This post is from Rebecca, a world traveller and hiker from the US. More about Rebecca below.* Hiking trips are very different depending on the season, so it’s no wonder you need specific equipment in the winter. It’s more difficult to navigate through the snow,… Read More »Top 5 Things to Pack for Winter Hiking Trips
Today my friend Jessica Glendinning lends her writing and outdoor skills to the blog. I first met Jessica at a conference in Portland called the World Domination Summit. Cool name right? Lots of cool people too. We got talking about the outdoors and I found… Read More »Why an Outdoor Cooperative = 4 Seasons of Fun
Brett Watson is a photographer and climber from Vancouver Island. He’s just recently returned from a climbing trip to Smith Rocks State Park in Oregon. These are some his great photos from the trip. More about Brett after the post.*** Gullies and Shipwreck Rock The… Read More »Smith Rocks 2012: A Climbing Trip Report from Brett Watson
I’ve been following Lainy’s photography for a little while now and I’ve been impressed with what she’s come up with in a short amount of time. A few weeks ago I asked her if she would do a photo essay on the fall colours walking… Read More »A Fall Walk About: A Photo Essay from Lainy Bekar
After heading up 5040 Peak the weekend before, our eyes were now set on Adder Mountain which was just down the valley from 5040. The weather looked great for Sunday so we hoped to get some views of the surrounding peaks which we never got to see the weekend before.
Chris and I were aching to do a ski tour and get into the alpine so we settled on 5040 Peak in the HWY 4 area for the weekend’s adventure. We drove up from Victoria on Saturday night, hoping to drive up the Marion Creek Main until we hit snow line and set up camp for the night……
Note from Ross: Here we are in the middle of the summer and I’m posting trip reports about ski touring. We can all use a little change once in a while and it’s nice to remember what winter is going to be like when it… Read More »Roxy’s Mount Brenton Ski Tour Trip Report
This post is from Chris Presslauer, a friend of mine I’ve known for a while. He recently returned to Vancouver Island after spending some time in Finland and had to get out to some local Island mountains. *** This trip report is for Mt. 5040… Read More »Hiking Mount 5040
This is a guest post from Karl Woll. Grab a bit more information about Karl at the bottom.** The Grouse Grind, also known as Nature’s StairMaster, seems to have a love or hate relationship with Vancouver’s local hikers. For many, they love the challenge up… Read More »The Grouse Grind
This is a guest post from Karl Woll from OutdoorVancouver. He posts an incredible amount of juicy, outdoor goodness at OutdoorVancouver and just recently ran the Vancouver Marathon. If you’re not aware of the 5 Peaks Trail Running Series and are looking to get your trail… Read More »The 5 Peaks Trail Running Series