Better late than ever, here my review of the Osprey Stratos 36 Daypack. Overall, I found this to be a good general use daypack for backcountry hiking, winte...

Hey everyone! As you can see the website as changed a little bit! Hopefully you'll like the new site and layout. Unfortunately, this also means the old blog...

All my friends know, I love boardgames. For me they are one of the most entertaining activities you can do with friends. It’s a great way to have fun and int...

It’s done!!! On 26 July 2013, I reached the summit of the Carstensz Pyramid, the highest point in Oceania at 4884m. That makes 5 of the 7 summits completed w...

Little did I know, but Mount Saint Helens isn’t just famous for its massive eruption in 1980. It also houses the longest known lava tube in North America. At...

Getting into the great outdoors doesn’t have to be all about hiking with big pack full of gear and food for hours to get to a campsite. For many “Car Camping...

An blog post for all you scuba divers or aspiring scuba divers out there. If you’ve been to a dive site before, you’ve surely seen them. Typically what looks...

Snowshoeing, a classic Canadian pastime; is a great way to explore the winter outdoors, stay in shape, and most importantly: have fun. There is something spe...

For a change of pace I decided I’d start blogging a little about the other side of my life, my life in dental school. It’s the part that is actually consumin...

On 30 Dec 2012 @ 2:31PM, I reached the summit of Aconcagua. Despite constant mind-numbing headaches, extreme exhaustion, and poor acclimatization, I pushed m...

With only 14 days to go before I begin my trek out to Argentina, I thought I’d give you a little insight into what I’m doing and what I’m up against. Aconcag...

So I’ve always loathed shaving since I had to start doing it when I was 17. In the army you have to shave every day you’ll be wearing your uniform, which mea...

The last race I entered for 2012, the 10k Energizer Night Run (13 Oct 12) turned out to be a good one. Running at night is a completely different experience ...

n late August I revisited a hike that I haven’t done since my days as a boy scout. Back then, we did the trip over the course of a week. This time around, I ...

17 June (Day 13): The planned summit day for Scott and Bob was not meant to be. The forecasted good weather actually turned out to be the extended blizzard t...

I’ve been reflecting a bit on what’s happened over the last 12 months (Sept 2011 – 2012) and I’m happy to say that I gave it everything I had. Most people wh...

August long weekend was another great camping trip with family and friends. Elaine, Brian, Dave and I were up to the task of hiking Cape Scott Provincial Par...

In early August Peter, Mag, and I went up to Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park to try spelunking (caving) for the first time. I don’t know anything about cave...

Starting to get really high up on the mountain and just days away from the summit. 11 June (Day 7): After surviving the long day up to 14,200 ft, we took a r...

I’m going to break away from writing about Denali for a little bit and give you my first impressions of a new little gadget I picked up recently: the Philips...