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…
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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…
Recap – Kootenay Climbing Festival 2015
It’s amazing to think the Kootenay Climbing Festival has entered its fourth year. This past Sunday, September 20, the TAWKROC directors again returned to the natural…
What’s It Like Helibiking Revelstoke, BC?
“Leonardo da Vinci sketched the first helicopter design in the late 1400s. Three hundred years later Comte Mede de Sivrac of France invented the…
I Saw a Dinosaur Then Wrote This Story
“Big fish do weird things to people. And by big fish I mean really big fish. They affect some part of our limbic brain…
Review of the Julbo Classic Vermont Sunglasses
I had never even seen a glacier when I first donned a pair of Julbos in the 1980s. Sunglasses have come a long way…
Review of the Black Diamond Nitro 22 Backpack
Utah-based Black Diamond has no shortage of backpack offerings. In fact, the company makes about 70 different kinds of packs and that doesn’t include…