I'm looking to organise a trip to Canada next summer. We will be looking to do easy Alpine routes, basically anything that doesn't involve (or easy) pitched climbing. Initially I wanted to start around Vancouver and head down towards Seattle but it seems that all the literature and chat covers the Canadian Rockies area.
Is the Canadian Rockies area the best to go to and whereabouts? How crowded does it get in the summer? Are there any good guidebooks for easy Alpine climbs? I've come across the books on the 11000's but wasn't sure how technical they/it was and the scrambles book which presumably doesn't include routes on snow and ice.
Is the area around Vancouver feasible? I don't mind one or twos days walk in but probably don't want to have to take light aircraft. Why are the Canadian Rockies so much more popular?
Any information is welcome as I know next to nothing about mountaineering in North America
Thanks