There’s an article over on the UnofficialNetworks blog about a new piece of “avalanche safety gear” made by a company called Snow-Beacon. The article, which I encourage you to read for yourself, describes the “SnowBe” as the “THE MOST DANGEROUS …
Some may have noticed the lack of updates on the blog and suspected that I’ve run out of things to say. Worry not! My mental energies are merely taken with developing another project. I’ve got my head down working for …
I spent the weekend (4 days) training in Squamish with the rest of my SAR team on helicopter long line rescue.
In 1995 I cycled across Canada. On the trip I found a T-shirt lying at the side of the highway. Since my clothes were disintegrating from sun, bug spray and sweat, I picked it up, washed it, and wore it …
Some musing on volunteering, and how recognition, while not sought, is nice to have sometimes.
An update on the Squamish Gondola and things to consider on whether it should be approved
BC’s life expectancy is the highest in Canada and for men the highest in the world. Could this be because we spend so much time outdoors?
A tale of a search, a smell and laying the blame on fungi.
Some recent news reports contain conflicting information on Cell phones and GPS reliability for SAR use, I attempt to clarify
I’d like to preface this post by saying I’m not against either of the following projects, neither am I a proponent. I do however have some observations. Recently two projects have reached the”public input” stage. A Gondola! The first is …