nicolaoutdoors

I was at Wilson’s Prom last weekend on a relaxed trip with my parents who are visiting from the UK. We stayed in a cabin, rather than camping, and had fun on the beaches and surveying the extent of the recent bush fires. I had heard from friends that there was some bouldering at the [...]

My shoulder is still injured. I can use it a little and do some exercise: yoga (but no hand balances), pilates, run, swim (with a kickboard; no freestyling) and some leg/abdominal strength stuff. But I can’t load the muscle so I can’t climb or do pull-ups. I guess it will get better eventually but for [...]

The picture above was taken April 2004, the picture below was taken August 2005… see the effects of climate change? … heh, not really… I first did this hike with Ross Easter w/e last year (pics here). We arrived and the trailhead and carpark was under at least a metre of snow. We had a [...]

I feel like I spent a little too much time on the Sea-to-Sky this weekend! I needed a break Friday and so took the day off and ended up spending the afternoon at the Squamish Smoke Bluffs with Lukas, Megan and Jazzy. We climbed the classic crack ‘Penny Lane‘ and then climbed some featureless slabs… [...]

Three of the best things about living in Vancouver are 1 The proximity to Squamish 2 Having an 8th floor apartment overlooking English Bay, which, for four nights a year, hosts the Vancouver Celebration of Light tri-nation firework competition 3 Three, cheap and excellent sushi. The weekend has been relaxing so far…. Friday night barbecue [...]

I arrived back in Vancouver last week Tuesday.
And I climbed four days in a row: