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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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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 27, 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 25, 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 24, 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 12, 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 8, 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 5, 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 12, 20234 min read
BC Backyard Ultra - Miracles DO happen!
Mt Baker Ultra, an injured knee, a canceled race, a last minute BYU registration, and climbing in Skaha.
Greg Luesink
Apr 28, 20237 min read
Mt Waddingtons Climbs Ice!
With a valley-bottom cold-snap of -20°C, my boss Sam suggested that we head out for a peoduct knowledge day in Hope. The goal was to...
Greg Luesink
Dec 5, 20222 min read
Why did the Thursty Elk run Around the Lake? 2022 Race Recap
TLDR: Chasing the heels of the Vedder-Cultus DIY Ultra, I signed up for my first race: Thursty Elk 25k's inaugural edition in July. I had...
Greg Luesink
Oct 14, 202210 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 1, 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 26, 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 24, 20225 min read
The Tree to Sea Loop: 15 days in the Saddle
I spent 15 days on a bikepacking trip with friends on Vancouver Island
Greg Luesink
Sep 3, 202215 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 14, 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 6, 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 1, 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 23, 20224 min read
Climbing The Goat Multipitch - Billy Goat Gruff
Ben and I geared up for our first real "multipitch" climb - 19 pitches of limestone in Marble Canyon.
Greg Luesink
Jul 15, 20224 min read
Cycling 200 Miles - Fundraising for Freedom From Human Trafficking
I biked 333 km from Chilliwack to Vancouver and back in a day, raising over $2,000 for Ally Global to combat human trafficking
Greg Luesink
Jun 17, 202210 min read
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