Early Season Turns

November 4th some fellow Adventure students and I headed out to the Duffy Lake Road for a much needed pow session. We had perfect weather and used the summer route access to head out to Keith’s hut. We took our skis on and off a lot on the approach but the powder was worth it. […]

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Rock 2/3

This fall semester at TRU I was scheduled to take two rock climbing courses focused on trad climbing and guide training. The first week we had non-stop sunshine and perfect weather. The second week we were not so lucky. The culmination of our two weeks of climbing course in Squamish ended with us having a […]

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Wedge 2011

WEDGE MT AND THE LAST PITCH OF THE NE ARETE On Aug 04 I set out on my second attempt at the mountaineers route up the NE Arete on Wedge Mt, the highest summit in the Garibaldi park. The weather that day was cloudy and a cool breeze dominated the afternoon sun. It was perfect […]

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Babies First Gear Lead

Why do we climb? I began climbing about 2 years ago and only in the past year has my love been exponentially increasing. I climb because fear is a huge aspect in my life. The fear of failure is the only true barrier to success. Fear rules so many lives, and popular convention holds that […]

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Ski Tour 1

Since when did we stop dreaming? When did we grow up and say, ok time to get a real job. What is a real job? Sitting at a desk, starring at the wall wishing you could be in a better place; bringing home the pay check at the end of the day so you can […]

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Wrangle the Chute

Kasie Stroshin riding the bronco Wrangle the Chute is a competition involving three different skill testing tasks. The first is your big mountain run, the second is the step up booter, and the third is the bucking bronco.The event defiantly separates the city boys from the cowboys and makes you want to put on a […]

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