Bear Mountain – A redux
If you’ve read about our first attempt to climb (or even glimpse) Bear Mountain, you may be wondering how or why we ever returned. I
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If you’ve read about our first attempt to climb (or even glimpse) Bear Mountain, you may be wondering how or why we ever returned. I
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Things started off great when we immediately got off trail (we wouldn’t know this till days later). We attempted to follow some GPS tracks I
Bear Mountain: A loving tribute to a living nightmare – Part 2 Read More »
In the late summer of 2016, my friend Dan and I attempted to climb Bear Mountain, a 2,400-metre tall peak situated in the North Cascades
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Chris Gishler, owner and operator of Equinox Adventures, has spent the last 15 years building and developing his outdoor adventure and education company as the
Helping the community climb to new heights Read More »
Once summer arrived, along with consistent plus 25 temperatures, it was time to enjoy some swimming, hiking and generally the beautiful weather in Yukon. (In
The Week that Was… Read More »
At the age of 82, Peter Steele says he has very little memory of his own parents. That’s partly why he decided a few years
I sleep in the next morning and Dan and I take it slow. Ironically named, Sunshine Crack faces north and does not catch sun until
Taking on Sunshine Crack Read More »
On my third day in the Bugs I team up with my friend Andrew, who is one of the late-comers. We wake up when our
Pacing Ourselves to Pigeon Spire Read More »
We begin the next day by eating cereal with rehydrated milk powder, gathering our things and setting out. The hike and scramble to the base
Taking the Kain Route Read More »
Due to the geographical layout of the valley we ascend, Anniversary Peak and Hound’s Tooth remain in view for most of the way while all
Yes! This month, Jane Vincent is coming with me on an attempt to climb the pinnacle. It’s a pinnacle I now call Dragon Mountain. Recently,
A smoky pinnacle beckons in a hiker’s personal Shangri-La Read More »
Do you like climbing rocks? Do you enjoy hiking in a gorgeous valley? What about making friends? Walking a tightrope suspended between two giant boulders?
The sport of bouldering does not end with “conquering” a boulder but, rather, “understanding” it. The sport’s founder is a mathematician and accomplished gymnast, while
The boulder you get Read More »
Cambridge medical students are expected to be well-schooled in the art of social climbing, but Peter Steele, who studied medicine at the University of Cambridge,
Taking Medicine to New Heights Read More »
Eric Allen keeps his hand close to the supporting foot of a young climber as he coaches the six-year-old through his first successful climbing problem
Over a decade ago, the climbing wall housed on the gymnasium stage at F.H. Collins Secondary School was awash with young climbers training to compete
Have you ever been happily hopping from rock to rock on a hiking trail, only to have a rock shift unexpectedly beneath your feet to
Do as the Monkeys Do Read More »
There are little leaps and big leaps, little walks and big walks. I like the idea of “keep on walking”, day after day, farther away.
Climbing and Being Climbed Read More »