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BETA FROM GUIDES: Mountain Conditions Report (MCR)

January 29, 2017

Mountain Conditions Report hosts professional information from guides. Up to date information on climbs, hikes, ski routes, access issues. A free backcountry resource.

A KOOTENAY CRUSH

January 22, 2017

An isolated section of BC’s Powder Highway, the region has a history of gold rush development, boom and bust natural resource-based economies, and settlers who have chosen to hide away, for various reasons.

Protecting the Humans – A Jacket’s Rant

January 16, 2017

I am a jacket. And not just any jacket. I am a ten-year-old (equivalent to an ancient elder in my world) Arc’teryx Fission SL Jacket. An ultra light, fully waterproof, insulated GORE-tex mountain warrior.

Safe Travel In Avalanche Terrain: Mountain Conditions Report (MCR)

January 5, 2017

Snowpack observations, route recommendations and resources in your area. Marc Piché, Technical Director for the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG), explains how to use the beta available on the MCR and who is posting it. Playing safe begins with relevant and timely information.

Nina Caprez: Spank The Monkey — 5.13d R

January 4, 2017

“Spank The Monkey” follows an unsettlingly sharp, exposed and runout arête up the Northeast face of the distinctive formation.

Favourite Gear: Katy Whittaker Picks

December 28, 2016

Everybody has that one favourite piece of gear. You know, that one item that you’re reluctant to wash because it means you can’t wear it for a whole 24 hours; the jacket that never gets put away because you are constantly using it or the one that now resides in your rucksack ready for every outing.

Light And Fast In The Cordillera Sarmiento: Jacob Slot’s First Ascent Of Cerro Tigreli In Patagonia

December 14, 2016

Jacob Slot, David Sanabria and Conny Zamernik’s first ascent of one of the unclimbed ice-covered mushroom peaks in the Cordillera Sarmiento in the West fjords of Chilean Patagonia.

The Spearhead Traverse: A Whistler Classic

December 10, 2016

The Coast Range Mountains are known for their steep peaks with quality freeride and ski mountaineering lines. At the heart of these popular mountains sits Whistler Blackcomb Resort — and easy access to the world class terrain just beyond.

Volcanic Shoulder Season: Ski Touring In Chile

December 6, 2016

It was early October and normally I would be taking full advantage of leaf peeping season in the Colorado Rockies. But after a decade of prioritizing riding my mountain bike, it was time to revisit my first true love: Skiing. This time in Chile.

Close Calls On Japanese Ice With Will Gadd

December 1, 2016

“Before I started climbing I’d done what I always do and made a plan of where I would try to jump if the whole pillar collapsed, but in the heat of the moment I hadn’t been able to do that…”

Greg Hill’s Five Rules To Live By

November 23, 2016

“I made this video for the simple purpose of scaring people a little bit and getting them to think and understand the risks they are taking in the backcountry.”