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A Midwinter's Treat
By Will Meinen "I think I'm getting heat stroke. Does anyone have anymore water?" I looked at my thermometer again to confirm my half delusional state of mind; twenty-three degrees Celsius. As messed up as it was, I wasn't going...
Will's Summer Highlights: 2008
By Will Meinen Last year I had attempted the East Ridge of Mt. Edith Cavell only to get shut down hard. Too much beer the night before, a late start the next morning, and a forgotten topo amongst other things...
Mixed Meister
View Will's photographs from Mixed Meister By William Meinen Cutting your Teeth on Alpine Rock: Mixed Meister 5.10d 2400' With the weather slowly shaping up for alpine rock routes in the Rockies, I was looking for something to kick...
Squamish
View more Photographs from Will's trip By Will Meinen On the west coast of Canada, just north of Vancouver, you can find one of the best climbing destinations that the country has to offer. With a slow start to...
The Truck Got Stuck
More Photos from Will & Cory's big adventure By Will Meinen When a couple of New England athletes came to the Rockies for a Mountain Hardwear Photo Shoot, photographer Cory Richards asked me if I would rope gun for...
Spring is in the Air
By Will Meinen Something magical happens in the mountains every spring. The temps warm up, the days are longer, and the possibilities are endless. Ice climbing, rocking climbing, alpine climbing, skiing, or biking. Whatever tickles your fancy. A couple...
Seven Weeks on Baffin Island
Robert Jasper and Stefan Glowacz (the cofounder of Red Chili) have headed out to Baffin Island for seven weeks of kite skiing and climbing. The duo hope to explore new routes in the Querbitter Fjord region, "an unexplored area...
Arctic Alert Greenland
Visit the Arctic Alert website By Bernice Notemboom April 7, 2008 Frost bites still visual on my thighs and finger tips numb, I am preparing for my next expedition Arctic Alert Greenland. In less then a month John van...
Hydrophobia
By William Meinen Classic Ice Climbs of the Rockies: Hydrophobia It's usually around Thursday that I start to get squirrelly around the office and start making phone calls to find a partner to climb with for the weekend. My...
Alpine History 101: Urs Kallen
By Will Meinen Last year while gearing up in the Yamnuska parking lot with Brandon Pullan, I noticed two older gentlemen who had just arrived in a sweet vintage Mercedes Benz sports coupe. As they got out and removed...
Rockies Classic: Coire Dubh Integrale 5.7 WI-3 550M
By William Meinen After spending several weekends, back to back, bolting the Rehab Wall, Brandon Pullan and I decided it would be nice to get on something a little bit longer. The way I see it single-pitch climbing isn't...
Powder Days
View More Photographs from Will's Ski Trip to Fernie, BC By William Meinen The weather forecast is calling for snow, snow, and more snow. I place my skis at the back door. I pack the rest of my ski...
The Rehab Wall: The Rockies' Newest Mixed Crag
By William Meinen With a new year came many new challenges. My first challenge was learning to walk again. My second challenge was learning to climb again. The physio was going well, and I was starting to hobble around...
Getting to Know Malcolm
From time to time, our readers pitch us a story that we can't refuse. Just before Christmas, the Scottish climber Malcolm Kent offered to write a series of posts for us, detailing a season of winter climbing. Malcolm's three...
The Curse of the Alpinist
By Willie Meinen As I load up my pack, my partner and I don't say much. The wind howls, and the snow blows. It's 3am. The weight of the climb ahead leaves us with a sentiment that isn't worth...
Sayonara, Canada: Ueli & Simon Pioneer Another Line
View More Images from Ueli on Flickr. By Ueli Steck November 9, 2007: The Canada trip comes to an end. We had a perfect finish yesterday. Howse Peak didn't work out, but that's the game. In the end the...
Report from Banff
By Uncle T-Party (better known as Taylor Shoop) Holy Underwear Batman; Banff rocks For those who have not been to this jewel of a town, book your ticket now. This was my first time, and driving from Calgary, I...
Ueli & Simon Try a New Mixed Route on Mt. Patterson
View More Photos of Ueli and Simon on Flickr. By Ueli Steck October 20, 2007: I am back from a good day of climbing. finally we had dinner in the Pub in Canmore. The weather is still Canadian, snow...
A Brief Chat with Ed
Ed Viesturs took a break from headlining the Sharp End Tour to talk with us over the telephone. Ed discusses his recent trip to Baffin Island, with Will Steger's Global Warming 101 project, outlines his plans for 2008, shares...
Tips for the Aspiring Alpinist
Click here to see more photos of the climb on Flickr.com By Will Meinen As the snow begins to fall in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and old man winter takes his grip once again, the alpine rock season abruptly...