I finally climbed the iconic NE Buttress of Mt Slesse. Here's how we simul-climbed the route in a day.

Tucked in the Chilliwack River Valley, sits the most miraculous rock feature I have ever seen. Improbably perched on the north shoulder of Rexford South Peak, the Pillar uncannily resembles the Greek symbol, π. Ever since I first laid my eyes on the Pillar of Pi, I knew that I wanted to climb it. On a sunny September Sunday, it finally happened! Here is a video of the trip, followed by a full blog post: The Pillar of Pi, nothing short of a miraculous natural rock feature. The

With Jas about to start the 10-month teaching program at UFV, we booked some time off as a last-hoorah before starting the grind. We had a couple different ideas, but settled on a double-dip trip to Squamish on two consecutive weekends, coming home in between to get some tasks done before school. Our first weekend had a solid line-up of activities. Friday climb Star Chek, Saturday scramble Sky Pilot, and Sunday hike 3,2,1 Chiefs summits. The weekend after, TBD! Day 1 - Star C

This was a dream come true! Ever since meeting Jas, I've wanted to share many of the stunning places that I have had the joy of experiencing in our "wackyard". Two of the most iconic summits in the river valley are Slesse and Rexford, both requiring a bit of scrambling and even roping up. I will never get tired of these incredible peaks, so I was especially excited to go up them again with Jas. In June, we summited Rexford together, spending the night on bivy rock to watch th

A little while after the Rexford-Slesse Horseshoe, Jas asked me: Do you think I could do Rexford? To which I responded: Abso-freakin-lutely, my dear! Below is a Video we made of the trip, and blog post continues below for a short recap! If you have read enough of my blog posts, you will likely conclude that I will never get tired of Rexford and Slesse. Not only are these peaks iconic, but it is nigh impossible to have a bad day scampering up, around, and over these granite pl

From August 19-24, 2025, my friend Ben and I set out for a 5-day traverse over 25 peaks. We completed it, but only after 3+ years of scouting, planning, trying, failing, more scouting, and re-planning. Read-on and watch-on below! This blog posts dives more in-depth than the Film, so keep scrolling if you are interested in the details. Buckle-up, this is a long one. I justify the length of this post because it took 3 years to accomplish this linkup, which itself took 5 full da

From August 19-24, 2025, my friend Ben and I set out for a 5-day traverse over 25 peaks. We completed it, but only after 3+ years of scouting, planning, trying, failing, and re-planning. This post delves into all the details that made this trip possible. The entire 3-year process felt very similar to "redpointing" a climb at a crag. If you are unfamiliar with this climbing jargon, it is when a someone encounters a difficult route that requires more than just one attempt (whi

As the last scouting mission for an even bigger project, Greg and Mike set off to traverse the Slesse Massif, a jagged linkup of 6 summits: Labour Day, Station D, Point 2187, North Star, South Slesse, and Slesse Peak.

Jas and I had a nice 10-day stretch of time off around Canada Day, and had grandiose intentions of romping around the province: hiking,...

After a last minute decision and invitation to my friend Ihor, we set off early to summit Slesse, the famous peak in the Chilliwack River Valley.

Success at last on Canadian Border Peak.

TLDR: against seemingly all odds stacked against it, the trip happened. But it proved to be much harder than anticipated, we walked away...

In the spring of 2024, I had an awakening. Or maybe a revelation is more accurate. This all happened because my obsession was interrupted...

Mike invited me to join in scrubbing a cliff to climb. After a few days spent scrubbing, we geared up for the First Ascent

TLDR: February 5, 2024. Ben and I set out to Canadian Border Peak for a Winter Summit bid after an rare high elevation melt-freeze cycle....

Climbing Valley Ice with Dru

The tale of how I met my wife, Jas, and how our story of love unfolded into marriage!

One of the biggest trips of Summer 2023, connecting the ridgeline of Slesse, Parkes, Crossover, MacFarlane, and Pierce in one day....

In an effort to combine a long training ride and climb with my friend Max, I loaded up my bike and saddled up for a ride to Squamish to clim

TLDR: I encountered the my limits of recovery after 3 last minute trips and not a ton of sleep between. Sleep is important, to say the...