Loss
Loss I keep losing people to the mountains. This morning I skimmed a list of high profile climbers that we as a tribe lost in 2017. I had had the opportunity to meet about a…
Writing topics: <span>Mountain Stories</span>
Eternity
Eternity There is perhaps some irony, that prior to my long hiatus from posting anything, the last thing I posted about was this very line. If you want to give a read to my last…
Chasing Eternity
Two years ago I went out to try and ride a line I had been looking at for a few seasons. In the end, I ‘failed’ at getting my objective, but instead ended up riding…
Reflections: Living with consequence
Yesterday was the first one of the back country days this season where I spent a lot of time in the no fall zone. I ended my riding last season with the 3/4 couloir, and…
Reflections: The Abyss
So a quick side note: this wasn’t written with any intended audience. However, some experiences fill me with an urge to write. This is the result. Some of my friends have offered me a mix…
My 14/15 Couloir Hit List
At the beginning of this last season I figured I needed a list of my ‘top’ couloirs in the area around YYC. A bunch of them I had ridden before, some were nothing more than…
Chephren Couloir: Jumping into a line
This was a rather amusing day. Check out the story over here if you want to see photos. Again, for those who want text and no photos… ““I know this is going to sound crazy”,…
Smuts
I yell for him to keep going past me to the boulder lower down the slope. He shakes his head, as if surprised at hearing my voice, a quick glance towards me, and a strange…
Lassitude
For the record, I am not an adrenaline junky. That is often what people seem to assume this is about. If it was that easy, well then it would be an easy fix. For the…
Caldron Peak Couloir
So this past season I have been gunning to get in 200 days which has meant a lot fewer posts up here on Irrational Fitness. This of course means that cool things haven’t been happening.…