What’s the plan? After four years of Nordic ski racing at the University of Vermont, my competitive drive was fairly low. Training and racing year round took its toll and I was happy to settle into life in BC with skiing on the back-burner. As I was drawn more and more into rock climbing, trail[…]
Prior to the new Sea-to-Sky Gondola, the Upper Shannon Creek Valley was only accessible by a somewhat difficult and rather long drive up a 4×4 logging road. Once in the valley, the trails were so overgrown that hiking was not particularly pleasant and running was outright impossible. With the Gondola in place, access is a quick[…]
UPDATED: MAY 25, 2015 to reflect a few small changes. I’ve had a few recent questions about what I bring along on mountain runs so here is my list. To be clear, I differentiate between a long run in the valley where water is plentiful and it is easy to bail, compared to mountain runs that[…]
Nick wanted to climb the Northeast Arete on Wedge Mountain this week, on of the classic Coastal mountaineering routes. I was keen but had already done it so I suggested we try something that we had been talking about since last season. Wedgemount Lake is a beautiful turquoise glacial lake with a small hut in Garibaldi Park. One[…]
This spring, I got a big care package from Dynafit with some of their new summer goodies. I already posted a review of the Pantera shoes on SkinTrack.com but here is a bit about some of the clothing. Trail DST Jacket This is a comfortable jacket that fits well. I suspect it must be DWR[…]