The Stawamus Chief stands tall and vertically straight above the green-blue waters of Howe Sound. Anyone capable of walking and hiking can make their way up the stairmaster like path on the backside to the top within a reasonable effort. However, someone that would want to scale this granite mastodon from the front side will need […]
September 18-19-20th 2018 These were to be the first few dry days in what seemed weeks of rain and the wait was tormenting and creeping inside, while thinking of spending time amongst the hills, it was time to head out again. This trip was in essence a sale’s pitched to strong repeat client Jonas and […]
Week of September 4-8th 2018 It’s a wrap and the grades are in! Last week on assignment for Whistler Adventure School Rock Guide Level 3 with a strong crew: Jonas, Aaron and Tomas. They came to learn how to dance and climb, so we had a super fun time climbing and still managed to dance a […]
August 20th, 21st & 22nd 2018 On assignment for Whistler Adventure School this week with a strong and keen group of students. This was to be Will, Ondrej and Marketa’s last and final leg of a long learning journey that started back in July. The program is design to introduce students to the work of […]
August 8th & 9th 2018 It started with a request from super client Jonas, can we go to a place away from the crowds where we would see nobody, he asked. So I suggested a few options, including a old dream of mine to Climb the North Ridge of The Sphinx (2402m) deep into the […]
July 1st & 2nd 2018 We found wintery conditions on Mt Matier this weekend. It was lightly raining when we left the hut. The firn snow was soft and did not require crampons to climb the anniversary glacier. At 2300m the recent snow (10-15cm) was wet and isothermic. We took a small break at the […]