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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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November 1, 2021

Desire Lines Film About Kootenay Highliner Mia Noblet

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October 28, 2021

New Book Launched About The Ill-Fated Mystery Mountain Project

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October 22, 2021

Meteorite Lands On Golden, BC Woman’s Pillow While She’s Sleeping

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October 20, 2021

The Ski Film “Frame of Mind” Featuring Sam Kuch Has Dropped

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July 17, 2021

The Clearwater Kayak Festival Is One Hull Of A Good Time. Here’s Why.

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June 23, 2021

Canadian Surf Photographer Marcus Paladino Releases His Book “Cold Comfort”

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June 15, 2021

Where The Grizzly Bears Roam: The Soap Opera That Is Khutzeymateen Inlet

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June 1, 2021

Kingdom of Enlichenment: Why You Need To Know About Fairy Upchuck And Other Lichen

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April 6, 2021

5 Reasons Why Whitefish, Montana, Goes Off In The Spring

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April 1, 2021

The Wardens Release New “Pop-Up” Music Video To Honour Banff Mountain Rescuer Tim Auger

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March 29, 2021

If You Pee In A Toilet, You Need To Read This

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March 24, 2021

Ben Gravy Surfed Every State In America. Including Kansas. Here’s How.

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January 26, 2021

“The Mystery Mountain Project” Documentary Is Out Now. Watch It.

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January 20, 2021

Arc’teryx to Host Digital Winter Academy This February

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January 12, 2021

My Paddle’s Keen and Bright—and F’n Cold: A Winter Splitboard Adventure on the Columbia

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January 7, 2021

Surviving An Avalanche At My Home Ski Resort

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December 27, 2020

A Kootenay Professor Has Proven Trees Communicate With One Another

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December 15, 2020

Tyson Rettie is taking blind people backcountry skiing. This is how.

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December 14, 2020

“Creatures of Convenience” Is a Must-Watch Doc About How We Can Curb Our Consumption

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December 10, 2020

See The Dinosaurs of Western Canada in This Jurassic Map by Artist Ray Troll

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