Adventure
Who tames the Khumbu Icefall, and other mountain trivia
This is the third installment of Mount Baker Experience Mountain Trivia. Find the answers at the bottom of this page.
By Jason D. Martin
1 The...
Weekend Warrior(ing): Finding balance and crossing the line
Story and photo by David Gladish
We left Seattle after work at 5 p.m. on a Friday in February, eager to find ice that was...
Close Call in the Canadian Rockies
The Stanley Mitchell Hut is the gem of the Alpine Club of Canada’s hut system. But dangers lurk in a complicated and unfamiliar snowpack.
Story...
Following Footsteps: Climbing Rainier in gear from a famous 1963 expedition
By Andrew Waite
About halfway across the Cowlitz Glacier, one of my crampons fell off for the first time.
It loosened again on Cathedral Gap and...
San Juans in a 16-foot outboard boat: an exotic island trip...
By Jason Griffith
Nosing our way to the beach on Clark Island, I focused on the water, looking for rocks and trying to pick a...
After life-changing accident, Anna Soens finds freedom on Mt. Baker
Story by Oliver Lazenby
Photos by Paul Bikis
With a sea of peaks to the east and saltwater to the west, Anna Soens sits above...
Whistler on a budget – shoulder season fun
By Lisa Pulsifer
Whistler is a high end, world-class ski resort, but it doesn’t have to put a dent in your wallet. The picture-perfect, international...
Postcard from Brandywine Mountain, in a sea of peaks ...
Story and photos by Hannah Singleton
In the southwestern corner of British Columbia, lost in the Coast Range, lays a blocky, granite summit: Brandywine Mountain....
