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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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Twin Sisters Traverse Bike-athon
I'd seen many people scramble the Twin Sisters either individually or linked together in a traverse, and I had long admired the orangey dunite rock, reputable for it's exceptional grip and solid structure. Unfortunately, these wonderful peaks are blocked by a logging road gate at the bottom of a long FSR, forcing many to either hike or bike an additional 8km to and from the trailhead. Of course, most people opt to drive to the gated bridge and ride up on e-bikes, mountain bik
Greg Luesink
Jun 147 min read
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The Art of the Hike-a-Bike
Life is filled with great combos: burger and fries, peanut butter and jam sammy, movies and popcorn, birdsong in a forest. One of the most joyous, yet rarely pursued, is the hike-a-bike . My friend Nate and I delved into this dark art to a great extent in 2022 , pushing our steeds up mountains and "riding" down chonky FSRs, resulting in magnificently "fun" sufferfests. Jas and I went one step further in April of this year with our Bike-2-Ski up Mt Cheam , lugging a chariot an
Greg Luesink
Jul 21, 20253 min read
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Mt Cheam Bike-2-Ski Adventure
Jas and I set out on an audacious expedition to cycle, hike, and ski up Mt Cheam. It turned into a superbly memorable adventure! Check out the Short Film that we made from the GoPro footage.
Greg Luesink
Apr 28, 202513 min read
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Our Wild Love Story
The tale of how I met my wife, Jas, and how our story of love unfolded into marriage!
Greg Luesink
Sep 25, 202314 min read
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Biking 444.4 km in 25 hours for Charity
25 hours of biking ; 4 loops of 111 km around Chilliwack
Greg Luesink
Jul 16, 20239 min read
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The Chief: a Squamish Bike-to-Climb Adventure
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
Greg Luesink
Jul 9, 202311 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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