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The legends, both past and present. From climbing pioneer Conrad Kain to Patagonia founder Yvonne Chouinard. Gerry Lopez, Travis Rice, Craig Kelly, Ruedi Beglinger and more. Find interviews and profiles on mountain culture icons from around the world.

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The Great Bear Rainforest Goes IMAX

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How to Live to 100: Advice From Kootenay Seniors

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Meet Canada’s First Female To Climb Over 10,000′ Mary Vaux

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Skiing World Loses a Bright Light: Dave Treadway Perishes in Backcountry Accident

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Secrets of the Slots – Searching For Tao Canyon

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What The Grateful Dead & An Indigenous BC Artist Have In Common

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December 20, 2018

Grin. And Bare It. One BC Dentist’s Crusade in Guatemala

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July 23, 2018

Forest-Fire Ecologist Robert Gray – Is It Finally Time We Heed His Advice?

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The Master Blaster of Squamish: Big Jim Sinclair

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April 9, 2018

Chairmen of the Board – Meet the Family Who Brought Snowboarding to Canada

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Our Final Interview With Fred Becky

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Remembering Chili Thom 1976-2016

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Raging Gracefully With Adventurer Jon Turk

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June 16, 2017

The Brilliant Life of Wade Davis

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Comox to Cannes: Mt Bike Star Darcy Turenne

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Cover to Covet – Mountain Culture’s Most Spiritual Tomes

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The Holiest of Noboarders

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