Helly Hansen Presents: Adventure Planning 101 with Squamish SAR
Join us to hear from the Squamish Search & Rescue on trip planning, outdoor safety, outing ideas, and tips for backcountry travel while enjoying local beer and good company at…
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On The Trail
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Recording Landscape
Whether he’s tromping around Clendenan Dam or climbing Metcalfe Rock, Cameron Lawrence always brings his sketchbook.
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ML Coast Mountains: The Optimism Issue – Out Now
ML Coast Mountains – The Optimism Issue – is out now.
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Scientist, Mountaineer, Mom: Alison Criscitiello Blazes a Trail in the World’s Coldest Places
Scientist, mountaineer, mother and mentor to young women—pioneering alpinist and glacier specialist Alison Criscitiello wears many hats.
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Shelter in Place: Finding Wintery Solace in Dark Times
words & photos :: Conor Mihell. Winter refused to release its grasp on northern Ontario in the spring of 2020, just as Covid-19 tightened its grip on society. Cold, northerly…
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Connecting the River to the Mountains
Éco-corridors laurentiens, a non-profit nature-conservation organization working to create a network of protected areas between Oka and Mont-Tremblant...
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Five Reasons to Visit Simcoe County this Winter
Words :: Kristin Schnelten. Article sponsored by Tourism Simcoe County. Snow season has arrived! And, if weather predictions hold true (they always do, right?), we’re in for a winter chock-full…
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Roots and Skis on the Matawinie Trail
The adventure-fuelled photographer, director and producer Annie-Claude Roberge took advantage of the pandemic to go with the flow and stay where her passion for the outdoors was born: the woods of the Lanaudière region.
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Outdoor Brands Protecting Wild Places
With natural spaces under threat more than ever, the need for consumers to support brands who support conservation has never been clearer.
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Vie en montagne Winter/Spring ’22 Issue Out Now
In the winter/spring 2022 issue of Vie en montagne, there are plenty of opportunities to dive headfirst into the joys of ice and snow.
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Phantom Pursuit
words :: Nikki Heim. The elusive, enigmatic wolverine—few have seen one, many fear them. An unscientific Google search for “wolverines are…” returns “dangerous” and “fearless”—a sampling of the general population’s…
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The Ecology of Snow
Snow has a more extensive resumé than just a medium for human fun. Words :: Leslie Anthony. By the time you read this, the freezing-level roller coaster of autumn may…
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A Year on the Trail
words & photos :: Kristin Schnelten. A few steps into our first day on the trail, my daughter and I descend into a dark, windless ravine. It’s humid. Close. There’s…
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Bike Town: Ontario’s New MTB Hub
Sault Ste. Marie offers everything from flow trails for beginners to the biggest jumps and steepest lines this side of the Rockies. Words & photos :: Colin Field. House Rock…
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Curated Fall Tours at Duntroon Highlands
words & photos :: Kristin Schnelten. Article sponsored by Duntroon Highlands. Climbing the clubhouse stairs at Duntroon Highlands on a brilliant autumn afternoon, two volunteers beam and wave from their…
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Protecting Canada’s Oldest Provincial Park
A conversation with Algonquin Provincial Park Biologist Jennifer Hoare. Words :: Carmen Kuntz. Jenn Hoare’s kids are living a childhood much like her own. Before she begins her own story…
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Bombtrack: Amazing Adventure Bikes / Vélos d’aventure détonnants
Scroll down for French-language text. This German brand, based in Cologne, has started a mini-revolution in the world of adventure bikes in Quebec. Bombtrack’s bikes are unlike anything else out…
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Disconnect from Screens, Reconnect to Nature
Trans Canada Trail (TCT) has launched its second annual Great Canadian Hike. Running to October 31, this is a national challenge that encourages people to get out into nature and embrace their local…
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Glorious Gravel / Glorieuse garnotte
words :: Peter Oliver // photography :: Endurance Aventure. For French-language text, click here or scroll down. Martin Le Sauteur and his daughter, Beatrice, know cycling. They have devoted their lives to…
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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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