I hope you are confused by the title of this post. I’m sure you are asking yourself, “Isn’t the summit the high point?” In most cases, the answer is yes! However, on Vancouver Island the answer is probably “Who knows?” The more I hike and climb, the more I am …
Mount Schoen via a Ridiculously Huge Scree Slope and Adam Ridge
Mount Schoen’s broad talus summit On my quest for the Island’s six-thousanders , Mount Schoen was still on my list of unvisited mountains; for reasons that will become obvious, I won’t refer to this summit as a peak. This north-island mountain sits overlooking the boarder of the Lake Schoen Provincial …
Hiking in Strathcona to Big Mountain Adventures!
I had an incredible summer full of back country adventures in the mountains, and on the ocean. With the summer well behind me I’m back at work waist deep in students and the daily grind of the job. Adding insult to injury, I’m a student again, retraining myself in the …
Failure Is A Stopping Point on the Way to the Top: Climbing Triple Peak via Southeast Ridge
The road to success is seldom straight forward, particularly when mountaineering. Success comes from hard work, education and experience. This is the case with my August 9th, 2015 summit of Triple Peak, located in the Mackenzie Range on Vancouver Island. In February, I wrote of my failed attempt at the …