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      speed record broken climbing Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks
      speed record broken climbing Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks
      2015-09-20
      By skifreak
      Denver-based climber started journey on June 29 and ended after nearly 10 days. Andrew Hamilton is a super-human mountaineer. And he's got the...
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      By skifreak
      2015-09-20
      Lake of the Hanging Glacier
      Lake of the Hanging Glacier
      2015-09-17
      By admin
      One of the more awe inspiring destinations in the interior of BC has to be Lake of the Hanging Glacier located in the Purcell Mountain Range 52km...
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      6993
      By admin
      2015-09-17
      It snowed! Now what?
      It snowed! Now what?
      2015-09-16
      By Chasing snowflakes
      With the first few dustings come the first photos and facebook brags of the first turns of the season. The same keeners nab the first turns...
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      2637
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2015-09-18
      El Niño intensifying, could rival strongest in recorded history
      El Niño intensifying, could rival strongest in recorded history
      2015-09-15
      By skifreak
      Yet more evidence that this winter's predicted El Niño could be a big one,... or will it? What's your vote on what's to come...
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      2407
      By skifreak
      2015-09-15
      Alex “No Big Deal” Honnold in action
      Alex “No Big Deal” Honnold in action
      2015-09-11
      By skifreak
      Alex Honnold is a professional adventure rock climber whose audacious free-solo ascents of America’s biggest cliffs have made him one...
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      1915
      By skifreak
      2015-09-11
      Salomon Freeski TV Season 9 Teaser - VIDEO
      Salomon Freeski TV Season 9 Teaser - VIDEO
      2015-09-08
      By admin
      Salomon Freeski TV is back for its 9th season. This year they've reached further and dug deeper to bring you the films that you've come to...
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      1744
      By admin
      2015-09-08
      Denali Gets Renamed and now Has a New Height
      Denali Gets Renamed and now Has a New Height
      2015-09-06
      By skifreak
      Blaine Horner of CompassData probed the snow pack at the highest point in North America.  The tallest mountain in North America lost a bit of...
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      2034
      By skifreak
      2015-09-06
      Polar Bears And Polar Star
      Polar Bears And Polar Star
      2015-09-05
      By Chasing snowflakes
      Michelle is probably one of my best friends and I can unequivocally say she packs more badasserry in her 5 ft nothing frame than most 6.7ft...
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      1700
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2015-09-05
      The Shadow Campaign, Volume II from DPS Cinematic.VIDEO.
      The Shadow Campaign, Volume II from DPS Cinematic.VIDEO.
      2015-09-03
      By admin02
      'member those great shorts DPS released last year? The good news is that we have another batch to look forward to. Four more shorts, four more...
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      1551
      By admin02
      2015-09-03
      Student life has perks. Patagonia
      Student life has perks. Patagonia
      2015-09-02
      By Chasing snowflakes
       Okay. It's September and the nights are getting to single digit temperatures. You swear you saw sleet looking out the window and...
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      1867
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2015-09-02
      Underwear models shred NZ -- Short
      Underwear models shred NZ -- Short
      2015-09-01
      By admin02
      yes, Chasing Snowflakes  did share a bunch of trailers with us yesterday but, heck, 'tis the season. This technically isn't a trailer...
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      1780
      By admin02
      2015-09-01
      Trailer Season!
      Trailer Season!
      2015-08-30
      By Chasing snowflakes
      With snow on the forecast at higher elevations it's only natural to start day dreaming about the upcoming change of season. Fall is...
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      1802
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2015-08-30
      Alpine Club of Canada Louise & Richard Guy Hut progress
      Alpine Club of Canada Louise & Richard Guy Hut progress
      2015-08-25
      By skifreak
      Almost a year ago the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) announced that long time member, Richard Guy, made a significant donation towards the building...
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      3077
      By skifreak
      2015-08-25
      Top mistakes made by climbers (And How To Avoid Them)
      Top mistakes made by climbers (And How To Avoid Them)
      2015-08-20
      By fatboy
      Climbing is full of risk and there are plenty of opportunities to make mistakes. Have a read over the follow 16 common mistakes for a good...
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      2449
      By fatboy
      2015-08-20
      The Approach - MOVIE
      The Approach - MOVIE
      2015-08-19
      By skifreak
      Local Nelsonites and all round good guys Steve Ogle and Kari Medig put together this little flick to show just how much effort some people are...
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      1572
      By skifreak
      2015-08-19
      82 and Done – Ueli Steck Completes Alps Mission in 61 Days
      82 and Done – Ueli Steck Completes Alps Mission in 61 Days
      2015-08-16
      By skifreak
      This guy never sits still. Ueli was aiming to climb the Eighty-two Summits in the Alps over 4,000m in 80 days. After just sixty-one days, Ueli...
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      2041
      By skifreak
      2015-08-16
      Attack of the Godzilla El Niño?
      Attack of the Godzilla El Niño?
      2015-08-15
      By fatboy
      Just wanted to weigh in here on the predictions of the coming season as I have been reading a lot of news about the forecasted El Nino and just...
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      2306
      By fatboy
      2015-08-15
      Backcountry Skiing in India this winter: Gulmarg is going off!
      Backcountry Skiing in India this winter: Gulmarg is going off!
      2015-08-13
      By admin
      Backcountry Skiing Canada is in the process of preparing a trip to India to go Backcountry Skiing this winter in Gulmarg and we want you to join...
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      3002
      By Powder Creek Lodge
      2015-08-17
      Jumbo dead...Jumbo lives.
      Jumbo dead...Jumbo lives.
      2015-08-12
      By Chasing snowflakes
      So here we are again, Jumbo Glacier Resort jumps through another seemingly impossible hoop as the casket is being closed on the Jumbo project. The...
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      1595
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2015-08-12
      Top ten tips for paddling Bowron Lakes
      Top ten tips for paddling Bowron Lakes
      2015-08-07
      By admin
      Bowron Lake Park is a large wilderness area situated on the western slopes of the Cariboo Mountain Range. It’s a world renowned canoe route...
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      20712
      By admin
      2015-08-17
      VT Swimming Holes -- Video
      VT Swimming Holes -- Video
      2015-08-06
      By admin02
      This may be off topic but it's still cool. A little sumpthin for our VT friends. No better way to spend a summer day. They missed the Dorset...
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      1445
      By admin02
      2015-08-06
      The Risk of Regret -- VIDEO
      The Risk of Regret -- VIDEO
      2015-08-04
      By admin02
      Here's a fun little climbing vid with a good, simple lesson. Though the quote from Mr. Harris at the video's beginning sums up the...
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      1559
      By admin02
      2015-08-04
      Win Tix to a cool flick -- The Search for Freedom
      Win Tix to a cool flick -- The Search for Freedom
      2015-08-03
      By admin02
      Happy Monday. 'just a little reminded that we have tix to give away. The movie is "The Search for Freedom" and it's written and directed...
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      5
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      1861
      By admin
      2015-08-06
      First Female Solo of the Great Himalayan Trail
      First Female Solo of the Great Himalayan Trail
      2015-08-02
      By Chasing snowflakes
      After three years of obsessing and planning Canadian Michelle Marie Landry will be attempting the Great Himalayan trail in a week or so. If...
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      3979
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2015-08-02
      Kananaskis Public Safety preforming rescues from the office
      Kananaskis Public Safety preforming rescues from the office
      2015-08-01
      By Chasing snowflakes
      The upside of our conected lives. If you recreate the Rockies back country you have heard of Kananaskis Public safety. These folks might be...
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      0
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      1819
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2015-08-01
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