Trip reports
Sarah and I left Vancouver later afternoon on Wednesday after she got out of work and started driving towards Lake Louise. We made our goal of Revelstoke by about 10:30 and climbed into the back of “Chateau Eric” for the night. See the full gallery on Posterous Thursday morning we grabbed a quick breakfast in[…]
Nick and I managed to get in a few days of climbing during a brief cold snap. We climbed eight pitches in the Rambles along the Duffy Lake Road and a few days later it was cold enough to climb ice in Squamish. See the full gallery on Posterous Shannon Falls was still flowing strong[…]
Sarah and I attempted Cloudburst Mtn. (1871m) near Squamish from the Chance Cr. FSR. We turned around a few hundred meters from the peak because of a lack of daylight and high avalanche danger. See the full gallery on Posterous Ski Time: 8 hrs. 16min Ski Ascent: 1217 meters Energy Cost: 4700 Calories
A heavy and long lasting snowpack this year made it possible to tick at least one day of skiing each of the last 12 months. These are the highlights. OCTOBER Partner: Adam B. Daytrip in new snow at Blowdown Pass. NOVEMBER Partners: Martin M Lots of North Shore day trips in November to explore as[…]
AST – 1 Course Two Days Touring In Whistler-Blackcomb Backcountry Guided by: http://www.coastmountainguides.com/ Early starts but not too bad. Pre-ski planning and instruction in Whistler Village. Martin enjoying the sun. Blackcomb Col. Mirror? Eric and Martin in some wind gusts. Inversion causes clouds in the valley. Martin and Colin happy to take skins off. Dropping[…]