Rock Climbing Waterline Walls – A Retrospecive
A retrospective on the early days of development at Waterline Walls in Castlegar, British Columbia. Ron Perrier, the author of “Where to Hike and…
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Rock Guide Updates for Waterline Walls in Castlegar, BC
Author note: Without the hard work of The Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers, these updates would be pointless because Waterline Walls would have…
This Is Why Mountain Bikers Love Whitefish, Montana
There are many reasons why Whitefish, Montana is suddenly on every mountain biker’s radar and a 3,800-foot descent is one of them. There’s something…
Good News In The Time Of Covid
We’ve all seen the bad news. But what good news stories are happening out there during the Covid-19 global pandemic? I was getting tired…
Meet Her Highness Mia Noblet – The World’s Best Highliner
From Brazil to China to Norway, British Columbia highliner Mia Noblet has spent this past year walking her way into the record books. “I…
Canada’s Only Rock Climbing Pub
The Lion’s Head Smoke and Brew Pub has a special place in my heart…and belly. Not only does it have dozens of amazing brew…
Chasing Avalanches
A friend of mine was caught in an avalanche three days ago but luckily managed to escape it by grabbing onto a tree. Another…
Kootenay Inspired Book Launches
Paul Saso’s new book Kootenay Inspired – Stories and Photos of Extraordinary Kootenay Lives will be launched tomorrow in Nelson at Touchstones. I sat…
Castlegar Man Catches the World’s Largest Kokanee…and Eats it
In the summer 2017 issue of Kootenay Mountain Culture magazine I wrote about the strange story of Castlegar, British Columbia, angler Denis Woodcox who…
A Review of The New Kokanee Mountain Zipline
“As a rock climber I spend a lot of time dangling on ropes and enjoying scenery from up high so I have to admit…