Alpine ski touring was the adventure of choice for the first Adventure Club trip of 2022. For three days February 24th-27th, the club stomped and slid around Hidden Bowl / Bow Summit, the Top Hat Traverse, and Fairview Mountain. A primer on Adventure Club before I get into the juicy details and epic footage ofContinue reading “Ski Tour Report – Top Hat Traverse, Hidden Bowl, Fairview Mountain”
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Digestable #30: Rover, Gall’s Law, Backcountry Mountaineering Camp, Vaclav Havel, Pranked
Greetings, comrades! Welcome to another edition of Digestable, the short, weekly email where we follow curiosity and wrestle with great questions. This edition was emailed to subscribers on November 7th, 2021. Here’s what’s up: Rover – The Dog Walking Network: My son Judah has earned thou$and$ walking dogs for owners that found him via this app.Rover.com isContinue reading “Digestable #30: Rover, Gall’s Law, Backcountry Mountaineering Camp, Vaclav Havel, Pranked”
Digestable #20: GoFundMe for Andrew & Nate, the Perfect Father’s Day Gift, Wikipedia is Badly Biased, Joseph Pilates, Change Your Tribe
Hi friends, Welcome to another edition of Digestable, the short, weekly email where I share information, ideas, and what’s new with me. This edition was emailed to subscribers on June 7th, 2021. Here’s what you need to know: GoFundMe – Andrew & Nate Memorial: Andrew Abel and Nathanial Johnson died in a climbing accident on Mount Andromeda onContinue reading “Digestable #20: GoFundMe for Andrew & Nate, the Perfect Father’s Day Gift, Wikipedia is Badly Biased, Joseph Pilates, Change Your Tribe”
Alpine Ski Touring Hilda Ridge
On Saturday, February 27, 2021, Adventure Club members explored the shoulder of Hilda Peak on skis, guided by Pierre Hungr of Galena Mountain Guides and Tobi Von Butler, from Frontier Lodge. Hilda Peak is on the northern edge of Banff National Park, right next to Mount Athabasca, about a 4.5 hour drive SW from Edmonton.Continue reading “Alpine Ski Touring Hilda Ridge”
Peskett Canyon Ice Climbing
Peskett Canyon (or Box Canyon) is a stunning slot canyon that divides Mount Ernest Ross and Mount Elliot, in the David Thompson corridor approximately 55km west of Nordegg, Alberta. Awaiting your discovery here are the ice climbs “Lovely Parting Gifts” (WI3) and “End of the Line” (WI4), and, in the summer, the rapidly-developing rock climbingContinue reading “Peskett Canyon Ice Climbing”
Jeff Sutherland 