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2019-09-10Enter to WIN The Ultimate Helly Hansen Fall Hiking Kit by clicking below. Helly Hansen If the giveaway widget above is not working then...replies0views4643
2019-09-102019-09-16It's official, snow is returning to the high alpine in Canada. In the last week, I've been snowed on twice, and it looks like...replies0views49 [Copy 26526162].jpg)
2019-09-16
2019-09-12Do local folks remember when the OR Tiny House pulled into the Whitewater parking lot and stayed for a month? Zach Giffen and Molly Baker...replies0views189
2019-09-12
2019-09-11Did you feel it? There's a chill in the air. Mornings are crisp, the leaves feature hints of yellow and our thoughts migrate to dreams of...replies0views311
2019-09-11
2019-09-10Another week another trailer, this time it's The 7 Stages of Blank from Blank Collective Films based out of the Coastal Mountain of British...replies0views130
2019-09-10
2019-09-06Turning 50 is a milestone that stirs something inside you to get up off your ass and do something of importance, or at least challenge yourself...replies0views344
2019-09-06
2019-09-06This year's trail season lead to some excitingly fast finishes (Western States) and some amazing female performances (Magda @ the Leadville...replies0views132
2019-09-06
2019-09-03When I was a kid the first day of school meant the change over from summer to fall. Fall meant ski films and shopping for new ski gear. Every...replies0views166
2019-09-03
2019-08-31The Antarctic Peninsula Adventure Cruise put on by Ice Axe Expeditions takes place this November from the 1st to the 19th but spots are going fast...replies0views455
2019-08-31
2019-08-26On Tuesday, August 20th, a massive rockfall event caught visitors in the Bugaboos by surprise. Luckily no one was injured, though a couple...replies0views548
2019-08-26
2019-08-21A story of a big adventure, locally. The entire Columbia mountains traverse is one of those trips that many will briefly imagine themselves on and...replies0views481
2019-08-21
2019-08-20Another week and another snow sport trailer. This time it's Roadless from Teton Gravity. Pro snowboarders Brian Iguchi, Jeremy Jones, and...replies0views166
2019-08-20
2019-08-19Does this have anything to do with the 1986 film in which a rough and tumble truck driver saves a damsel in distress from the clutches of a...replies0views340
2019-08-19
2019-08-17You are out in the mountains and you see clouds building then a flash of light and the rumble of thunder—what do you do? Lightning can...replies0views497
2019-08-17
2019-08-15This short encapsulates two great concepts: microadvantures and live-fire cooking. Remember that you can have a great time with a simple,...replies0views192
2019-08-15
2019-08-14Cruising through my social media feeds this last week it has become evident that the mass majority of us have officially begun posting throwback...replies0views187
2019-08-14
2019-08-12The Therm-a-Rest Hyperion 0°C Sleeping Bag Giveaway is now closed and Kyra Gorski is the winner. If this is you send us an e-mail at info (at)...replies0views11057
2019-08-12
2019-08-08I though I wanted a gravel grinder and now I want a cargo bike. Who'd have thought that such a utilitarian bicycle could have such appeal....replies0views286
2019-08-08
2019-08-07Revelstoke is no secret to the powder skier but a lesser-known fact is that Revy is quickly developing into a world-class climbing destination....replies0views255
2019-08-07
2019-08-06It's starting to be that time of year when the ski and board film trailers start to be released. The Way Home isn't a pure snow film but...replies0views165
2019-08-06
2019-08-05It was Christmas Day, 1965, when a man fastened two skis together as a way to entertain his daughters. The man, Sherman Poppen, would later...replies0views190
2019-08-05
2019-07-31Every summer since becoming a "seasoned backcountry skier" I tell myself the same thing. I am going to enjoy summer, climb a bunch and...replies0views321
2019-07-31
2019-07-29Thabang; a Setswana name meaning "be happy". Thabang Madiba is a South African trail runner from Ga-Rankuwa, a township...replies0views203
2019-07-29
2019-07-28In this video Alex Honnold gets animated about life, death, climbing and the elusive El Cap mouse people. While it is an oldy but a goody,...replies0views207
2019-07-28
2019-07-27Would that all beer adverts were like this. It's a little story about a guy named Doom. "If he were any more humble, he'd float...replies0views279
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