The Association of Canadian Mountain Guides spends a lot of time exploring the mountains and bringing us high quality information and knowledge. Their work and experiences can help with trip planning and safety before we embark upon our...

Released this fall in association with <I>Backcountry Magazine and Biglines.com</I><br><br> The backcountry experience is an <B>inherently environmental one and is therefore inherently vulnerable.</B> Sanctified is an engaging and...

On April 25, 2005 four women embarked on an expedition to ski untouched lines in the fjords of <B>Baffin Island</B>. They spent one incredible month climbing, skiing, kite skiing, and surviving in the harsh climate of the far North. This is...

Friday, July 22nd, Jorgen and I reached the summit of Gasherbrum 2 (8035 m). That’s when we started our ski descent of one of Pakistan’s five giants and also the 13th highest mountain in the world. Jorgen and I left Base Camp Tuesday...

About a week ago we arrived at the Gasherbrum Base Camp. <B>It’s located on a moraine ridge, at the altitude of 5045 meters, beside the South Gasherbrum Glacier.</B>We have a great view from our tents here, surrounded by the...

We’ve had a great week here in Pakistan. The sun has been shining every day and <B>Jörgen and I have engraved the first ski tracks on Laila Peak. Laila Peak is one of the most amazing mountains I’ve ever seen,</B> like a needle it points...

The Karakorams in Pakistan contains some of the most spectacular mountains in the world. Here you’ll find <B>Laila Peak (6614 m), </B>which is said to be the most beautiful mountain in Asia. No one has ever skied that mountain. Fredrik...

<B>Named the Canadian Alps by the Swiss guides at the turn of the century,Rogers Pass B.C is world renowned for it's backcountry powder skiing.</B> The area was sculpted for it. The extreme descents are there but by the time they get in...

So here’s how it is. Springtime rolls around, ski area snow packs dwindle, and skiers and boarders venture out to mountains and lines they’ve been dreaming about all year. This spring things started out fantastically, then it got...

At the beginning of March a diverse group of 11 women interested in the winter backcountry got together in Truckee, California to become Avalanche 1 certified. The course, offered by Babes In The Backcountry, a business offering...