Author: Rain Scott
VIDEO: Winter camping at Mystic Beach along the Juan de Fuca Trail
I’ve been so busy planning my trip, but I wanted to get this video online before the summer! Over the February long weekend, Ashley and I had a lovely time camping on Mystic Beach. Mystic is at the very start of the Juan de Fuca trail. It’s a great beginner backpacking trip as it’s so…
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Going solo. Does that mean alone?
One of the first questions people ask me about my upcoming 5-month round-the-world adventure is who I am going with. When I tell them I am not going with anyone, they usually look horrified. “So you’re going be ALONE the whole five months?!?” I don’t even know to respond to this. For one thing, when…
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What inspired your last big adventure?
Next spring, I am heading off on a 5-month trip to South Asia. I’m writing a series of posts sharing my (increasingly emotional!) reflections as I get ready to go. I also want to hear stories and advice from you, my fellow adventurers. This week’s theme: inspiration. What inspired me to go on this trip…
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No, social media is not ruining hiking.
When you say “social media is ruining hiking” what a lot of people hear “people like you don’t belong outside.”
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A photo essay: Why we need women only trips
But can you imagine a man saying that it took him four years before he climbed a mountain with another man? I cannot. As reflected on how I got here, I noticed a pattern. Let’s see if you can see what I noticed.
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VIDEO: Rugged Mountain
I thought I was signing up for a 48 hour suffer fest. It was the end of September. Rain was in the forecast. I’ve been feeling too cold to function inside my own apartment. The ACC-VI website lists Rugged mountain as the second hardest Island Qualifer. Uff. I’m feeling highly motivated to finish all nine…
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Kings Peak, What A Difference Two Years Makes
Two years ago, my buddy Aaron and I spotted a snowy peak from the highway. We pulled over. “Do you think we can get up there?” he asked me. “No. That looks way too hard.” I said. When I got home, I googled it. It was just a two or three day hike. No mountaineering…
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VIDEO: Elkhorn Northwest Ridge
Bernard and I set out to try a real mountain on our own for the first time. We packed all the gear for all the possible routes. We brought perhaps too much cheese. And we gave ourselves 3 days to do it all in. We were open to what the mountains would teach us.
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VIDEO: Girls trip to Mt. Baker
Mt. Baker was the first mountain I attempted to climb back in 2013. What a difference four years makes!
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VIDEO: Golden Hinde Solo Trip
Just got back from four days in the wilderness by myself. I was so scared before I left but there was no need. My heart is feeling full.
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VIDEO: Wild Women Climb Warden Peak
Just got back from an epic. We made it up Warden Peak with a rad group of women from the Alpine Club of Canada. It was an 18 hour day plus a 6 hour drive home. Made it back with just enough time to get to work.
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Mountain Getaway: Himachal Pradesh (Northern India)
I could have been in BC. But we were in the foothills of the Himalayas!
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