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We climbed some ice!
Written by Alannah Wallace about Daughter of Ice, 2017 (posted for her because she is crazy busy with school and doesn’t have time to mess around with the photo system) Before I left for the trip I said to myself … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Daughter of Ice, ice climbing, instructional, lillooet, Marble Canyon, winter camping, Winter Climbing
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Try, Try Again – Climbing the North Shore Winter Classics
“’Tis a lesson you should heed, If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try again; Then your courage should appear, For if you will persevere, You will conquer, never fear Try, try again…” – T.H. Palmer The North Shore is … Continue reading
The Jervis Expedition: Three weeks of kayak-accessed mountaineering
I know this is kind of a big deal to say, but I have to call it as I see it right now: I’m not convinced we can pull off the eastern half of this route. I don’t think it … Continue reading
A week in the Bugaboos- August 20-26, 2016
Bugaboo Provincial Park is located in the Purcell Mountains of southwestern British Columbia, and contains many granite peaks over 3000 meters and granite spires that entice climbers from around the world. Some classic routes are the West Ridge of Pigeon … Continue reading
Island Caving Extravaganza
The trip was limited to five people; At first I was confused as to why the group size was so small, but when you find yourself in a tunnel so tight that to move forward you have breathe in, it … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, caving, climbing, hike, overnight, rain, Small Group, Winter
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Lead Ladder 2016
This year the Lead Ladder weekend took place on July 2-3 and was again a huge success. On Saturday we practiced gear placements at the Sugarloaf area in Murrin Park and on Sunday we set out in teams of two … Continue reading
Inspiration in the clouds – Eldorado Peak, North Cascades
I first heard about Eldorado from a friend in Seattle area. The photo of the snow arete instantly grabbed my attention and after a bit of homework, it was added to my short list of objectives for near future. Eldorado … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Climb, Eldorado Peak, Glacier, hike, Marmots, mountaineering, North Cascades, overnight, Small Group, Snow, summer, Weekend
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Crevasse rescue practice June 2016
Caitlin Schneider and I (Julien Renard) went to the Wedgemount glacier to practise crevasse rescues. Are you confident travelling on a glacier? Can you self-arrest? Can you rescue people out of a crevasse? While these are perfectly valid questions to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Crevasse, Crevasse Rescue, Data Report, daytrip, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Glacier School, Hauling, Rescue, self-arrest, Snow and Ice, Wedge
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Skypilot Scramble, August 2016
Participants: Jonah Adelman, Amin Aziznia, Enrique Cabon, and Mirko Moeller Date: August 27th, 2016 Recently settling in at UBC and it’s Jumpstart program for international students, I thought scrambling in Squamish sounded like a satisfying way to introduce myself … Continue reading
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Tagged daytrip, First-Time, Glacier, mountaineering, scramble, scrambling, Sea to Summit, Skypilot, Squamish
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New Routes and First Ascents in the Ossa Region
Artem and I had agreed to get out for an adventure the weekend of August 13-14, 2016, and I had been eyeing the unclimbed Ossa pinnacle for some time. We agreed to give it a go. While researching the objective, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpine Climbing, bivouac, first ascent, new route, Ossa Mountain, Sigurd Trail
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