Being cosied up beneath the shallow trees must have helped with the cold, because it was a good night. Also, I checked with Team Canada, and with it getting significantly colder now, they have kinda abandoned their ‘0600 hiking-out strategy’. Read More …

Getting ready for the home-stretch! 85 miles to the border, and then another 30 to get back to civilization. The post-office, that held my package, would not open till 1000. Unfortunately the shuttle to the trail-head (some 10 miles away) Read More …

What a brutal night. It kept down-pooring and snowing all of the evening. Because I’d been hiking through the rain for pretty much the entire climb up the alternate route, my puffy and beanie were thoroughly soaked and so I Read More …

Snow and I got going early again, happy to be moving around 0700. Kicking off the day with another heavy climb which would take us a couple of hours. I had a little trouble with finding my energy, but steadily Read More …

When we got ready this morning to hike out a little before 0700 it was not raining. Praise the skies! Snow-white and I set out to drop down the hill, after which it would be another long climb and descent. Read More …