The Approach There used to be this guy “Marty” who lived on the Lake Lovely Water Spur, who charged people money to cross his “land.”[…]
Mountain Lake Hut
Note. The gate is currently locked. The BCMC has a key, which is only available for organized trips by BCMC members. The Mountain Lake hut[…]
Cathedral Mountain – Highest Church on the North Shore
This one has been on the list for a long time. When I heard that Doris and Avery were doing the Bagger’s Challenge this year,[…]
Sigurd Peak
Muffin, Champagne, Simons, Fuller and Rich. The photo above was taken on the summit of Ossa Mountain, a weekend scrambling trip that I organized with[…]
Backyard Alpine 2 – Crater Slabs
I’ve been meaning to get back to the backside of Crown Mountain for another adventure since climbing the Widowmaker Arete with Nick. There’s a route[…]
Highlights from the Winter of 2013/2014
It’s all about the up. We started off skiing over grass and rocks, up and down, in search of those elusive powder turns. Early season[…]
Princess Louisa Inlet
One of the trips that I’ve wanted to do since becoming a co-owner of a Catalina 27 sailboat was to sail up into Princess Louisa[…]
Birkenhead Avalanche
This is a story about a close call that I was involved in, a few weekends ago on the Birkenhead glacier. It might be a[…]
Mamquam Mountain
Mamquam Mountain is in the far distance, with Spire Peak at centre. Photo taken from Parapet Peak. The powder skiing hasn’t been very good this[…]
Whitecap Alpine
I’ve been lucky enough to get out on some pretty awesome New Year’s Trip in the last couple of years, – Taylor Meadows, Eldorado Basin,[…]