Tips for Spearhead in a Day
The Spearhead Traverse is a great objective to complete in a day! The Spearhead Traverse is often done over two and three days but more and more parties are choosing to go light and complete it in a...
View Article2018 Race Season Recap
Early season powder! The 2018 skimo season was a bit of a different one for me compared to previous years. It was my first of the last four that I didn’t end up travelling to Europe for World Cups....
View ArticleRopes on the Coast
When Nick and I set the FKT on the McBride traverse in BC, we chose not to bring a rope despite being on significantly glaciated terrain. We were confident in the height of the snowpack, knew we’d be...
View ArticleSky Pilot Group Traverse
The Sky Pilot Group. Nick and I have done a fair amount of tromping around in the Sky Pilot group. It’s not exactly an alpine wonderland but it is easily accessible and hosts a wide variety of...
View ArticleSummer Garibaldi Neve Traverse
Map of our route over the Garibaldi Neve Traverse in September, 2018. I’ve written several times about crossing the Garibaldi Neve Traverse. It’s a popular and spectacularly beautiful ski touring route...
View ArticleIce Anti-Tick List
Paul firing up the second pitch of SuperBok. The mega ice-science trip is over and I’m back in BC. While I’m psyched about the routes we sent this week, I’ve been thinking more about the ones we...
View ArticleSummer 2019
I’ve been overwhelming behind on blog posts so rather than try to catch up individually, this is a bit of a summary of my spring and summer. While it’s tempting to let short blurb Instagram and...
View ArticleNew Zealand in October
Pleasant running in Akaroa. Another long overdue post but maybe not as delayed as some of the others. The story starts at a BBQ in Will’s backyard a few days before the 2019 Squamish 50. It’s an...
View Article2020 in Review!
Yikes – only two posts ago was my summer 2019 summary! I guess this page needs a little more attention but it can be a little difficult with all the various places to tell stories. I’ve kept a...
View ArticleAn evolving mantra: Fast and Light
The Serra Group in the Waddington Rage. A ski alpinist’s paradise! For a long time, one of the foundations of my identity as an athlete has been going FAST AND LIGHT in the mountains. That is still...
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