The best approach to the Tantalus is from Lake Lovely Water but can also be reached from Sechelt and Gibsons Landing on the Sunshine Coast. Standing above the Squamish Valley at the southwest end of Lake Lovely Water is Omega Mountain at 1860 metres (6100 ft.) in height. Climb either the...
The final slopes to the summit were a little steeper but not unpleasantly so, and the zig-zag path made life easier. We soon realised that we had company – a paraglider pilot was making good use of a steady breeze to gain some soaring height. About 500 metres to the north of here w...
When I was 20 I imagined I would climb the towers; when I was forty I imagined I would scale the cliffs to the base of the towers; now that I am sixty I am thrilled just for the opportunity to trek to the glacial lake beneath the towers and drink in the perfection of nature. I ...
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. ...
3. Some risk of glacier falls is unavoidable but it is said that adventure without risk is Disneyland. One should have expert skills of rock and ice climbing and get used to the high altitude before thinking of Ama Dablam. The best months to climb are April, May, September, and October...
You know you’ve got your work cut out when you’re riding a 10-speed bike and have to use the lowest gear to climb the gradient of a motorway overpass. (I should point out; I was in much better condition in those days – but this really was a serious headwind.) Every piece of ...
trout tend to seek sanctuary in the old river channels when water temperatures climb. At the southern end of the lake, five river channels cross the broad body of water. In the spring and fall the trout tend to disperse into cooler water. With declining numbers of fish, target the channels...
I succeeded in gaining the foot of the cliff on the eastern extremity of the glacier, and there discovered the mouth of a narrow avalanche gully, through which I began to climb, intending to follow it as far as possible, and at least obtain some fine wild views for my pains. Its genera...
John Muir quotes that will inspire you to get out into the wilderness 21. “The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.”― John Muir 22. “Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods...
visible from a distance as gentle, purple, hazy things, like clouds. They seem inviting. They are slow mountains, the kind you can walk up easily, like walking up a hill, but they are hills that take a full day and more to climb. We walked up the hill, and by the end of the fi...