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2019-09-18
Today offers a little reprieve from what feels like an eternity or rain for western Canada. If you are lucky, I hope you are reading this after a...
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2019-09-18
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2019-09-17
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Ken Laing
Mt Aurum is a gnarly 2245 meter high peak in New Zealand, Alaska like in its appearance. Sam Smoothy and Fraser McDougall try to answer the the...
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Ken Laing
2019-09-17
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2019-09-16
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Pistol Pete
It'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...
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Pistol Pete
2019-09-16
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2019-09-12
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admin02
Do local folks remember when the OR Tiny House pulled into the Whitewater parking lot and stayed for a month? Zach Giffen and Molly Baker...
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admin02
2019-09-12
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2019-09-11
Did 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...
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2019-09-11
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2019-09-10
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admin
The Ultimate Helly Hansen Fall Hiking Kit Giveaway has ended, thanks to everyone who entered and please stay tuned for our next giveaway starting...
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Rob F
2019-10-22
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2019-09-10
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Ken Laing
Another week another trailer, this time it's The 7 Stages of Blank from Blank Collective Films based out of the Coastal Mountain of British...
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Ken Laing
2019-09-10
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2019-09-06
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admin
Turning 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...
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admin
2019-09-06
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2019-09-06
This year's trail season lead to some excitingly fast finishes (Western States) and some amazing female performances (Magda @ the Leadville...
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2019-09-06
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2019-09-03
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Ken Laing
When 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...
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Ken Laing
2019-09-03
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2019-08-31
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admin
The 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...
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admin
2019-08-31
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2019-08-26
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Pistol Pete
On Tuesday, August 20th, a massive rockfall event caught visitors in the Bugaboos by surprise. Luckily no one was injured, though a couple...
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Pistol Pete
2019-08-26
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2019-08-21
A story of a big adventure, locally. The entire Columbia mountains traverse is one of those trips that many will briefly imagine themselves on and...
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2019-08-21
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2019-08-20
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Ken Laing
Another week and another snow sport trailer. This time it's Roadless from Teton Gravity. Pro snowboarders Brian Iguchi, Jeremy Jones, and...
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Ken Laing
2019-08-20
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2019-08-19
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Pistol Pete
Does 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...
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Pistol Pete
2019-08-19
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2019-08-17
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admin
You 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...
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admin
2019-08-17
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2019-08-15
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admin02
This short encapsulates two great concepts: microadvantures and live-fire cooking. Remember that you can have a great time with a simple,...
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admin02
2019-08-15
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2019-08-14
Cruising through my social media feeds this last week it has become evident that the mass majority of us have officially begun posting throwback...
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2019-08-14
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2019-08-12
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admin
The 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)...
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2019-08-12
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2019-08-08
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admin02
I 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....
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admin02
2019-08-08
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2019-08-07
Revelstoke is no secret to the powder skier but a lesser-known fact is that Revy is quickly developing into a world-class climbing destination....
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2019-08-07
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2019-08-06
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Ken Laing
It'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...
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Ken Laing
2019-08-06
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2019-08-05
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Pistol Pete
It was Christmas Day, 1965, when a man fastened two skis together as a way to entertain his daughters. The man, Sherman Poppen, would later...
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Pistol Pete
2019-08-05
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2019-07-31
Every summer since becoming a "seasoned backcountry skier" I tell myself the same thing. I am going to enjoy summer, climb a bunch and...
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2019-07-31
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2019-07-29
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Pistol Pete
Thabang; a Setswana name meaning "be happy".
Thabang Madiba is a South African trail runner from Ga-Rankuwa, a township...
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Pistol Pete
2019-07-29
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