ELM Runners are 'Ultra' Fit

Ultra runners, running to the finish at the Fat Dog in Manning Park. Image: Brian McCurdy




ELM
RUNNERS ARE 'ULTRA' FIT



Over
the past two weeks, 6 local trail runners have made their mark on
ultra distance trail running events around the Province. Coached by
Kinesiologist and owner of Equilibrium Lifestyle Management (ELM),
Sarah Seads, runners are finding a new challenge and sense of

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Videos: Weekend Film Fest is back!

It's baaaaack!

I have been playing around on my computer on this rainy weekend, editing images, writing down words, and re-arranging my blog. And I came across some of my favourite blog posts...the Weekend Film Fest Videos! Short films just keep getting better and better and I absolutely love learning about new places, faces and wild spaces. This is the perfect weekend to cozy up inside

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Recipe: Maple Almond Trail Balls (or Bars!)

No bake. All good.




Maple Almond Trail Balls (or Bars!)


3/4 cup tamari almonds
3/4 cup raisins
1 cup of large flake oats
1/2 cup almond butter
1/4 cup coconut oil
4 tbs maple syrup
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract

Pulse almonds and raisins in food processor until they are chopped slightly. Add remaining ingredients until combined. Add more wet or dry ingredients, if

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Secret Trails

Hands on thighs I push onward...desperate to see the view from the top.

W O N D E R

I wonder what is up there. I wonder what views await me. I wonder how much further it is to the top.

I can see the light breaking through the canopy now. More light. Less darkness. I can feel it. I'm so close.



Secret trails.
'Be careful... It's steep... It's slippery... Not really a trail yet

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Snack Attack: The Best Foods for the Trail

Need some ideas to help you plan your next 'Backcountry Menu'? Check out my latest article on The Outbound Collective to get your creative juices flowing!

Not a member of The Outbound Collective yet? Get on over there and join this awesome community of outdoor enthusiasts! The Outbound is loaded with trip reports, articles and amazing images that will help you plan your next adventure.

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Singletrack Mind

"If you know wilderness in the way that you know love, you would be unwilling to let it go."

~ Terry Tempest Williams



This feels like the first moment that I have stood still in two months. My laundry is folded. I have groceries in my fridge. My house is (as good as it gets) clean. My shrivelled up plants have been watered and are returning to life. The last of the blueberries

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Fat Dog 50 mile Race Report

Fat Dog you've been a long time coming.

My Fat Dog initiation was an epic adventure complete with monsoon rains, wasp stings, a Lynx encounter and a suprising finish. It was quite the wild ride, but it was well worth the wait. If you want to read the last page, you can check out the race results here and photo galleries building here. If you want to avoid doing chores or some boring data

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Review: Delorme InReach Explorer

Solo adventures can be the best adventures. Home for the night, on the Augerpoint Traverse.



Do you like to 'get away from it all' and 'get off the grid' for your kicks? Do you seek the high alpine, the far back country or the distant peaks? Do you crave adventure in truly wild spaces? Or... do you know someone who does? This post is for you.







*Disclosure: Since writing this review

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IAG Mountain Skills Course

Mountain mornings are good mornings.



Well, that was pretty awesome.


Last month I made a last minute decision to jump into a Mountain Skills Course led by Jan Neuspiel of Island Alpine Guides. A girls mountain biking weekend in Squamish fell through and that left Gen and I free for a spontanious weekend in the mountains. We had been eyeing up the IAG summer schedule to try and find a

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The Outbound Collective: 7 Leave No Trace Principles

I am excited to share my most recent article from The Outbound Collective- be sure to follow the link below and head on over to this great online resource for inspiration, education and motivation to help you plan your next outdoor adventure.

Enjoy!
SS




7 Leave No Trace Principles to Respect the Wild


Take only pictures, leave nothing but footprints



More and more people are stepping off

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Best month ever?

Loving life on Mount Matchlee


It seems like a dream now, but I am pretty sure I really did fly in by helicopter to Mount Matchlee a few weeks ago to learn how to lead climb on ice, build snow anchors and travel across glaciers...then I ran around the province with 11 other women...then I ran across Vancouver Island...haha. Seems surreal now... but I have the photos, so it must have really

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