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A Winning Hand in Desert Solitaire
I noticed that there haven’t been many trip reports posted lately, and I felt like writing a bit so here’s something. Sorry it’s not relevant to B.C. but hopefully I can send some warm vibes to people for whom t-shirt … Continue reading
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19 Hours for Castle Towers
When I envisioned my Castle Towers backpack early this summer I had no idea that we would also be summiting the Black Tusk on the same trip. I definitely didn’t expect to get back to the trailhead at 2am, after … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backpacking, Black Tusk, british columbia, Castle Towers, Epic, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, hike, overnight, Slog, summer
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2 Fast 2 Furious: Pemberton Drift
This is a true story. The events depicted in this trip report took place in Minnesota Semaphore Lakes in 1987 August 2021. At the request of the driver some names have been changed. Out of respect for everyone else the rest … Continue reading
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The Mountain Gets the Last Laugh(ington)
When my friend Shane mentioned we would probably need a chainsaw to get to Mount Laughington I should have realized what I was in for. This peak is not well-traveled in the winter, and it turns out there are some good reasons … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, adventure, Alder hell, Car camping, Chilliwack, Mount Laughington, Snow, snowshoeing, Trail work, turn around, Weekend, Winter
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Banff/Jasper Scrambles and Kayaking
As the end of the summer of 2020 approached, my dream of a Rocky Mountain road trip seemed to be fading. The deadline to present my thesis proposal was nearing, making it difficult to fit any kind of trip into … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Paddle, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, Alberta, Banff, Canmore, Cirque Peak, Epic, hike, Jasper, Kananaskis, kayaking, Maligne Lake, Mount Temple, paddling, Rocky Mountains, scramble, Spirit Island, summer
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Racing Glaciers: An Expedited Berg Lake Adventure
Berg Lake: a place of blue waters, roaring waterfalls, and glaciers reaching down from jagged peaks all the way to the water’s edge. From the moment I heard about this special mountain Shangri La I knew I had to visit. … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, backpacking, british columbia, Epic, fall, Mount Robson, overnight, provincial park, Rockies
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Pushing the Limits of Mediocrity: A Cheakamus Canyon Story
“Some are born mediocre, some achieve mediocrity, and some have mediocrity thrust upon them.” – some famous poet dude I’d like to think that we at the very least managed to achieve some level of mediocrity on a cold October … Continue reading
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Tagged cheakamus canyon, climbing, fall, rock climbing, Squamish
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Journey to the South Chilcotin
First we drove. And drove. Then drove some more. Finally we walked. And walked. And then walked a bit more. Somewhere along this great distance we left the gray rock and glaciers of the Coast Range behind and found ourselves … Continue reading
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Tagged backpacking, british columbia, Epic, Gold Bridge, hike, Slog, Small Group, South Chilcotin Provincial Park, South Chilcotins, summer
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Tricouni Peak: July 18-19
It’s been over a month since we backpacked out to the Tricouni area, but I’ve decided to write it up anyway. Interestingly, when converted to Covid time, a normal month is roughly equivalent to either 5 months or 5 days, … Continue reading