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 attempted it in 2.5 days with friends Bruce and Dennis. Strathcona Provincial Park is one of Vancouver Island’s premier hiker friendly and easily accessible parks. It offers a number of long multi-day hiking opportunities as well as day hiking. This time around, our goal was to summit one of the more popular peaks in the

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 that Justin and I got caught in the day before. Things were not looking good so Scott and Bob decided to call it off and get off the mountain. There were too many instances of climbers getting stuck battling the weather at High Camp for over a week and they didn’t want to be another one of those victims. We tore down camp

After a long and difficult expedition on 16 June 2012, I summitted Denali. The highest peak in North America at 6194m (20,320 ft) AMSL. This season has been particularly bad and I’m lucky to have had my summit window. Currently only 36% of climbers on the mountain have been successful and there have been 6 deaths. Blog posts outlining my experience to come. I’m taking the next couple of days to rest my tired and battered body. Thanks for all the support! #denali #expedition #