Author Archives: nick

It’s an ever more widely acknowledged fact that if you’re a climber, Squamish is the best place to be in North America during the summer months. I was regretting having ever left as I poured with sweat and strained, teary-eyed … Continue reading →

After you run an ultra-marathon, it’s apparently compulsory that you write a long and painfully detailed report agonizing over the minutiae of your race. I know this because I read countless race reports in preparation for the Kneeknacker which was … Continue reading →

It would be a bit hypocritical for a person with a blog (no matter how neglected) and, as of recently, a twitter account (the horror!) to claim to be against shameless self-promotion. So what the heck, here are a few … Continue reading →

For the months of December and January I was silently detested by a group of Indian men who only wanted a quiet game of Table Tennis. I was in Oman working as a Mountain Safety Operative on a seismic survey, … Continue reading →

A few extremely belated photos from a two week trip to Utah in November.

I use ‘jogging’ because ‘mountain running’ sounds a bit pretentious when used to describe the shuffling and brisk walking I’ve been doing. When I returned from Alaska, my desire to climb serious alpine routes was at a bit of a … Continue reading →

I spent the month of June hanging out on Denali with Colin Haley. Ultimately, we didn’t succeed on our main objective. It’s always difficult to fail after investing a month of time and energy, and in this case it was … Continue reading →