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…
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Rock Guide Updates for Pulpit Rock in Nelson, BC
Pulpit Rock is an iconic feature in Nelson, British Columbia, and also the most popular hike in the city. Dozens of people a day…
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…
Wapiti Wall Rock Guide Updates
For further descriptions about climbs in the Arrow Lakes area near the community of Castlegar in south-central British Columbia, Canada, refer to page 19…
Epic Bobsled Crash…and Recovery
The videos below show our bobsled team from Nelson, British Columbia, wiping out and then recovering at the Rossland Winter Carnival on Jan 31,…
The Ant Hill Rock Guide Updates
For further descriptions about climbs at the CIC Slabs area in the city of Nelson in south-central British Columbia, Canada, refer to page 61…
Rangers, Raptors & Revolvers – Busted in the Bend
A few months ago I wrote a blog about a magical land just over the border from Rossland where you can climb steep, limestone…
Rotten Dreads – An Extra Foods Memorial
Two places in Nelson have a special place in my heart – or, more accurately, my stomach. First there’s the Kootenay Co-op grocery store…
Why You Should Love the Shoulder Season (and its dog turds)
The south-central BC weathermen are calling for flurries tonight and snow is forecasted to settle in the valley bottoms. This means we should wake…
Hall Siding Rock Guide Updates
For further descriptions about the climbs at Hall Siding between Nelson and Salmo, British Columbia, refer to page 76 of the West Kootenay Rock…