GET YOUR MOUNTAIN CULTURE FIX IN ROSSLAND, B.C. Just north of the border, about three hours from Spokane, Rossland, B.C. is a laid back mountain town with an amazing stream of cultural events and offerings. Sure, many who visit Rossland tend to come for the renowned mountain biking trails or the legendary powder dumps up […]
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You know how it is. Five, maybe seven, even two and a half miles into a backcountry campsite, perhaps somewhere only your GPS knows. Your feet hurt, and legs ache. After pitching your tent, it’s dinner time. Those who know backpacking understand the key essentials for survival: food, water, shelter. Besides scenery, good food is
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Here’s the trifecta of winter outdoor mountaineering, courtesy RAA: Revelstoke Alpine Adventures Fills First Avalanche Skills Training Courses, Adds More Avalanche Training, Guided Ski Touring and Waterfall Ice Climbing REVELSTOKE, British Columbia – As the snow continues to fall and the need for avalanche safety and skills training increases, Revelstoke Alpine Adventures (RAA) announces additional
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Hovering seventy feet above the “Going-to-the-Sun Road” and grasping onto a garden hose bolted to the rock wall, we slowly walked forward with our toddler perched on my husband’s back. We knew she wouldn’t remember her first backpacking trip in Glacier National Park, but we wanted to complete an overnight hike, and we knew it
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By Erin Beil & Amy Silbbernagel McCaffree We have a geological blessing in the Inland Northwest; a nice selection of hot springs. If gettin’ nekkid in the woods is not your style, or if you’d just like a laid back and pampered experience there are some great resorts to choose from to help you fight
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John Roskelley Reports Back From Guari Shankar And Talks About Global Warming And The Impact On Mountaineering As if glaciers, avalanches, and ice fields weren’t enough, mountaineers have a new threat to worry about as they climb the world’s most technical and treacherous peaksglobal warming. It doesn’t take a glaciologist to figure out that the
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Cover photo courtesy of Visit Bellingham Only a short distance from Bellingham, Wash., a glaciated volcano called Mt. Baker rises from the Earth. Known as Koma Kulshan by the Lummi people, a.k.a. “Great White Watcher,” the mountain and its snow-capped peak can be spotted from various points in the city and surrounding Whatcom County, but
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By Lisa Laughlin Cover photo courtesy of Susan McBurney As the closing day of ski season at Mount Bachelor neared in May of 2024, ski friends Rebecca Hurlen Patano and Susan McBurney booked their rooms for Ski Portillo, an iconic resort in Chile. The goal: get on skis during summer and experience legendary terrain in
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Mountainfilm on Tour In Spokane to feature In-person Appearance by Christina Lustenberg and John Roskelley Photo by John Roskelley / Nameless Tower on the left and the ski route the team took off the top of Great Trango on the right. Mountainfilm on Tour returns to Spokane on Sept. 11 with a selection of inspiring
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By Bradley Bleck Cover photo courtesy Bradley Bleck Before my wife Rachel and I bought a travel trailer, we had everything necessary for camping, but rarely used it. With our travel trailer, we regularly explore the Inland Northwest and beyond, visiting new and favorite places to ride bikes, hike, swim, and stargaze. We’re now on
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