share the natural beauty of the majestic mountains in Western Canada with everyone I could." Inspired by a new dream, and building on years of backcountry guiding experience, in 1959 Hans formed a small company named Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH). His business prospered as he led thousands of skiers and climbers on thrilling mountain treks.

In April 1965, Hans began using helicopters to transport skiers high into the Bugaboo Mountains. Heli-Skiing was born and became an instant success, and it wasn't long before CMH began taking guests into hard-to-access terrain in the summer, too. And thus another new sport, Heli-Hiking, had arrived—courtesy of CMH Summer Adventures.

CMH has evolved into the world's largest Heli-Skiing and Heli-Hiking company, operating two lodges all summer long. More than 7,000 guests join us each year, and the vast majority come back for more.

The CMH mission is simply to offer every person, of any age and any ability, the opportunity to experience an incredible mountain adventure in style and comfort. We are committed to the highest international standards of eco-tourism. Through our programs, partnerships, and sponsorships, we are dedicated to maintaining the wildlife and rugged beauty of the mountains in pristine condition for visitors to enjoy for decades to come.