Canada has 13 provinces and territories, and Eric finished climbing the highpoints at 11:55pm on June 18, 2019 on Mt Caubvick and Mt D’Iberville. To date only four other people are known to have finished – Jack Bennet (USA 1998), Tom Bennett (USA 2010), Len Vanderstar (Canada 2017), and Darrell Ainscough (Canada 2018).
While there are only 12 mountains on this list, it is still extremely difficult, much more difficult than the 50 US state highpoints. Of the 12 mountains, three are essentially drive-ups (PEI, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan) and New Brunswick is a half day hike on a trail. Nova Scotia requires a day hike with a short bushwhack, and Ontario requires either a canoe or bushwhack approach to a short hike. The rest of the mountains all require serious mountaineering and expedition skills. The Alberta highpoint is a similar to Mt Rainier, though with a longer approach and steeper climbing. The British Columbia highpoint generally requires a ski-plane approach, acclimation, and extensive glacier travel. The Yukon highpoint requires a month-long expedition and glacier travel with standard ski plane approach. The Nunavut highpoint is a standard glacier climb, but is near the north pole and access is complicated. Labrador and Quebec essentially share a highpoint, which is a short rock climb, though access is by bush plane. Finally, the Northwest Territories highpoint is likely the crux of the list, generally requiring a multi-week expedition with a ~20 pitch rock climb to the summit. As of 2019 it has only seen seven ascents (including two separate ascents from Eric).
Click a link to read about each of our climbs:
Yukon
British Columbia
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Newfoundland and Labrador
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Bonus: Newfoundland Island
Last update: July 2019
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