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2023-08-26We decided to hike the Juan de Fuca Trail in April to avoid the heat and the crowds. Having dropped a car at a friend’s parents place...replies0views1038
2023-08-26
2023-08-23The Sourdough Traverse is a 4-night, 5-day glamping style hiking adventure in the Kokanee Range in the West Kootenay’s of British Columbia....replies0views965
2023-08-23
2023-08-21Passionate about Backcountry skiing? Critical of the gear you use from a quality, cost and design perspective? Is Elephant Snot your favourite...replies0views922
2023-08-21
2023-08-19The ink is not even dry yet on Kristin Harila's amazing feat to scale all fourteen 8,000m peaks in record time before the press jumped...replies0views701
2023-08-19
2023-08-12Having spent some time in the mountains over the years I have seen one thing that is increasing. This is rockfall. One of the most...replies0views658
2023-08-12
2023-08-08Although BC can probably put out a compellingly good argument to offering better skiing and better beer than in Italy, where the Italians will...replies0views791
2023-08-08
2023-08-05Congratulations to Mickael Mawen on his win at the 2023 IFSC Worlds in the bouldering comp. At 33 Mawen is the oldest climber to...replies0views778
2025-08-24
2023-08-03Kristin Harila, a Norwegian adventurer and Lama (Tenjin Sherpa) have successfully summitted K2, which is the 14th and final 8000m peak on their...replies0views772
2023-08-03
2023-08-01Earlier this month, ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel summitted (and descended) Gasherbrum II, the 13th highest peak in the world. He successfully...replies0views811
2023-08-01
2023-07-27The Santo Domingo Gorge is said to be one of the steepest navigable river sections on the planet and that’s exactly why Dane Jackson decided...replies0views892
2023-07-27
2023-07-25HERE WE GOOOO. Mid-summer ski trailers are tagging into this heatwave. Here to keep us dreaming of colder days and better sliding sports as we...replies0views880
2023-07-25
2023-07-18Does anyone remember watching a video clip from a few years ago of hundreds of mountain bikers simultaneously crashing into each other on a snow...replies0views896
2023-07-18
2023-07-12Anthropologist and climber, Zofia Reych, has recently teamed up with Patagonia to share yet another fresh perspective on the world of competition...replies0views815
2023-07-12
2023-07-03Search and Rescue is a highly skilled process and when you add in the challenges of being down in a cave the magnitude of difficulty is...replies0views707
2023-07-03
2023-06-30Norwegian climber Kristin Harila is working hard to set the world 14 Peaks speed title in record time. This is an incredible feat all...replies0views723
2023-06-30
2023-06-26If you were anywhere on the internet this winter you likely saw that Utah had a record-breaking winter with snowfalls that surpassed anything...replies0views792
2023-06-26
2023-06-20A little Summer stoke from the archives for you that combines skiing and mountain biking. Back in 2017 Cam McCaul and Casey Brown completed the...replies0views728
2023-06-20
2023-06-18Kristin Harila and Tenjen Sherpa have already climbed 9 of the 14 tallest peaks in the world in only 45 days and their aim is to complete...replies0views807
2023-06-18
2023-06-15Jack Kuenzle has set a new fastest known time (FKT) by more than an hour on the highest peak in North America - Denali. Jack is an ultrarunner and...replies0views870
2023-06-15
2023-06-13It's that time of year again, unfortunately. As the wildfire season looms ahead and fires burn already across much of Canada and the US, its...replies0views784
2023-06-13
2023-06-08Teton Gravity Research (TGR), brings to life a multi-part, eye-opening digital series that shows the reality of climate change, highlighting the...replies0views645
2023-06-08
2023-06-06The 10th Mountain Division, a legendary mountain-based infantry unit was activated in 1941 Washington D.C., after Finnish troops on skis...replies0views797
2023-06-06
2023-06-05Some say that Candide Thovex is the greatest skier of all time and this is easily justified by the fact that the guy has basically won every ski...replies0views638
2023-06-05
2023-06-03I just read an article on how it has been the worst season ever for accidents on Mount Everest. This reminds me of how bad our season has...replies0views755
2023-06-03
2023-05-28Check out the most jaw-dropping crashes from the Freeride World Tour 2023. From gnarly cliff drops to icy chutes, these riders pushed the limits...replies0views687
2023-05-28