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2015-09-20
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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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2015-09-20
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2015-09-17
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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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2015-09-17
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2015-09-16
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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2015-09-18
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2015-09-15
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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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2015-09-15
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2015-09-11
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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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2015-09-11
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2015-09-08
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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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2015-09-08
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2015-09-06
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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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2015-09-06
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2015-09-05
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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2015-09-05
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2015-09-03
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'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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2015-09-03
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2015-09-02
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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2015-09-02
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2015-09-01
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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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2015-09-01
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2015-08-30
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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2015-08-30
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2015-08-25
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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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2015-08-25
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2015-08-20
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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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2015-08-20
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2015-08-19
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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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2015-08-19
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2015-08-16
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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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2015-08-16
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2015-08-15
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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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2015-08-15
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2015-08-13
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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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2015-08-17
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2015-08-12
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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2015-08-12
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2015-08-07
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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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2015-08-17
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2015-08-06
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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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2015-08-06
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2015-08-04
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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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2015-08-04
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2015-08-03
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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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2015-08-06
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2015-08-02
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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2015-08-02
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2015-08-01
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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