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Canada’s Best Gondolas, Funiculars and Tramways

Travel

Cat skiing vs heli-skiing: Which one should top your bucket list?

Exploration

Last icy stand: Scaling Mount Logan

Environment

Endangered spaces and species in Canada’s mountains

Environment

Why mountains matter in Canada

Environment

Life on mountains in the sea

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Overhead view of Jawdrop base camp with Claire and Eva watching Robin rig the cave entrance

Exploration

Searching for new caves in West Kootenay, B.C.

A Royal Canadian Geographical Society-supported expedition has added to the inventory of known caves in a little-explored region

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Pascale Marceau and Lonnie Dupre celebrate on the summit of Jeannette Peak in eastern B.C.

Exploration

Trio of climbers makes first recorded ascent of B.C. peak

Pascale Marceau, Lonnie Dupre and Vern Stice reached the summit of Jeannette Peak, the highest peak in the Selwyn Range of the Canadian Rockies, on April 2

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Pascale Marceau, left, and Lonnie Dupre hold the flag of the RCGS during their attempt to summit Mt. Lucania

Exploration

Why we’re not giving up on our goal to summit Mt. Lucania in the winter

Although our expedition came to an early end this year, it was still a successful journey of exploratory learning in one of the most extreme environments in Canada

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Exploration

RCGS-supported expedition discovers deepest cave in Canada

At 670 metres, Bisaro Anima near Fernie, B.C. is confirmed to be Canada's deepest cave

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The Bugaboo Spire climb team in early 1900s dress

People & Culture

Photos: Ontario mountaineers recreate legendary first ascent of Bugaboo Spire

100 years ago this week, Conrad Kain became the first person to summit British Columbia's towering Bugaboo Spire. This summer, a group of climbers recreated his historic ascent.

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Welcome to climbing camp

What British Columbia’s volcanoes can tell us about climate change past and present

Photos: Life as a heli-skiing guide in the Skeena Range

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Environment

New research suggests intense collision formed Rocky Mountains

Before the Rockies formed, B.C. and Alberta may have been an ocean apart

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Environment

22 facts and figures from the Alpine Club of Canada’s 2019 State of the Mountains Report

The Alpine Club of Canada covers everything from wildfires to watermelon snow in its recently published annual report on Canada’s alpine environments

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People & Culture

Your photos: Canada weathers the snows of winter

As southwest B.C. comes to grips with a phenomenon called snow, we share some wintry images taken across the country this winter by members of our Photo Club