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December 2009 archive
Coming to Vancouver: The Baffin Babes
It's only three weeks until the start of the annual Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, and this year's lineup is very impressive indeed. Guest speakers will include (among many others): adventurers Colin and Julie Angus, climber Sonnie Trotter, filmmaker (and climber) Pat Morrow, historian Chic Scott, mountain biker Ryan Leech ...
Female ski jumpers get Scrooged
- Posted on December 24, 2009 at 12:12 PM
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Talk about a crappy Christmas present. For the last year and a half, Canada's female ski jumpers have been fighting a legal battle to try to get women's ski jumping included in the 2010 Winter Olympics. But two days ago, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed their case, which means ...
If you thought ice-climbers were tough...
- Posted on December 17, 2009 at 9:42 AM
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Take a look at these extreme ice-fishermen in Northern Ontario. C-c-c-c-crazy.
Sad news
- Posted on December 11, 2009 at 11:51 AM
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One of Canada's best ice climbers, Guy Lacelle, died while climbing in Montana yesterday. Apparently Guy was killed when an avalanche swept down a section of a gully he had just finished climbing. Here's more information. Our condolences to Guy's family.
My tree crush
Thanks to one of Kevin Callan’s recent posts, it seems I’ve finally been outed—as a guy who likes to climb trees. I guess I’ve been, well, attracted to trees ever since I was a young boy. I remember climbing the biggest tree on my parents’ property back when I was ...
Meagan carries on
Canadian Meagan McGrath plans to continue with her attempt to ski solo to the North Pole. Last Wednesday, on her second day into the expedition, Meagan fell into a crevasse and had to be rescued. Fortunately for her, she was still very close to the base at Patriot Hills, and ...
Trouble in Antarctica
A couple of posts ago, I wrote about Meagan McGrath, the Canadian woman hoping to ski solo--and unsupported--to the South Pole. After a good first day on the ice, Meagan had to be rescued on the second day after she fell into a crevasse. Happily, she received only minor injuries. ...
Meet the Ski Bum
Just over a month ago, I wrote about a competition that B.C.'s Sun Peaks Resort was holding in which some lucky person was going to become the resort's official Ski Bum, and get to stay and ski free there for three months. Well, after getting entries from around the world, ...
