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The Cascades offer an amazing array of options when it comes to different mountain sports. And Spring is the..
Let me first state the obvious: last year’s winter (2013/2014) in the Pacific Northwest was a bizarre one. In December..
Toprope soloing is the fastest and easiest way to maximize climbing with limited time at the crag. This week I..
Have you ever come up short on a rappel when you remember that you’d managed to make it before? How..
I’d like to start this article by just mentioning a thing or two about my intention in writing it. I..
As climbers and climbing-gear buyers, we are accustomed to wading through marketing claims, weeding out hearsay, and determining the facts..
Extended periods of climbing or long alpine adventures have a way of simultaneously being both beneficial for the body and..
Last summer my good friend Kieran embarked on his first ever alpine climbing adventure. His objective? The classic Northeast Buttress..
The northwest climbing community experienced a string of tragic accidents in September of 2014, when three veteran climbers were killed..
- [TR] Okanagan - Cirque of the Unremarkables 02/14/2019 February 18, 2019Trip: Okanagan - Cirque of the Unremarkables Trip Date: 02/14/2019 Trip Report: After work ice cragging, what!? Pretty fun, comes in fast.. about 20 min north of Vernon, just take the turn-off for the Tolko mill and you can't miss it. Gear Notes: Ice stuff Approach Notes: Nowt!
- Polar Vortex February 18, 2019Just got back form a month in Banff. Climbing in the Polar Vortex was kind of brutal.
- [TR] Hope BC - Cruel Pools 02/09/2019 February 11, 2019Trip: Hope BC - Cruel Pools Trip Date: 02/09/2019 Trip Report: Since moving to Bellingham at the beginning of last year I'd been pining for Hope - ice didn't seem to come in last winter, though the snow riding was pretty good locally. This winter had been looking bleak, replete with rain-on-snow events at Baker […]
- [TR] Humpback Mountain - Humpback Flows 02/07/2019 February 9, 2019Trip: Humpback Mountain - Humpback Flows. Possible FA's on three ice routes - Champagne, 1p WI3, 65m. Don’t Forget the J-Thread, 2p WI3, 80m. Martinelli, 1p WI4, 25m. Trip Date: 02/07/2019 Trip Report: [TR] Humpback Flows, Possible First Ascents: Champagne, 1p WI3, 65m. Don’t Forget the J-Thread, 2p WI3, 80m. Martinelli, 1p WI4, 25m. Climbers […]
- Admin Please Remove February 6, 2019T Gear Notes: In Trip Report Approach Notes: Standard