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Why Am I Doing this Again?

The cabin is yet again a heap of gear, clothes and equipment basically looking like an un-organized garage sale. The annual sweet smell...

Mountaineers make first winter ascent of Canada's 6th tallest peak

Canadian climber is first known woman to summit a major subarctic peak in winter FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 19th 2019 Haines...

A Frigid First: Mt. Wood Pick Up

Once out of the mountains Pascale and I finally got some rest from our amazing experience on Mount Wood. We are now cleaned up and well...

A Frigid First: Safe Landing

The team arrived safe in from basecamp yesterday evening. Rocking Star Adventure's pilot John picked the team up in two flights. The...

Summit!

The team called in to report a successful summit of Mt. Wood at 3:10 pm yesterday. Lonnie Dupre and Pascale Marceau are now the first...

A Frigid First: 13K

The team called in yesterday to report gusty winds, but a successful carry of gear supplies none the less. They're planning for a summit...

Mt. Wood 12K Carry

The team called in today to report that they were able to carry their second load of supplies up to about 12K despite crevasses. Listen...

Base Camp Arrival: Mt.Wood

Yesterday the team boarded a Cessna 206 with all of the equipment to fly out to the base camp of their climb. The Lonnie and Pascale...

Yukon: Planning for Wind

Last year, the team was surprised to experience blue bird days with great visibility... marred by high winds, making an otherwise perfect...

Yukon: The Rolwaling

An Alpine Expedition Pack We like this custom backpack for winter mountaineering use for several reasons. 1. Its high volume at 80 liters...

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