Author: Rain Scott
Exploring the Young Peak Ski Traverse: A Complete Guide
The Young Peak Ski Traverse in Rogers Pass is a classic 20km route with 1700m elevation gain.
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VIDEO: Winter Camping and Skiing at Elfin Lakes
In March, we tackled a snowy weekend camping trip to Elfin Lakes, focusing on backcountry skiing training for the upcoming Spearhead Traverse. We learned valuable lessons about winter camping.
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VIDEO: Parking lot camping and backcountry skiing at Mt Cain
We made a special trip to the North Island to visit Mt Cain during Backcountry Fest! We camped in the parking lot in the bed of our truck with our dog Jasper. We enjoyed dinner at the lodge and, of course, skied a lot in bounds and out of bounds. The snow was heavy and…
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VIDEO: What happens when you sleep in your truck bed at -15C
We’re camping every month this year! You may remember that we tried this in 2023, but then I got very sick the weekend after and stayed sick for almost two years. (This illness was unrelated to camping.) This year, we camped the last weekend of January. A cold snap was coming through and it was…
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Unlock long covid recovery with mind body medicine
This approach took me from being almost housebound to working part-time, backpacking and climbing in about six months. If I was only going to do one thing, this is it. What is mind body syndrome? I had disabling symptoms with long covid including crippling fatigue, chronic migraines, racing heart, breathlessness, brain fog, blurry vision, depression,…
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How EMDR therapy helped me recover from long covid and chronic fatigue
Content Warning: This one is very personal and also talks about some hard stuff (trauma, suicidal ideation), so it may or may not be for you right now! My story When I was a young teenager, I experienced a series of extremely traumatic events. I told a few kids my age, but they didn’t know…
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How simple joy helped me recover from long covid
Joy Joy has turned out to be one of the biggest things that has moved me towards health. Long covid is a mind body condition caused by a hyper-sensitive nervous system. This causes your body to be stuck in freeze, fight or flight for long periods of time. When you’re laughing with friends or in…
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Suzy Bolt’s Rest Repair Recover program for long covid recovery
What is Rest Repair Recover? Suzy Bolt is a yoga teacher based in the UK who got long covid in early 2020. She used yoga, breathwork and meditation in her year-long recovery. She also threw herself into research into recovery by interviewing experts on her YouTube channel. On top of this, she is incredibly nurturing…
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Honest review of the Gupta Program for long covid recovery
What is brain retraining? Brain retraining is using the power of your mind to change how you think about your symptoms and then move toward healing. The most popular programs are the Gupta Program, DNRS and ANS Rewire. Brain retraining starts with noticing symptom-thoughts and worries, such as: Once you notice them, you interrupt the…
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Breathwork for long covid recovery
Early in my recovery from long COVID, I experienced persistent shortness of breath. This led me to breathwork classes. Over time, with consistent practice, my breathing improved significantly.
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The magic of meditation, yoga nidra and hypnosis for long covid recovery
Overview When I first got long covid, I asked a friend who had been living with the condition for over a year what to do. She told me to meditate. I was uh… not pleased. Something was physically wrong with me. What would sitting quietly do to help me heal? Fast forward six months and…
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Monitoring heart rate and HRV for long covid recovery
What is this? Many medical professionals recommend that those diagnosed with long covid or chronic fatigue syndrome wear a smartwatch and monitor their heart rate so that it stays below a certain number. This is to avoid post-exertional malaise (PEM) or feeling really unwell hours or days after you’ve done a simple activity. My target…
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