Update on Elliot Lake
An update on reposes to my article on the situation at Elliot Lake yesterday
Tag: opinion
Projects in Provincial Parks
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 …
On Blaming the Victim
A lot of people, including those that should know better, insist on blaming the victim of a backcountry search or rescue.
BC Changing laws regarding “Natural Resource Roads”
The BC Government is changing the laws regarding logging roads. Send feedback to ensure roads into recreation areas are not deactivated.
The ACC requires digital avalanche beacons
I’m a member of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC), Vancouver Section, so I get their monthly “Alpine-E-r” newsletter. For the past several months I’ve noticed the following message in the newsletter: NEW BEACON POLICY The ACC has a new …
Why SAR members are tough on gear
What, do you think, is the primary difference between a SAR member on a task, and a person undertaking a hiking, backcountry skiing or mountaineering trip? On the surface they look to be the same thing. We use the same …
On Outdoor Responsibility
Our 50m rap onto the glacier
I found an interesting site the other day: Leave No Trace (there is a Canadian offshoot as well). It’s a site that promotes outdoor ethics and offers guidance on the best practises to preserve wilderness values, and reduce the impact …
VOC Group size: a response
The lower cirque with glacial features
Phil Tomlinson, the current president of the VOC, composed a detailed and thoughtful response to my previous post. He had some trouble getting it into the comments, so I thought I would reproduce it here. Hi Michael, As the current …
The UBC VOC and Group Sizes
"plucked" and polished granite cliffs
This post is a bit of a rant, so please skip it if you’re not in the mood. A few years ago a friend and I travelled into the Cerise Creek area for some mountaineering. We were surprised to see …
On ski widths
Some musings on ski widths