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Voices of Adventure: Behind the Scenes with Geoff Powter

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Meghan J. Ward | 0 Comments

It requires a unique combination of talents and guts to conduct an engaging, live interview on stage in front of a crowd of 330 people. As a writer, climber and psychologist, Geoff Powter has perhaps the perfect blend of skills and experience to pull it off. One of my favourite events at the Banff Mountain Book and Film Festival each year…

4 Exercises for Mountain Worthy Legs

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Cary Bohnet | 2 Comments

Wouldn’t you love a little more performance out of the legs that will enable you to enjoy all the running, hiking, biking and climbing you’ll do this summer? Keeping your legs strong and stable may just help you play a little longer, and help prevent common leg injuries. That should put a smile on your face! Here are four of my…

Helmet, Shmelmet!

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Carlyle Norman | 0 Comments

Ive been thinking and talking about risk and reward a lot this summer and have found the conversations always lead to the same issue: what is reasonable risk? Obviously the idea isnt to exterminate all risk from our lives or wed all be playing Tetris instead of spending our days outside. But in our society the level of acceptable risk…

Beautiful Choss

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Carlyle Norman | 1 Comments

It’s that time of year. If you venture into an establishment that wont evict you for dirty fingernails, you may spot it: its the table with the haggard-looking eyes-glazed-over pair, slumping over beers that they are wearily guarding with their life. Sidle a little closer and you may overhear the inane ramblings of two people dealing with the comedown of…

Tales & Trails: An Interview with Author Lynn Martel

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Meghan J. Ward | 0 Comments

The Canadian Rockies are home to an amazing collection of authors. These authors’ lives have been inspired by what mountain life has to offer, and in turn they produce works that inspire others to explore and experience the Rocky Mountain high. One such author is Lynn Martel, and Highline’s Editor, Meghan Ward, recently had the chance to catch up with…

The Hype[othermia] of IFSC Bouldering

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Meghan J. Ward | 3 Comments

Welcome, athletes, to the hospitable climate of Canmore! The world of bouldering turned its eyes on the mountain town for two days in May while the skies opened up and treated the playing grounds to a healthy helping of white, wet, slushy snow. You could almost feel the pain of the climbers as their white-knuckle grips slipped off the frozen…

Voices of Adventure: Behind the Scenes with Geoff Powter

4 Exercises for Mountain Worthy Legs

Helmet, Shmelmet!

Beautiful Choss

Tales & Trails: An Interview with Author Lynn Martel

The Hype[othermia] of IFSC Bouldering

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