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Explore articles on artists and alpinists, entrepreneurs born of the esoteric, and dirtbags turned debutants--all the funky people home to the peaks and valleys of this world. Join us as we investigate all the interesting bits that make them tick.

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May 10, 2023

Why Kootenai Fungi is The Shiitake

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December 22, 2022

Burl Interrupted: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Kootenay Freeskier Sam Kuch

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December 20, 2022

Into Pinned Air: The Growing Sport of Kite Skiing in the Rockies

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December 1, 2022

Our Farewell to Legend Dano Slater

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November 30, 2022

The Famed Silver Sliders of Whitewater Get Screen Time

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November 7, 2022

Castlegar’s Growing Community of Jamaican Truck Drivers

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September 30, 2022

Skier Chad Sayers Is Ready To Meet The Maker

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July 28, 2022

Dark Horse Invitational: A Pictorial

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May 27, 2022

Living Colour: Behind the Scenes of the Black & Rural Project

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May 10, 2022

Kootenay Man To Search For Gold With His Hand-Built Submarine

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April 16, 2022

Gallery of Gruel – The First Winter Traverse of the Purcells

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March 8, 2022

Freediving Under Canada’s Frozen Lakes

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February 7, 2022

From Skis to Headlamps: Meet the Craft Gear Makers of the Kootenays

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January 13, 2022

Hold On and Let Go: Tragic Loss Leads To A Climbing First

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December 28, 2021

The Saga of the “Extinct” Sinixt

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December 16, 2021

Gary Camozzi: An Ode to the Unsung Mountain Wanderer

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December 5, 2021

Slocan Valley Man Paraglides From Mexico To Canada: Sets A World Record

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November 24, 2021

Meet Teenaged Carver Eli Volp And His ‘Ol Saw And Chain

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November 9, 2021

Behind The Scenes Of The Gold Card Couloir First Descent In The Monashees

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November 8, 2021

Markus Eder Just Levelled Up JP Auclair’s Freeskiing Street Segment

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