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Bugs, Sweat and Bushwhacks is a collection of my written adventures and thoughts through photography, athletics, and conservation
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Mamquam Massif to Elfin Lakes Ski Traverse
Over the years, I have thought that skiing from the Mamquam Massif to Elfin Lakes via the classic Supercouloir makes for a logical ski...

Jessie McAuley
Apr 273 min read


European Racing Adventures 2025
It is February 24th, the weather in Squamish is warm, rainy, and uninspiring, making it slightly easier to leave. I say my goodbyes to my...

Jessie McAuley
Mar 2511 min read


East face of the Mouses Tooth
For the second time this summer Nick and I cruised slowly up the North Joffre Creek FSR in his small low clearance electric car. The plan...

Jessie McAuley
Aug 26, 20236 min read


The Outrigger Horseshoe
This may be my first piece that actually follows suit with the name of my blog. On August 6th, 2023 Nick Elson and I rattled down the...

Jessie McAuley
Aug 6, 20238 min read


Cayoosh Dome
On July 28th, 2023 Nick, Sarah, Rich, And I decided to go explore the back end of North Joffre Creek for a nice alpine ramble. We settled...

Jessie McAuley
Jul 28, 20231 min read


A trip to Middle Earth
The Cadwallader range is a group of mountains on the edge of the Chilcoten range. The best access is Via the Phelix Creek road 45 minutes...

Jessie McAuley
Jul 24, 20233 min read


A Grand Illusion
The Illusion Peaks were first ascended in September of 1961 by by Dick Culbert, Ronald Hatch, Monte Lasserre, and Arnold Shives. Since...

Jessie McAuley
Jul 19, 20239 min read


Foot Ledge Tower North Face
On July 2nd of 2022 Nick and I rambled into the ledge basin looking for a small adventure close to home. We had skied past the...

Jessie McAuley
Dec 1, 20223 min read


The North Ridge of Mount Ossa 5.7
The more I learn the Tantalus range's ins and outs the more I fall in love with this complex group of mountains close to home. Each...

Jessie McAuley
Nov 13, 20226 min read


Down, Over, and Around on Mount Howard
Spring, Summer, and Fall. They seemed to whip by in a blur this year. The spring involved powder turns late into May and then wet coastal...

Jessie McAuley
Nov 4, 20225 min read


Experience's of a novice Alpinist 2021/2022
Since I was a little boy the high alpine has been my happy place. Bounding, skipping, and laughing along meandering alpine ridges in the...

Jessie McAuley
May 8, 202216 min read


The Whirlwind Season
Sometimes I feel like race results are somewhat unimportant and struggle to find meaning in competition. That said, the other half of me...

Jessie McAuley
Apr 7, 20228 min read


Tread Lessons
Over the years I have spent a great deal of time pedalling around on mountain bikes. My mother and I moved to Squamish when I was eight...

Jessie McAuley
Mar 16, 20224 min read


Of Ridge lines, Rivers and Everything In Between
Last Summer (2020) my good friend Justen Bruns and I completed a fifteen hour push of the North and Southern flanks of Mount Tantalus...

Jessie McAuley
Sep 11, 20218 min read


Lost in Translation
As Katarina Kuba and I toed to the start line of the Bokami Zapadnych Tatier, a well recognized Slovakian ski mountaineering race, a wide...

Jessie McAuley
Sep 14, 20194 min read


Backyard Exploration
Moving through mountains in tight clothes with feather weight skis, boots as light as my runners, and constantly looking ahead to hasten...

Jessie McAuley
Mar 1, 20183 min read


Putting 'Mountain' in Mountain Biking
For those who did not read my post "Tread Lessons" this is sort of a continuum. During summer break of 2016 my 1:30 AM alarm blares in...

Jessie McAuley
Aug 20, 20162 min read
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