Author Archives: Declan Taylor

Baker: a bike-n-ski

March 2020. On that infamous weekend when the world shut down, and I was still so new to skiing, I was skinning up towards First Pump. We were laden with crevasse rescue gear on a strange modified G1 (after it … Continue reading

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Paddling on a Halibut Wind: a solo kayaking trip from Echo Bay to Alert Bay

20-24 May 2024 Back in April it occurred to me that it might be possible to return by paddle to my car in Port McNeil from the Salmon Coast Field Station in Echo Bay, where I was soon to be … Continue reading

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Peregrine Peak and Powder Laps

This is a trip report about a day trip a group of VOCers did while on Ross Campbell’s fantastic 2022 Burns n’ Turns trip… if you want to read about Burns n’ Turns go find Settare Shariati’s excellent (and more … Continue reading

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