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Nāga: Scaling the Dragons Horns
A multipitch adventure in Pulau Tioman Nāga is a Sanskrit word for a mythical race of half-human, half-serpent divine beings. Found in various Asian religious and cultural traditions, they are often depicted as cobra snakes or dragons and routinely associated with bodies of water.… Read more…
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Climbing at Red Rocks
Before I start writing about my experience climbing this CLASSIC. First, I need to point out that Ashley and I are in no way “professional climbers”, but we took precautions and did a lot of studying on the climbs we had set out to… Read more…
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How 2 Ski Bum: Snow Camping from Vancouver to Yosemite
I’ve always felt a minor tinge of frustration reflecting on the luxuries of my Nepalese expedition. From retiring to readily-prepared 4-season tents immediately after hiking, to free-flowing warm tea in the mornings and sleeping in the cozy embrace of two (or twelve) other warm… Read more…
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Alpine Living
In July of 2025 I went on a 35 day trip to the French and Swiss Alps to climb in the Alpine and spend time amidst the mountains. Planning a big climbing trip is challenging. Some things went really well and others…not so much.… Read more…
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The Journey to the Summit
Nobody climbs in the winter. Only crazy people do it, and I guess the 21 of us who signed up were “crazy” in our own ways. We each had our own reasons for signing up for the Technical Mountaineering Course (TMC) in Winter ’22.… Read more…
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Winter TMC 2022
There was something almost comical about how our entourage of mountaineers armed with trolleys, backpacks and duffle bags crowded in front of the giant flight details screen amidst the business as usual Changi crowds. Apart from a few of us who had taken a… Read more…
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Scrambled amongst the alps
Earlier this year, I along with the members of MIR 22 embarked on a trip to Nepal for our TMC. There we practiced and learnt various skills which allowed us to tackle the mountains. The trip ultimately culminated in a summit of Baden-Powell Scout’s… Read more…
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Mountains of the Mind
2022 Summer Technical Mountaineering Course, Baden-Powell Scout Peak, Langtang Valley “So, if you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself… Read more…
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Sport Climbing in Siurana
To plan the trip, we got in touch with Toni Arbones (a legend in his own right, but more on that later). Toni runs Camping Siurana, which doubles as the community centre for Siurana climbing. Without a campervan or a car, Camping Siurana is probably… Read more…