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Environment

It's a monumentally tenuous relationship in this day and age. The environment is what both sustains us and inspires us. In the mountains our natural surroundings are visibly alive, full of inspiration and danger, beauty and catastrophe. We explore everything from animals to geology, the weather to wilderness.

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October 10, 2017

4 Generations of Mt Bikers Tackle the Tatshenshini

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October 2, 2017

Honouring Japan’s Phone of the Wind

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September 19, 2017

Duo Complete 1st Summer Traverse of the Purcells by Foot

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September 14, 2017

Why Tiny Invasive Mussels Are a Huge Deal in BC

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September 11, 2017

Mount Logan Trip Report

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September 6, 2017

Two Climbers Have Circumnavigated the 13 Peaks of Mulvey Basin in a Day

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August 30, 2017

Fernie Brewing Company Hosts Trail to Ale Challenge

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August 27, 2017

The Waddington Divide Traverse – A Photo Gallery

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August 27, 2017

Whistler Mountain Bike Park to Expand Creekside Zone

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August 24, 2017

Kimberely Duo Planning a Summer Traverse of the Purcells

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August 16, 2017

Banned from the Backcountry? We Interview an Expert on the Future of Wildfires

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August 3, 2017

Dancing With Grizzly Bear – An Interview with Ktunaxa Storyteller Joe Pierre

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June 13, 2017

Behind the Scenes of SilverStar’s Recent Viral Video

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June 12, 2017

Q&A with the Author of the Valhalla Alpine Rock Guide

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May 16, 2017

Slocan Paraglider Flies From Vancouver to Calgary

Benjamin Jordan is the paraglider who set a world record flying from vancouver to calgary
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May 15, 2017

Skyride Upside – How a New Rack is Changing Heli-biking

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May 14, 2017

Winners of the Rip Curl Pro Tofino 2017

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May 9, 2017

Fly-Fishing in the East Kootenays

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May 9, 2017

Sneak Peak at the Rip Curl Pro Tofino 2017

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May 3, 2017

Would You Visit Indonesia’s Sex Mountain?

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