Mountain Sense

Guides' day out! Thanks to Ken Bélanger and Adam Burrell for a super fun day in our mountain backyard.

Thanks for a great week with the guests from OnTop!

We climbed the Tokumm Pole (Marble Canyon) yesterday in the rain. The rock roofs provided nice protection for the belayer although the cornices were getting dangerously heavy with all the precip so I cleaned off the big ones threatening the main line. A couple larger cams were handy to protect the rock exit leading out. A couple of tourists with no climbing gear somehow downclimbed the WI 2 exit at the end of the canyon and then got stuck trying to climb back out. This is not recommended! We forgot to clean our rap anchor at the end of the day! 5m of red and black webbing and 2 BD magnatron lockers are probably still sitting at the top of the climber's left line as I write. I would love to get those back!

Need some ski touring goodies? The following are for sale in Canmore: Black Diamond Evac 7 hoe shovel (not shown) never used $65 Voile Telepro Classic shovel gently used $30 SOLD... BCA Traverse shovel 600g gently used $30 SOLD ARVA Snow Pure Light shovel 295g!! Perfect for skimo racers & ice climbers. Brand new $50 SOLD BCA SR3 300cm probe with 1cm markings gently used $50 SOLD BD Couloir harness size M/L 230g $25 SOLD Garneau W’s Duster ski helmet size M/L 56-59cm $30 G3 Alpinist climbing skins Med (168-184cm) 100mm width (used 30 days) + new glue renew package $115 SOLD BD Glidelite Mohair / nylon mix STS skins w/out tails, cut for ~175cm or shorter, 100mm width $70 Call or text Shaun at 403-707-5566 to buy

Guides' day out! Thanks to Ken Bélanger and Adam Burrell for a super fun day in our mountain backyard.

Thanks for a great week with the guests from OnTop!

We climbed the Tokumm Pole (Marble Canyon) yesterday in the rain. The rock roofs provided nice protection for the belayer although the cornices were getting dangerously heavy with all the precip so I cleaned off the big ones threatening the main line. A couple larger cams were handy to protect the rock exit leading out. A couple of tourists with no climbing gear somehow downclimbed the WI 2 exit at the end of the canyon and then got stuck trying to climb back out. This is not recommended! We forgot to clean our rap anchor at the end of the day! 5m of red and black webbing and 2 BD magnatron lockers are probably still sitting at the top of the climber's left line as I write. I would love to get those back!

An avalanche airbag kept this Whistler snowboarder on the surface and injury free. The whirring sound is the fan inflating the bag and then topping it up periodically. He was lucky not to hit any leg breaking trees on the ride down!

Come on out this Friday night for the Canmore screening of this very influential and moving film!

Such an unbelievable story told in a very fun and interactive manner. If it were a book it would be a page turner.

The future of our skiing, ice climbing, glaciers... heck our future period, and that of our kids and grandkids lies in our hands. This movie takes a hard look at the oil industry's stranglehold on our planet and our necessary shift to a sustainable future. Come to the Canmore premiere on Dec. 9!

So great to see Parks Canada taking charge to pave the way for replacement of this beloved lodge. Many, many good memories here.

Need some ski touring goodies? The following are for sale in Canmore: Black Diamond Evac 7 hoe shovel (not shown) never used $65 Voile Telepro Classic shovel gently used $30 SOLD... BCA Traverse shovel 600g gently used $30 SOLD ARVA Snow Pure Light shovel 295g!! Perfect for skimo racers & ice climbers. Brand new $50 SOLD BCA SR3 300cm probe with 1cm markings gently used $50 SOLD BD Couloir harness size M/L 230g $25 SOLD Garneau W’s Duster ski helmet size M/L 56-59cm $30 G3 Alpinist climbing skins Med (168-184cm) 100mm width (used 30 days) + new glue renew package $115 SOLD BD Glidelite Mohair / nylon mix STS skins w/out tails, cut for ~175cm or shorter, 100mm width $70 Call or text Shaun at 403-707-5566 to buy