BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS
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General Talk
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2018-08-07The odds of a successful climb and descent of K2 are already low enough but throw in a ski descent from the top and the odds drop even further....replies0views1649
2018-08-07
2018-08-06Do you like biking? You'll love this video. How about skiing? Good chance this will still hit the spot. What about people doing rad...replies0views1642
2018-08-06
2018-08-05Beautiful Idiot takes you on a ride through the mindset and motivations of those who feel driven to pursue greatness, how it can feel to fall...replies0views2111
2018-08-05
2018-08-01CONTEST - Win a trip to Callaghan Country's Journeyman Lodge: The South Coast Touring Facebook Group & Callaghan Country have...replies0views1488 [Copy 16854676].png)
2018-08-01
2018-08-01Adventuring solo. It's not the first thing most people think about when planning an adventure or when thinking about their next big objective....replies0views1671
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2018-07-31I started wearing a helmet when skiing in the early 2000s just as they were becoming more common. I mostly started wearing one in order to...replies0views1571
2018-07-31
2018-07-30As of July 10th 2018, Ortovox has announced a precautionary recall of 3+ Avalanche transceivers (reviewed here). The recall is due to a...replies0views1551
2018-07-30
2018-07-29Czech sport climbing phenom Adam Ondra recently spent some time in the Canadian Rockies, where he repeated and climbed first ascents of the...replies0views1898
2018-07-29
2018-07-26'not sure what you get up to when there's no snow and the summer heat is cranked. In our little neck of the woods, in BC's interior,...replies0views1692
2018-07-26
2018-07-25Yet another week of scorching weather is forecasted with no relief in sight. These are the times when backcountry enthusiast in the Northern...replies0views1643
2018-07-25
2018-07-22Multiple sources now report that Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel has made the first ski descent from the summit of K2...replies0views3970
2018-07-22
2018-07-18Initially, I was going to share some really beautiful footage about a running trip in Norway. Not my footage, I don't run, that's silly....replies0views1484
2018-07-18
2018-07-17When I was a kid jumping out of bed at 5:30am on Saturdays in the dead of winter in order to hit the road by 6am for a day of skiing seemed easy....replies0views1642
2018-07-17
2018-07-15In a world of noise, this short film represents an ode to silence. A few years old, but this one slipped under our radar when it was released, and...replies0views1752
2018-07-15
2018-07-13The Sea to Summit Duffle is ready for your next adventure as a fully featured expedition bag. The bag is made from rugged technical materials and...replies0views2686
2018-07-13
2018-07-12With the heat about to hit, playing on the water is always a welcome option. We here at BSC HQ are avid paddleboarders, but, unfortunately, our...replies0views1589
2018-07-12
2018-07-11t might be hard to imagine with the upcoming weather forecast but the first signs of winter are already showing up. Australians are looking for...replies0views1411
2018-07-11
2018-07-10The mountain bike racing season is now in full swing. In British Columbia we have the BC Bike Race and the Trans BC currently on the go and the...replies0views1702
2018-07-10
2018-07-09Training: no one's favourite word. Unfortunately, it's an important word if you like being active. Training can take on...replies0views1638
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2018-07-08As long as Brandon Semenuk and Rupert Walker keep making these, we're going to keep posting 'em. It must be a lot of fun to be this...replies0views1710
2018-07-08
2018-07-04There is no doubt that skiing is what set me on my current path. If it wasn't for growing up in a weekend warrior family I would...replies0views2297
2018-07-04
2018-07-03I have always loved to watch videos of mass start mountain bike races, the Mountain of Hell being no exception. There’s something about the...replies0views1731
2018-07-03
2018-07-01Happy Canada Day to all our readers! This year, we want to know: what's your favourite thing about this great country of ours? Is it...replies0views1306
2018-07-01
2018-06-28Ok, so this might not have much to do with backcountry skiing, but it's all about finding the sweet spot and this is a biiiig one. Koa...replies0views1536
2018-06-28
2018-06-27I often wonder if the world, in general, is getting worse. I am undecided if I am simply paying more attention to politics, environmental issues...replies0views1620
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