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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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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
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 29, 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 15, 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 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
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 4, 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 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
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 16, 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 18, 202210 min read
Vedder-Cultus DIY Ultramarathon
Nate and I trained all winter for an Ultramarathon. Nate planned the route, and we joined forces with Nathanael and Cade to conquer it!
Greg Luesink
Apr 16, 20228 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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