Failure…it is a rough word. If you say it slowly, it can sound like Fail you are…some backwards version of you suck. That is how I am feeling today. I promised myself though that I would learn something from it, and so here goes. Too often we only talk about our successes. Ice season has …
I’ve been fortunate enough lately to have a couple articles get published in the past two Gripped Magazines. Thanks to Lauren Watson for finding my path interesting enough to honor me with the North Faces Profile. I was excited about this article because it emphasized the work I have done towards the women’s courses and …
Well, it is officially shoulder season here in the Canadian Rockies. Ski Swaps are in high gear, the mountains are streaked with yellow light from aspens and larches, and climbing rock requires a great deal of Canadian grit and hard coreness….aka screaming barfies, fire pits and bit of a deranged idea of fun. Shoulder season …
Joy 5.6 Mt Indefatigable Last week Roy and I got together to climb the route Joy. I had never done it before and had always wanted to and Roy was psyched for the adventure. We met up at 6:30 in Canmore and started the hour and a bit drive to the Kananaskis lakes. What an …
Mt Louis, Gmoser Route 5.8 Sara and I had a great day on the Gmoser route on Louis last Sunday. Despite our early start of 5:45 leaving the car, we were not the only ones on the route by the time we got there. no big surprise, since it was a Sunday and the forecast …
Another gorgeous day in the Bow Valley! Deb and I have been wanting to get on some rock all summer but her shoulder injury had her on hold. Since it seemed to be a bit better, we opted for a “warm up” back onto the rock. Brewers was the perfect route for this. A great …
Ahhhh, the Bugaboos…and with a forecast of all suns our small crew couldn’t wait to get started! Sadly, the couple days before gave way to a great deal of precipitation and so the Spires had a fresh 20cms of snow on them. This made for a beautiful Bugaboos but would not lend itself well to …
Claire, like many Banffites…has had the longterm dream of climbing Assiniboine. Ever since she saw it, she was in awe of this magnificent peak, and this would be the year she wanted to try. Since that dream was hatched, Claire has really focused on learning the skills necessary to climb a peak like this…and has …
Had two great days out with Maria and one day with Jaime. Great weather and classic routes! These two ladies are such strong climbers, it hardly seemed like a challenge to them. True Grit is a classic 6 pitch route on EEOR that has sustained 5.10 climbing on each pitch. We got a nice early …
Ghost Wilderness Area multipitch rock A couple weeks ago I spent the week working in the Ghost. The original plan was to head to the Bugs, but instead we opted for a week in the ghost and couldn’t have been happier! Camping, and climbing in this area is one of the most serene places to …