I had two torn rotator cuff muscles repaired, and the underside of my acromial bone smoothed out, five and a half weeks ago, and now I’m sitting here at my computer dreaming of ice climbing and backcountry skiing. Sadly, I’ll be doing none of that until mid-February 2021, ten weeks from now. But it is […]
Barry Blanchard wins Boardman Tasker Award
Barry Blanchard, Yamnuska Mountain Adventures’ Associate Director, was awarded the Boardman Tasker award last week for his memoir The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains. The Boardman Tasker Award promotes and recognizes authors of literature concerned with the mountains. The Calling is a ‘memoir’ of a poor kid saved from juvenile delinquency by the mystery […]
Photo Shoot with National Geographic
Shooting Pictures with National Geographic “I’d like to get in close to the ice and get some pictures at sunset and moonrise.” Peter Essick’s slow SoCal drawl simmered over the phone from Georgia. National Geographic Magazine had contracted him to shoot photos of Yoho National Park for one of the magazine’s upcoming features. It would […]
