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MLCM
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Parenthood
Parveen:
“A lot of people’s lives really changewhen theyhave kids, but
ours were enriched because the kids would just come with us. We’d
take themout of school for sixweeks sometimes and travel toMexico,
Australia, all over BC. I travelled more after we had kids than I did
before. Youwant to share that with them, let them learn from seeing
theworld andmeeting real people.”
Eric:
“Parenthood is the ultimate responsibility in life, nothing else
reallymatters. Your job is to care for them, feed them, put a roof over
their heads and make sure they have the skills to get through life. I
think our kids are a product of their environment, they didn’t really
have a choice; it was, ‘we’re going here and doing this and you are
coming. Youdowhat I sayuntil you are an adult and then you cando
what youwant. As long as I agree with it and you don’t piss me off.’
We hadour battles, but I thinknow they realize thingsweren’t sobad.
They grew up skiing, rafting, camping and swimming in the river. I
remember one jet boat trip,wewent fromSquamishout toSalt Spring
Island then up the Fraser, Harrison and Lillooet rivers right back to
Pemberton. Logan andDaltonwere both in the boat in car seats and
Dalton spat his soother right out of the boat at one point—youngest
kids to runClass IIIwhitewater probably.”
Parveen:
“People asked me all the time if I worried about Eric and
the kids, but I trust him and I trust his judgement.The kids are safer
with him on the river or themountain than they are in a car out on
the highway.”
Eric:
“They are alreadyout-skiing andout-huntingme.There’snoway
I cankeepup toLogan, andDaltonhas a touch in thewilderness.And
that is natural progression, I’ve given ‘em everything I got and they are
taking it to theirown levels.That’swhy I sloweddownmy skiing abit, I
don’thaveanyone to shakeandwakeup in themorning.Whenyou lose
your posse, your time is done…
The Pehota Project
film is shot and in the can with editing hopefully
starting thiswinter.Watch for it in2017.
TOP
Thiswinterwill see Loganback on the FreeskiingWorldTour after placing2ndoverall
inhis rookie year. ANDREW STRAIN.
BOTTOM LEFT
The pow ismuchdeeperwhen
you’re only 3 1/2 feet tall. ERICPEHOTA.
BOTTOMRIGHT
Eric climbs the face on the
first descent of Tantalus East Face in 1999. JOHNNY FOON.
