The Summer of Heights: Baffin Island Backyard Adventures
words :: Sarah McNair-Landry // photography :: Erik Boomer & Sarah McNair-Landry. “A re you sure you want to be left here for a month?” My friend Jeremy asks one…
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Freedom to Explore: Unlearning Racism in the Outdoors
words :: Taylor Godber. Picking up trash left behind on trails or scrubbing crusty dishes somebody negligently left in a cabin is infuriating. And yet, bothers of this kind are…
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L’expédition de tous les (im)possibles / The (Im)possible Expedition
mots :: Frédérique Sauvée // photographie :: Expedition AKOR. Au moment où vous lisez ces lignes, quatre* Québécois sont en train de repousser les limites de l’aventure. Tandis que vous…
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Barn Reborn: Reno Turns Raccoon Haven into Studio Space
words & photos :: Kristin Schnelten. Kate Civiero’s barn renovation didn’t happen overnight—or even over a number of months. She’s been chipping away at this passion project for six years.…
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Four-Fifths a Grizzly: A New Perspective on Nature that Just Might Save Us All
Text and photos excerpted from Four-Fifths a Grizzly: A New Perspective on Nature that Just Might Save Us All © 2021 by Douglas Chadwick. Reprinted with permission by Patagonia. Chapter…
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ML Coast Mountains Summer Issue Out Now
Editor’s Message: FEET FIRST Let’s not kid ourselves, pretty much every issue of Mountain Life is “The Backyard Issue,” that’s kind of the point of it all—we love the Coast…
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Fire on the Mountain: Behind the Scenes of the Night-Surf Sequence
The Grateful Dead defied genre, encompassing multiple styles in a seamless whole. Similarly, 2019 short film Fire on the Mountain led viewers on an improvisational journey of snowboarding, skiing, surfing,…
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Visions d’été du Québec / Quebec Summer Visions
Nos sens s’éveillaient au rythme de l’éclosion des bourgeons. L’odeur du bois mouillé et des feux de camp nous parvenait déjà. Par-delà nos fenêtres, l’appel des montagnes se faisait particulièrement…
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The Ginkgo and the Dragonfly: Nature’s Resilience Decoded
Most of us are travelling less these days, even within our own county or province. For me, this means retreading already well-trodden trails—and stumbling over unexpected revelations. Last spring, on…
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More Summer Visions from the Coast Mountains
Well, if there was ever a time to get outside and away from it all…. Summer in the Coast Mountains is about ditching the rat race and hiking, paddling, driving,…
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Peninsula Pressure: Unbalanced Tourism on The Bruce
Visitor numbers are soaring and litter is piling up in southern Ontario’s favourite outdoor playground. What can be done? Bruce Peninsula resident, SUP guide and ML Contributing Editor Scott Parent…
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Photo Gallery: Summer Visions from the Coast Mountains
It was a rough winter. And it was a rough year all over the globe. Springtime is awesome but the struggle is still real. A slightly more carefree summer is…
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Des grimpeuses au sommet / Women Climbers Soaring to New Heights
Les doigts ensanglantés d’Émilie sondaient le granite. Le vent fouettait sa corde. Son souffle était court. Perchée une centaine de mètres au-dessus de la Baie Éternité, la grimpeuse se répétait…
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Tailgating with Tatum Monod
Words :: Taylor Godber. Photos :: CK9 Studios. Pemberton local Tatum Monod hardly needs an introduction in British Columbia’s Sea-to-Sky Corridor. She is known for prolific skiing parts that continue…
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Au-delà de l’Everest / Beyond Everest
mots/words :: Peter Oliver // photos :: Bernard Franke Il ne peut y avoir qu’un seul plus haut sommet sur terre; le mont Everest. Une distinction qui est autant source…
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Big in Japan: Why These Islands Boast the World’s Greatest Snow
Il y a quelques années à peine, l’idée d’aller skier au Japon faisait sourciller bien des adeptes de la descente alpine. Situé loin des lucratifs marchés américain ou européen, pourquoi…
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Mount (Not So) Fairweather: A Frozen Test of Patience and Sanity on BC’s Highest Peak
words :: Andrew Findlay // photography :: Steve Ogle Wind blasts with freight-train force, prowling the frozen plains of the Grand Plateau Glacier. Hate has never come easy to me—spoken…
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Island of Life: The Reclamation of Earth’s Most Untamed Place
words & photography :: Ben Haggar Cloaked in deep grey fog, the island reveals itself in layers. Staring into the wet, blank abyss of the southern Atlantic Ocean, I see…
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Nature as Teacher: Outdoor Schools Bring Learning Into the Elements
On the grounds of Free Spirit Forest and Nature School, children duck and run in a squealing game of fox hunt with co-founder Matt Simpson before he slips away to…
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Arctique québécois: Leçons de Kuujjuaq / Quebec’s Arctic: Teachings from Kuujjuaq
mots :: Sophie Lachance // photos :: Daniel Cooper. Skis aux pieds, tiré par un chien Husky, Daniel Cooper a le souffle coupé. C’est l’effet que l’immense territoire parsemé de…
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