photos – Barbecue party in Vancouver

sunsetA Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk fundraiser to help send his Barbecue team to the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational 2005.

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photos – hiking Huayhuash, Peru

houseVery likely the best hike in the world — 11 days, 2 horses, 1 Peruvian guide, 2 Canucks. We thrived but 4 Israelis were shot, one dying of blood loss before rescue.

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photos – Chilkoot Trail hiking

ET, Gregi, Kelly & I enjoyed the historic Klondike trail from Alaska to the Yukon. It was a wonderful trip, one I will never forget.

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travelogue – Yosemite – USA

Many rank Yosemite valley in Yosemite National Park the best single rock climbing destination in the world.

I first learned of Yosemite from Dennis the Menace comics. But tales of the infamous Camp 4 climbers bivouac put it on my to-do-before-I-die list. …

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» hiking the John Muir Trail
» Half Dome & El Capitan

photos – hiking the West Coast Trail

houseI am a world expert in this, one of the best hikes in the universe. But it was blunder after blunder when I guided Rocco & Brian …

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photos – Woodward Gymnastics Camp

sunsetI finally got to the most famous gymnastics camp in the USA. I loved the great weather & the fantastic facility.

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travelogue – Yosemite, California

Many rank Yosemite valley in Yosemite National Park the best single rock climbing destination in the world.

I first learned of Yosemite from Dennis the Menace comics. But tales of the infamous Camp 4 climbers bivouac put it on my to-do-before-I-die list …

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half dome in Yosemite

annual HIKE in the Canadian Rockies

houseAn annual tradition since 1982, friends from Calgary hike the Canadian Rockies. Rob Glaser is the principle organizer.

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