Category: Outdoor Adventures
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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Exploring one of Vancouver Island’s best kept secrets: Mt. Cain
For years, I had heard people talk about this magical place up island. A place with lots of snow and no people. Sounded like my kind of place!. Without a good car or having many friends who ski, I wasn’t sure if I’d ever get up there. But this year, things finally fell into place with…
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Intro to backcountry skiing Mt Becher
I haven’t been this bad at anything in a very long time.
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Snowy solo hike in the Sooke Hills
I went to one of my favourite places to hike when it’s snowing in Victoria: Sugarloaf.
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Snowshoe on the Kludahk
In one of the last wintery weekends before ski season began, Brianna and I organized a hike for the Alpine Club on the Kludahk Trail. Our trip filled up quickly, which was surprising for just a hike! But also understandable, as many people feel like there is a lot of mystery surrounding the Kludahk Trail. I think it’s hard to claim a trail is…
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Thoughts on fear and climbing from 8 climbers
We had some really interesting and constructive discussions at the women’s climbing night last week about fear & lead climbing. I thought I’d keep the conversations by asking some friends how they overcome their fears while climbing. Conversations edited for length and clarity. 1. Kaitlyn: Some days I’ve got loads of confidence, others not so much. “I’ve often…
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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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5040
Our original plan was to climb up Triple Peak. With an extremely wet forecast ahead, we decided scrambling wasn’t the safest plan. So we switched gears to a hike on Triple’s neighbor: 5040. The peak gets its name from its summit height: 5040 feet (or 1536m). I took this photo of 5040 while standing at the…
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Staying safe outside
I recently saw North Shore SAR’s post about “Top 5 Favourite Hikes (To Rescue People From).” In it, they challenged bloggers and photographers to share more outdoor safety information. Good point! The best place to get safety information is from the pros, such as: I also find it really helpful to talk with other friends about…
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Castlecrag Mountain – Vancouver Island, BC
This past weekend, I had enjoyed some relaxed backpacking and a long hike up Castlecrag Mountain. It is one of the four smaller mountains near Mt. Albert Edward, which is the most popular objective in this area. But a number of circumstances drew me to this lesser climbed peak. One was that it was a long weekend and thus it was…
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