Juan de Fuca Marine trail is the lesser-known trail on the lower West Coast of Vancouver Island. It is beautiful, snaking through the forest and... »
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Climbing the Angel’s Crest
“If it weren’t for the rain Squamish would be the best climbing area in the world.” So said my girlfriend Roxanne as I fetched her off a flight from Colorado in the Vancouver airport. Several years ago Roxanne had endured a year and a half working in Seattle and she’d been traumatized by northwest rain. Now that we lived in... »
Special Feature - Eldorado Canyon - Boulder Colorado
Eldorado Canyon offers some of the best rock-climbing anywhere. The steep, hard, red-hued sandstone conglomerate walls carved out over millions of years by what we now refer to as South Boulder Creek, rise out of the floor of the canyon to heights of 700 feet. “Eldo” has everything from the ultra classic Bastille Crack, a moderate, 5 pitch, 5.7 that... »