Touching the Mountains of Heaven
Discovering the story beyond the landscape of Kyrgyzstan’s Tian Shan mountains.
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Trips & Expeditions
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Trips & Expeditions is a one-stop shop for anyone who is looking to travel the world and seek out new adventures. You’ll find articles, guides, and in-depth information about trips around the world that will teach you how.
Full Circle: First All-Black Team Attempts to Summit Everest
As of today, an all-Black team has never summited Everest. But right now, Full Circle Everest—a group of 11 Black climbers—is working to change that.
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The Run of His Life: Ray Zahab’s Life-Altering Journey
“I was sick of the same old thing,“ adventurer Ray Zahab says of his party-animal days. “I needed to find something I could be stoked about.”
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Finding Queneesh: Three Days on the Comox Glacier
Locked down during a pandemic winter provided the opportunity to look at my Vancouver Island backyard with fresh eyes. And by backyard, I mean the Comox Range, a group of tantalizing peaks rich in lore and legend, and clustered around their namesake Comox Glacier, the largest remaining on an island of vanishing glaciers.
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Greening the Revy Backcountry with Greg Hill
Ski mountaineer Greg Hill is the embodiment of good news for earth-aware skiers. He's offering a series of guided "green" backcountry skiing trips this winter, focusing on how to lower your carbon footprint while adventuring.
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Feet First: Silver Linings & Staying Alive
It’s important to remember that the mountains are in charge out there, and the deeper you push, the more in charge they get.
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The Hidden Gems of the B.C. Backcountry
Tucked away from the mainstream, the Backcountry Lodges of B.C. beckon wanderers off the beaten path. Words :: Erin Moroz. Article sponsored by Backcountry Lodges of British Columbia. If you…
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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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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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Can You Have a Green Ski Vacation? Let’s Find Out.
This story was originally published on 57hours.com and has been republished here with permission. By :: Greg Hill – ACMG Ski Guide extraordinaire and soon-to-be Assistant Rock Climbing Guide Can…
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Exposure: Chad Sayers Talks Life on Two Planks
Chad Sayers' first book, Overexposure: A Story About a Skier is out now and we’ve collected some of his favourite images and thoughts to help build the stoke for the upcoming winter storms.
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Mind Over Mountain: An Intimate Account of the Bugs-to-Rogers Traverse
Mind Over Mountain follows Canadian snow sliders Leah Evans, Marie-France Roy and Madeleine Martin-Preney on their 85-mile, 30,000-foot-vertical Bugaboos to Rogers ski traverse.
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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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The Lion Speaks Tonight
Mountain Life columnist Jon Turk talks lions, myth, and storytelling in his latest book. Words :: Feet Banks. Jon Turk is not only Mountain Life’s original columnist, he’s also our resident expert…
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Ode to the Ski Traverse
words :: Andrew Findlay // photos :: Steve Ogle. Skins sliding across hard snow make a quiet rustling sound, like dry leaves swept across pavement. The weight of a heavy…
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Finding Balance: Taking Deep Breaths on Nosara Waves
words & photos :: Glen Harris. Take a deep breath, clear your mind and go back to a simpler time. You’re on a beach; it’s that time at the end of…
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ML Coast Mountains 15th Anniversary Issue Out Now
To celebrate our 15th year of sharing the stoke out here in the Coast Mountains, this issue looks back at how life has changed around here over the past decade…
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New ML Rocky Mountains Mag Has Dropped!
We are honoured and inspired (and straight-up stoked!) to bring the world-famous Rocky Mountains into the Mountain Life family. From Jasper to Fernie, Calgary to Revy we vow to scour…
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The Changing Landscape of Search and Rescue
A shifting culture or purely a numbers game? As the old song goes: “When the shit goes dooooowwwn, ya better be ready.” And if you’re not, British Columbia’s Search and…
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Mink & McCoy Islands with MEC
words :: Mountain Life Editorial Team // photos :: Glen Harris. 2020 was an odd year, to put it mildly. So when our Ontario team set up a paddle trip…
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