We’re just back from yet another wonderful “Bamboo Powder” backcountry ski trip to Hokkaido, Japan. Talk about sensory overload! The east coast of Hokkaido is in the centre of the “perfect snow storm”. Once the Siberian Anticyclone settles in, wave after wave of frontal air sucks the moisture out of the cold Sea of Japan […]

Ted has climbed all around the world. From the peaks of the French Alps, to the top of Kilimanjaro. One thing that he was missing was steep ice climbing in the Canadian Rockies. That is where Yamnuska came in. With a short New Years holiday from Maryland, Ted was able to squeeze in a day […]

Satoshi Shimizu is from Japan and he loves ice climbing. He travelled to the Rockies to climb for a week, first with some friends and then hiring me through Yamnuska Mountain Adventures. He was keen and fit, having already climbed for 5 days and with only 3 days left. I wanted to show him some […]