GENERAL ADVICE Fitness. Good physical fitness can help you evacuate faster if necessary, get help, and have more fun. Light…
PLANT COMMUNITIES The nature of any plant community found in a given area is the product of the specific environmental…
Maps form the essential information for almost every hike and climb in this e-book. You should not consider attempting any…
WEATHER The weather in the Columbia Mountains, both good and bad, can last for many days, and sometimes weeks. Regardless…
Mountaineering is possibly the most magnificent sport yet invented by man, but is known to be dangerous. Even today, British…
PURCELL MOUNTAINS in the USA The Purcell Mountains, primarily a Canadian range, extend south across the border into Idaho and…
SELKIRK MOUNTAINS in the USA Together with the neighbouring Monashee and Purcell Mountains, the Selkirk Mountains are part of a…
HOODOO CANYON This is a short day hike or overnighter through a lightly used and surprisingly lush area of the…
The Kettle Crest Trail is the granddaddy of long-distance, high-country routes in Eastern Washington. Over the course of its 44…
INTRODUCTION MONASHEE MOUNTAINS SELKIRK MOUNTAINS Trout Lake, Lardeau & Around LARDEAU RANGE GOAT RANGE VALHALLA RANGES North Slocan Valley South…