Returning to Squamish from Europe in May was a bit of a mixed blessing. Of course it was tough to leave the fantasy land of full time training and racing – Colin coined it ‘Post-Cham Depression’ – but on the other hand, the summer was getting going in BC and there were quite a few[…]
The Wedgemount area near Whistler is one of the most popular access points to get into Garibaldi Provincial Park. A steep trail provides access to a small hut and camping area in the alpine next to Wedgemount Lake with the Wedge Glacier spilling off the highest peak and calving into the far side of the lake.[…]
In one sense, I have been quite lucky not to have serious incidents in the mountains resulting in injury to myself or anyone else in my party. I’ve never had a major ‘epic’ or been benighted. I say lucky because while I do consider myself a pretty safe climber (mostly because I am usually quite[…]
The Trofeo Mezzalama or ‘Glacier Marathon’ was the final event in this season’s Grande Course series of races. Three races of great prestige, always longer in length and duration than a standard World Cup, and open to hundreds or thousands of entrants. After racing the Pierra Menta with Nick and performing beyond our expectations. I[…]
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After returning to Chamonix from Slovakia, the main events of the season really got rolling. First up was the Pierra Menta. Andrea had already joined me in Chamonix and my UVM Nordic teammate Jennie came to Cham and stayed with us as well. Along with Nick, we drove to Beaufort for the four day Pierra[…]
My next few posts will unfortunately be a bit out of order as inspiration is coming in spurts to tackle the second half of my Europe trip. Near the end of my time in Chamonix I was preparing for the team race Mezzalama. Unfortunately the race was postponed due to the weather. This did however[…]
After World Championships, we took two days of train and car travel to get to Slovakia. I’ll be honest and say that I was a bit skeptical about leaving the Alps, mecca of all things ski mountaineering, in the middle of the season to visit a tiny country in Eastern Europe. We came to visit[…]