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Blanshard Needle, Golden Ears, July 2026
Shaped like a shark’s fin, Blanshard Needle is prominently visible at the southern end of the Golden Ears Range from various places in the Tri-Cities . For a long time, I assumed that the…
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Escape Velocity, Mount Habrich, July 2026
Although the Escape Velocity route on Habrich had always been on my wishlist, I had not put a lot of thought into climbing it. When my friend Marc brought up the idea a few…
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Pika Peak, Burke Mountain, May, 2026
Ever since we moved to Coquitlam in 2020, I have been wanting to explore Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, which is literally in the city’s backyard. While the provincial park is huge and spans a…
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Runner Peak, April 2026
If you turn your gaze toward the North Shore mountains while driving on Highway 1, you’ll notice a series of peaks forming the Fannin range of mountains behind Mt. Seymour ski resort. The first…
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Frenchman Coulee, April 2026
If climbing basalt columns in a desert landscape shaped by volcanic fire and ice-age floods is your idea of a long weekend spent well, then Frenchman Coulee in Central Washington would not disappoint. I…
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Blackcomb Peak via DOA Route, August 2025
A trip report of the Blackcomb Peak climb via DOA route near Whistler, BC – an alpine rock climb involving Class 4 scrambling and a 5.7 final pitch
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Armchair Traverse, BC, July 2025
A trip report of the Armchair Traverse in BC — a sustained Class 3/4 alpine scramble connecting Mount Cook and Mount Weart above Wedgemount Lake near Whistler.
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Bryce Canyon, November 2015
It was pitch black inside the tent. The air was freezing – it had to – it was 14 degrees below zero degree Celsius. Almost like two soldiers on guard duty through the night,…
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Mt. Rainier via Emmons Glacier, July 2015
The sun had just peeped a little above the horizon, which was lit up faintly with a familiar reddish orange glow. The bright blob was aligned to the right of the center of the…
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