With spring in the air, and a perfect May forecast, it was time to start hitting the bigger multipitch climbs. We had heard about a new 9 pitch route on Tunnel mountain in Banff that clocked in around 5.10+. A labour of love by the renowned route builder Chris Perry, we knew it would be…
We have a habit of hitting the snooze button. This works great for Saturday mornings when all you really want to accomplish is making coffee, but it doesn’t work quite as well for alpine starts. 5:00am came quickly … after a few snooze delays, I finally rolled out of our incredibly warm double sleeping bag…
I’m no stranger to the Bugaboos. I first visited in 2014 with my friend Tyler. It had been a dream to visit the Bugaboos since I first learned of their existence sometime in the early 2000’s. As I entered the rock climbing world, it was immediately clear that the Bugaboos were more than just another…
There are many amazing climbing destinations across the globe, but few remain as untouched relative to their absolute scale and potential as Cochamó Valley in Chile. This location easily rivals the much more popular El Chalten and Torre del Paine locations, however, very limited development has been done in the two most accessible valleys (El…
“Why isn’t Tyler answering my messages?” I was starting to wonder. Maybe he had found better partners? I had sent him a few messages with desperate sounding messages like “Lets go to the bugaboos this weekend!”. Ok, maybe it was a bit last minute, but if there’s one person I can count on for last…
