Columbia Valley Search and Rescue Midsummer Report Findlay Creek Search On Thursday, August 1, Columbia Valley Search and Rescue (CVSAR) was requested to assist RCMP…
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World class in our back yard
Road Trippin’ Bugaboo Provincial Park, B.C. You can catch glimpses of the Bugaboos from vantage points along Highway 95 at Brisco, 29 km north of…
In the Footsteps of Kain
By Pat Morrow Bookended by a drenching hike to the alpine hut, and a heart-stopping dip in a snow-rimmed tarn, the 11th annual Bugaboos Teens…
JCCS holding AGM; screening of Hobnails and Hemp Rope
The Jumbo Creek Conservation Society (JCCS) is holding its annual general meeting Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at David Thompson Secondary School. “Well, the…
Marking the centennial of the first ascent of Bugaboo Spire
By Pat Morrow, CKCS chair Bugaboo Spire ACC/CKCS 2016 Centennial Finale Throughout this rain and snow-fraught summer, there have been several creative initiatives to mark…
Centennial of 15 first ascents by Conrad Kain
Bugaboos Teens Climbing Camp 2016 By Brian Patton The year was 1916. Thirty-three year old Conrad Kain was at the peak of his climbing career…
Retail therapy is best spent in the wilderness
Perceptions by Gerry Warner Sometimes our American friends have a better idea, especially when it comes to Black Friday. And no, I don’t mean it’s…
Basin Institute offers look into history of mountaineering
By Don Moore The Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History has recently added a collection of photographic slides by the late Bill Hurst. Bill was…
Look Outside winners for October
Here are the monthly winners of the Look Outside photo contest. Ryan Bavin shot the ‘The Columbia Wetlands near Radium’ and brings home the winning package from Kicking…
Look Outside September winners
Here are the winners for the Look Outside photo contest for September. Julie Brannigan (Lead image) “Sarah’s obvious joy makes this photo one of my…