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Ratson's take on Squamish's growth and the evolving climbing scene.

Anger among residents over the timing of evacuation orders, stringent roadblocks and conflicting stories over the cause of the wildfire

The Minister for Agriculture said he hoped to open the afforestation scheme for new applications in the coming weeks

Don't step on your rope! And other tips for caring for and extending the life of the most important piece of climbing equipment.

Regardless of whether or not you are religious or spiritual, it's hard to deny the sublime power that mountains represent.

Native Hawaiians will now have more say over use of sacred Mauna Kea summit by scientists.

Dayhikes are wonderful, but you’ve decided to make the leap and sleep outside. No car, no campground, just you, your hiking partner, and a tent. Here’s how to pull off your first backpacking trip without a hitch.

“Hair-raising” study finds glaciers are melting at an accelerating rate Stephen Leahy Thursday, April 29th 2021, 1:55 pm - Water shortages in Canada and many other parts of the world are possible as glaciers rapidly recede. The world’s glaciers are in an accelerating melt down according to the first ever study of all 220,000 glaciers. In the past two decades these mountain glaciers have lost an average of 267 billions tons of ice per year. That’s enough to submerge all of southern Onta...