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The Art of Bailing
CONTENT WARNING: This article involves discussions of death in the mountains. Skip section 1 to avoid the heaviest discussion of the subject. §1 | INTRODUCTION People often describe certain skills as an art. In this sense, there is an art … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Other, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged Alpine Climbing, bail, climbing, essay, ice climbing, philosophy, Ski Mountaineering, ski touring, trad
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Yamophilia
Yamophilia /jæmˈoʊfɪliə/ (noun) A love of or obsession with the mountain officially known as Mount Laurie (better known as Mount Yamnuska: a name borrowed from the Stoney Nakoda name Îyâmnathka, meaning “flat-faced mountain”). Yamnuska (abbreviated as “Yam”) is the birthplace … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Alpine Climbing, choss, climbing, Epic, rock climbing, Rockies, Thunderstorm, trad, Type 1 fun, type 2, type 2 fun, Yamnuska
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Reading Break Rocks (and the Epic on Epinephrine)
Written by Julian Larsen All photo credits to Evan Wong Reading break was coming around, and everyone was excited for the somewhat annual trip to Smith Rock. The crowded clubroom was filled with excitement as eager climbers talked about … Continue reading
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Tagged Climb, climbing, Nevada, Oregon, Red Rocks, Smith Rock, trad
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Bow Valley Blues
Written by Julian Larsen Summer 2024 Prologue In spring I had heard whispers from Nick Ayers and Evan Wong about a big Rockies trip. Evan had a photoshoot for Monod Sports in Banff, and had a list of objectives … Continue reading
The Greenwood Jones [V, TD, 5.10, 1300m] on the North Face of Mt Temple
§1 | INTRODUCTION The North Face of Mt Temple provides one of the more dramatic views along Highway 1. It rises ~1300m from base to summit, providing a world-class backdrop for visitors to the Lake Louise area. Often likened to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpine Climbing, climbing, Epic, Glacier, Lake Louise, Lightning, Mount Temple, Rockies, summer, Thunderstorm, trad
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A Rambling Writing on Red Rocks
Featuring: Julian Larsen (me) and Luke Stockall Day 1: American Dream After arriving mid afternoon in Vegas, we had but one task: get groceries for the weekend so we can leave the city behind. This task proved more difficult … Continue reading
!GURI |AIB (The White Streak)
Learning to Route Develop and Big Wall Climb in Spitzkoppe, Namibia Preparatory Ramblings Preparatory Ramblings It has taken me some time to submit this report. On my return from Namibia, I was greeted by a series of emergencies … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, africa, Alpine Climbing, alpine start, awesome people, backcountry, beast, big wall climbing, bigwall, birthday, Climb, climbing, development, Epic, Expediation, expedition, expert, Face, faff, first ascent, First summit, First-Time, gong show, Hauling, instruction, instructional, Intermediate, international, intro, leading, multi-pitch, multiday, namibia, near-miss, Neil Mackenzie, Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant, Neil MacKenzie Memorial Fund, new route, NMAG, overnight, Photo Contest, Photo Essay, portaledge, Rock, rock climbing, route development, runout, slab, slab-master, Slog, slog-fest, smal group, Small Group, So many new stuff, stars, story, stupidity, sunny, teaching, the white streak, type 2, type 2 fun, wildlife
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Ensakwatch Enchainment
Trip Date: September 19th, 2022 Participants: Noah Macdonald, Will Raleigh-Smith On Sunday, September 18th at around 3pm, Will asked if I was free to climb the next day — he was itching to get on some alpine rock before the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpine Climbing, Chilliwack, climbing, Enchainment, Ensakwatch, mountaineering, multi-pitch, Nesakwatch, Offwidth, Rexford, rock climbing, scrambling, trad, traverse, Type 1 fun
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Smith rock climbing trip
Our group arrived to the Smith Rock state park campground late at night on Thursday. The night was chilly but nothing that five layers and stuffing oneself inside the backpack couldn’t solve. We woke up the next day and took an … Continue reading
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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