On August 12, 2011, I climbed the N. Arete of Wedge Mountain in a day by myself. Without realizing it, exactly one year later, Sarah and I set off to climb the same route. We got an early start from Squamish and left the trailhead around 6:30am. It took just two hours to get up[…]
So far my updates have just been about events of the trip but now that we are back in Canada, it is important to mention the scientific purpose and goals of the trip. The primary focus is to examine factors that determine susceptibility to acute mountain sickness (AMS) in Nepali Hindu religious pilgrims. These pilgrims[…]
Sunlite Padded double wheel bag. Carries two road bicycle wheels in separate padded pockets. Also, two pockets for accessories such as skewers. Perfect for keeping your race wheels safe and clean. Nearly new.
On our last day in Kathmandu, the team is wrapping up loose ends and doing our final souvenir hunting. We are very happy with our research and even happier to be headed back to Canada. I am definitely looking forward to fresh fruit, shower water that smells like nothing and milk. I think it will[…]
Our second week in Nepal started on July 25th with a 6 hour drive to a small one hut village called Ramche. After Ramche, the road has been broken into small sections by several landslides so from here we had to hike the majority of the way. Lining up to cross the landslide. The second[…]
Women’s Small Size. Baby blue color. Worn only a couple times. Only available in black at MEC.
The UBC Research team arrived in Nepal at 11:00 pm on Saturday (local time). We are staying at the American Alpine Clubhouse in Kathmandu. The house is nice and clean and they make us breakfast and dinner. China Southern Airlines: Vancouver – Guangzhou – Kathmandu: 20hr 55min. The team includes myself, Martin MacInnis, a fellow UBC[…]
During the middle week of our USA road trip, our primary focus was exploring trail runs in new areas. Our first stop was in Jackson, WY while in town for our attempt on the Grand Teton. The climbing ranger pointed us towards the trail around Jenny Lake. We didn’t want to use up too much[…]