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My Closest Calls

Since tales of backcountry rescue are making the rounds I’ll share my closest calls. By far the closest I’ve came to being rescued was New Years 2011/2012….

February 17, 2016
Categories Coast Mountains, Trip Reports

A Complacent Powder Traverse

My wife and I headed out for a short ski traverse over the holidays targeted more at chasing powder than covering miles. I figured we’d…

January 3, 2016
Categories Coast Mountains, Ontario, Rockies, Trip Reports, Vancouver Island

Ten Photos From Summer 2015

Summer has been good. So good I’ve fallen far behind at blogging about it. Instead of trying to catch up with trip reports that are…

October 3, 2015
Categories Coast Mountains

Guide: Stein Valley Park

I’ve written the first draft of a guide to the Stein Valley Provincial Park in the southern coast mountains of BC, Canada. It can be…

July 7, 2015
Categories Coast Mountains

Packing for the Bob Marshall Wilderness Open

This weekend is the 2015 Bob Marshall Wilderness Open, an unofficial A to B traverse challenge across the rockies. I showed up in 2012 and…

May 19, 2015
Categories Coast Mountains, Skiing, Trip Reports, Winter

Duffey Lake to Lytton Ski Traverse

My plans for an alpine centric ski traverse in February were waylaided by the avalanche forecast, which read “considerable” for the alpine and subalpine during…

March 4, 2015
Categories Coast Mountains, Trip Reports, Vancouver Island

Carmanah: Giant Quest 2

British Columbia’s Carmanah-Walbran Provincial Park is one of the coolest parks that nobody visits. Protesting in the 80’s – 90’s saved the valley from logging…

February 16, 2015
Categories Coast Mountains, Skiing, Winter

Winter 2015 Hard Trip: Stein Divide Traverse

As with any elective activity, enjoyment of the outdoors can wane when the same experience is repeated without variance. To keep outdoor recreation interesting, variety…

January 25, 2015January 21, 2021
Categories Coast Mountains, Skiing, Trip Reports, Winter

Crammed into Keith’s Hut

Winter showed up, so this week I headed into the Coast mountains with my wife and two friends for some ski touring. It was nice…

January 3, 2015

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