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Max Gartner leaving Alpine Canada after 20-plus years
Alpine Canada president Max Gartner talks to reporters in Calgary in March 2012. Gartner is leaving Alpine Canada after more than 20 years with organization. Max Gartner will tell you it is not an easy...
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Zach Bell wins men’s elite road race at Canadian cycling championships
Canada‘s Zach Bell races in the individual pursuit event of the men’s omnium at the Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Zach Bell won a sprint to the finish in the men’s elite...
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17-year-old diver injured while scuba diving near Vancouver
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. — A 17-year-old girl is being treated for serious injuries she sustained while diving near Vancouver. The West Vancouver police say emergency personnel responded to a call Saturday...
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Bridal gown running costume helps break the ice on topic of domestic violence
Norma Bastidas ran the Scotiabank Half-Marathon Sunday in a bridal gown. Completing the Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon was a bit of a challenge Sunday for Norma Bastidas. The 21-kilometre distance...
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Whyte-Cliff Teen diver improving
A teenage girl who survived a life-and-death ordeal while scuba diving in West Vancouver is making significant progress. Airlifted to Vancouver General Hospital Saturday afternoon from Whyte-cliff...
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‘People don’t need to ride dangerously,’ says longboarder
A longboarder slides down a street in West Vancouver. (Courtesy of Landyatchz Longboards) Despite a bylaw effectively banning longboarding, an official in West Vancouver say it’s constantly ignored....
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Mount Albert’s Rheede wins MBS X Games debut
Brett Rheeder of Mount Albert turned in a near-perfect second run to win the X Games debut of Mountain Bike Slopestyle Sunday night ahead of fellow Canadian Brandon Semenuk at Munich Olympic Park in...
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Vancouver adventurers ‘race against the clock’ to navigate Northwest Passage
Crewmembers from the Arctic Joule rowboat (pictured in a June 2013 photo taken in Vancouver) have been hampered by bad weather as they navigate through the Northwest Passage. Two weeks’ worth of Arctic...
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Hungry Humpback’s Fancy a Diver Snack
Two divers who were nearly swallowed whole by a pair of humpback whales were the victims of a violent feeding frenzy, says a Vancouver whale researcher. Diver Shawn Stamback and his friends were hoping...
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Touch the Sky
Reblogged from vancouversguide: Everyone visits Grouse Mountain. It’s practically a prerequisite when passing through Vancouver. Standing 3,300 feet above the city, the attraction is obvious. But if...
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Interest of the Day- Longboarding Videos
Reblogged from A Colourful World: Here are some videos sharing the joy that is longboarding. A longboard is basically just a long skateboard, designed for transport and speed as opposed to tricks. I...
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Longboarding across Canada for Cancer
A 19-year-old cancer survivor is longboarding across Canada to raise money for children suffering from the disease. Brandon Harrison is taking the 7,000 kilometre trip with his father, Michael Floyd....
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Cliff Diver Rescued in B.C
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. – A diver who was injured after he jumped nearly 40 metres into the waters of a steep river canyon in North Vancouver, B.C., has been rescued by local firefighters. Michael Cairns...
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Cyclocross series kicks off at David Douglas Park
Several hundred bicycle racers are expected at David Douglas Park in Vancouver on Saturday for the first in a series of cyclocross races. The David Douglas Cross Race will feature 10 races for various...
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Cliffhanger Coquitlam to Host Second SCBC Bouldering Competition Saturday
November 6, 2013, Kamloops, BC (ISN) – The second sanctioned competition under the newly formed Sport Climbing Association of British Columbia (SCBC) is set to take place this Saturday, November 9th,...
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DISCOVERING THE DEPTHS OF VANCOUVER’S SCUBA DIVING SITES
Photos by Wiebe Nijland. Vancouver is host to a wide variety of outdoor experiences, but among these, the underwater realm remains relatively unknown. Usually, when people think of scuba diving hot...
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Banner Day for Boulders Climbers at SCBC Competition Last Saturday
Central Saanich, BC – It was a banner day last Saturday, November 2nd, for climbers from the Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich, as no less than thirteen local climbers reached the podium at the...
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TORAH BRIGHT SETS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR SOCHI WINTER OLYMPICS 2014
Torah Bright is setting the gold standard for the upcoming Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi. Always one for competition growing up, from swimming to soccer to tennis, this Aussie snowboarder takes on her...
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Climbing the Chilliwack Slam
Six of the highest peaks in Washington are tucked away in the North Cascades where crummy weather, poor rock and an international approach keep many climbers away. When a group of South Sound climbers...
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