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Below you will find trip reports, stories, and not-so-tall tales on anything from alpine climbing to bikepacking to ski touring and so much more.
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The Centre Creek Traverse // Mt. Corriveau to Mt. Lindeman
A traverse to link the summits of Corriveau, Webb, MacDonald, and Lindeman - with Blake!
Greg Luesink
Jul 19, 20235 min read
Mt Liumchen // A Poetic Take on a Bad Hike
In lieu of a typical blog post, I was feeling that a poem would be more appropriate for this tale. Three lads set forth to Liumchen in...
Greg Luesink
Jul 13, 20232 min read
Jim Kelly and Coquihalla // 2023 Short Stories
Hiking Jim Kelly Peak and Coquihalla Mountain with Eric and Jas. Aka Jimmy Buffett and Coca Cola... the mountains that is, not Eric and Jas.
Greg Luesink
Jul 4, 20233 min read
Mt Laughington // 2023 Short Stories
Written January 2025 Hiking the funniest summit in the valley with the best laughing partner! Meet some of the neighbours: Baby Munday,...
Greg Luesink
Jun 30, 20233 min read
Goat Peak // 2023 Short Stories
A few days after hiking Goetz and Williams I got out with my friend Nathanael to explore Porcupine ridge and Goat Peak.
Greg Luesink
Jun 28, 20233 min read
Goetz and Williams // 2023 Short Stories
The day after hiking Wittenberg and Flora, I decided to head out again for a solo trip up Goetz Peak and Williams Peak.
Greg Luesink
Jun 26, 20233 min read
Wittenberg and Flora // 2023 Short Stories
A fun hike up Wittenberg and Flora with Jas and Ben to kick off summer hiking
Greg Luesink
Jun 25, 20232 min read
Climbing the Bulletheads: A Week of Wildness - Part 3
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...
Greg Luesink
Jun 13, 20235 min read
Climbing Mt Rainier: A Week of Wildness - Part 2
Part 2/3 of A Week of Wildness. Summiting Mt Rainier in a single day.
Greg Luesink
Jun 9, 20237 min read
Climbing Dairyland: A Week of Wildness - Part 1
Dairyland Alpine Climb with Mike - Part 1/3 of A Week of Wildness
Greg Luesink
Jun 6, 20237 min read
Mt Baker - A Snowshoe Sufferfest Story
My first time up Mt Baker, with Blake and Anthony, and Ryan and Tim. It was a slog.
Greg Luesink
May 13, 20234 min read
Labour Day Buttress: Concluding the (almost) Endless 2022 Alpine Season
The finale to the endless 2022 alpine season - Labour Day Buttress with Ben on a smokey October day.
Greg Luesink
Oct 2, 20224 min read
Exploring the Camelids of the Coquihalla
I hiked Vicuna & Guanaco Peaks with Nate and Fraser, and then Zupjok, Llama, and Alpaca Peaks with JC!
Greg Luesink
Sep 27, 20224 min read
The Nesakwatch Enchainment: My Intro to Alpine Climbing
Ben and I climbed the Nesakwatch Enchainment in a 17 hour day car to car.
Greg Luesink
Sep 25, 20225 min read
Hike & Bike Adventures with Nate the Great. Summer 2022
A lot of my summer was spent rambling around with my friend Nate. Some of our most memorable were our bike-to-hike expeditions.
Greg Luesink
Aug 15, 20225 min read
The Cheam Range Traverse // The Finale of My BIGGEST Week on Foot
The Cheam Range Traverse: capping off my biggest hiking week with a traverse of 11 summits.
Greg Luesink
Aug 7, 202218 min read
My BIGGEST Week on Foot
My most challenging week: Slesse Peak, Williams Peak, and The Cheam Range Traverse. 3 trips, 100km, 10,000m, and 13 summits
Greg Luesink
Aug 2, 20227 min read
Chinese Puzzle Wall - Hauling Gear for Brette Harrington
My boss Sam recruited me to help haul gear for Brette Harrington to the Chinese Puzzle Wall. I carried a heavy pack up, empty pack down.
Greg Luesink
Jul 24, 20224 min read
Adventure Highlights of 2021 (written Oct 2024)
A summary of my adventures in 2021. Hiking, biking, climbing, and running into the Chilliwack River Valley and beyond.
Greg Luesink
Jul 11, 20218 min read
The Backstory Blog Post - Reflections from Oct. 2024
Born in the year 2000... just kiddin! I will spare you the complete origin story of "who is Greg," that doesn't necessarily fit on this...
Greg Luesink
Jun 1, 201913 min read
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