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Canada’s Best Gondolas, Funiculars and Tramways
Everything you need to know about these unique methods of transportation and where to find them
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Cat skiing vs heli-skiing: Which one should top your bucket list?
It’s like comparing champagne to prosecco, but both will forever change the way you view skiing
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Exploration
Last icy stand: Scaling Mount Logan
Four researchers team up to ascend Mount Logan, measuring change and resilience on Canada’s highest peak
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Environment
Endangered spaces and species in Canada’s mountains
Glaciers play a vital role in sculpting the landscape, and their retreat can bring about drastic consequences
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Why mountains matter in Canada
They sustain us, enrich our lives and inspire us
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Environment
Life on mountains in the sea
Two marine biologists offer a glimpse of life at the bottom of the ocean during 2018, 2019 and 2020 seamount expeditions
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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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Climate change is transforming Canada’s mountains
A new report by Alpine Club of Canada scientists and other experts highlights worrying trends in Canada’s mountain ecosystems
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Welcome to climbing camp
Camaraderie, conversation and conservation are key at the Alpine Club of Canada’s annual General Mountaineering Camp
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Photos: Life as a heli-skiing guide in the Skeena Range
10,000 square kilometres of remote mountain wilderness, routine white-out conditions, avalanche-prone slopes, and just five guides: Welcome to the Skeena heli-skiing tenure
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One heli of a hike
British Columbia’s remote Cariboo Mountains are one of the hardest-to-reach wilderness areas in Canada — unless, of course, you’re a keen hiker with access to a helicopter
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Canada’s first ‘pod hotel’ is coming to Whistler
The Pangea Pod Hotel is part boutique hotel, part hostel, and entirely unique
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Mist-shrouded peaks and macchiatos: A summer sojourn in the Alps
Testing Columbia Sportswear's newest gear in the birthplace of mountain climbing
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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
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Science & Tech
What British Columbia’s volcanoes can tell us about climate change past and present
University of British Columbia PhD student Alex Wilson is studying the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt for clues to past climatic shifts
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People & Culture
Video of the Week: A visual celebration of Canada
A father-son photography team from B.C. set out to document Canada's landscapes, wildlife, people and traditions
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People & Culture
Sunrise, sunset: 10 amazing ‘golden hour’ images from Can Geo’s Photo Club
There's a reason photographers call it the "magic hour"
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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.
