A brief history and photo essay of the rugged Blanshard Needle.

Hynes Peak and Sawchuck Peak are both situated along the divide that separates the Tricouni group from the Squamish Valley. Seagram Lake and many smaller lakes are scattered below Hynes and Sawchuck. The sub-alpine meadows feel like a scene out of a BBC nature documentary. Blunt granite spires dominate the horizon while seemingly endless heather meadows carpet the floor of the hanging valley between Tricouni, Hynes, and Sawchuck. When I first heard of the name Sawchuck, I nai

When the weather is nice I get out in the hills more consistently and my motivation to update my blog wains. However, the forecast for the next week is pretty miserable. The silver lining is that I will take this opportunity to catch up on some of my 2025 Summer adventures. In particular the more obscure adventures. I could write about more classic outings but who in the Sea To Sky needs to spend their time reading another trip report about Alpha East Ridge or Panorama Ridge.

Over the years, I have thought that skiing from the Mamquam Massif to Elfin Lakes via the classic Supercouloir makes for a logical ski...

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...

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...