Category: Alpine Club of Canada
VIDEO: A tour of Hišimy̓awiƛ
Here is a video tour that I made of Hišimy̓awiƛ, an Alpine Club of Canada hut on 5040 on Vancouver Island. The video covers burning questions such as: What the sleeping area look like If you can charge your phone (spoiler alert: yes) What dishes and cooking equipment is available in the kitchen How do…
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Mt. Shuksan via Fisher Chimneys
I learned to climb on Mt. Shuksan years ago. This course gave me a taste into a hyper-masculine culture where I did not belong. It was powerful to return to this same route on this mountain as a leader under my own terms.
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VIDEO: Kings Peak North Spur
This Alpine Club of Canada adventure started out like all the rest — great people in a beautiful place. But it turns out our trip leaders had a bit of a surprise in store for us!
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My experience starting a queer outdoors group
Last year, I was feeling good about my mountaineering accomplishments. And with my work getting more women out climbing and on trips with the Alpine Club of Canada. But as someone who doesn’t even feel like a woman half the time, I was sorely missing queer community. I am not the kind of person who…
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VIDEO: North Face Leadership Course with the Alpine Club of Canada
Knowing how to lead people well can make the difference between an amazing day in the mountains and a disaster.
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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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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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Multipitch climbing in City of Rocks (Idaho)
Climbing Theatre of Shadows was one of the highlights of my recent trip to the City of Rocks in Idaho. The worst part was my car completely dying on the way home, but that is for another blog post. City of Rocks is a high elevation desert (around 6,000 ft / 1,800m). You have to get…
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VIDEO: Triple Peak via the North Ridge
Seven of us from the Alpine Club of Canada made our way up Triple Peak last weekend. We attempted to follow the North Ridge route, but the snow conditions made things a bit challenging.
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Wild Women take over Crest Creek
I just got back from a weekend climbing in Crest Creek with an amazing group of 15 women. It was such a joy to co-lead this trip with my two friends, Brianna and Krista. It was our second “Wild Women” trip that we’ve organized for the Alpine Club. Unlike most Alpine Club trips, most of…
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A hint of winter on Arrowsmith’s UnJudges route
A year ago, I went on my first trip with Alpine Club on Mt. Arrowsmith. Many great trips later, things have come full circle with another trip up UnJudges. The weather this year made the conditions a bit more exciting. Here’s a photo from late October 2015 at the same elevation as the photo at the top…
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