November 24, 2010 Nick Elson and I climbed “A Scottish Tale” today, a 420m long iceclimb that forms only during cold snaps (such as with[…]
Little Diamond Head
November 21, 2010 It was a cold and miserable start to Sunday morning. I was still feeling tired from the previous day of skiing bottomless[…]
The Real Cypress Peak
Nov 14, 2010 Scott and I had an excellent day up at Cypress Peak, enjoying both a summit, sunshine, and turns. For those who are[…]
Capilano Mountain
October, 2010 I was looking for a fun place to explore locally, somewhere not too far away due to the short October days, somewhere that[…]
A Dreary November Day
At least that’s what the forecast said. But it turned out to be beautiful in Vancouver, and a great day to be on the water[…]
Coliseum Mountain
November 3, 2010 To take advantage of a sunny November day, Lisa and I did a quick self-propelled trip up to Coliseum Mountain, a relatively[…]
Tomyhoi Peak
Sept 25, 2010 Lisa, Agi and I spent a beautiful, though a bit windy, September day hiking along the Yellow Aster Butte trail and scrambling[…]
Skaha for Thanksgiving
Oct 9-11, 2010 Despite a foreboding forecast for Penticton, a few of us headed east in search of dry rock over the Thanksgiving weekend. It[…]
Mount Callaghan and Ring Mountain
Sept 29, 2010 Chris and I went for an awesome ramble up in the Callaghan Valley, scrambling up Ring Mountain and Mount Callaghan. The weather[…]
Slim Creek to Griswold Pass
Sept 21-29, 2009 I’ve wanted to hike in this part of the South Chilcotins for a long time. In late September 2009, I spent eight[…]