Welcome to www.alpinestyle.ca
Welcome to Alpine Style. These pages are designed to share the incredible experiences from the climbs and adventures I’ve pursued over the last decade. The site is still a work in progress, but I plan to add news as it happens, as well as more photos, beta, first ascents (topos, images, writing…) and other significant mountain-related achievements.
I began rock climbing in Squamish in 1993 and relocated to Golden B.C. in 1999, to be closer to the incredible alpine opportunities of the Rockies, Selkirks and Bugaboos. What I love most about climbing is the tight community felt amongst its participants and the places it gets you to. Over the past seven years, alpinism has brought me to Pakistan, Alaska, the Alps, Patagonia, and all over Western Canada where I’ve opened routes, and suffered some crushing failures. Some of my favorite first ascents include The Brazeau/Walsh on the North face of Mount Alberta M6 5.11 1000m; the Via Canadience on Cerro Fitz Roy 1100m 5.10 M5 A1; and Pain is a Privilege on Choktoi Spire, Pakistan 5.10 A2. I equally enjoy all types of climbing including crack, sport, ice, mixed and alpine. Variety is the spice of life for me, and as a result, I’ve become an “all rounder”. Other favorite routes include “Exocet” on Cerro Stanhardt in Patagonia and currently, an unnamed project on Snowpatch Spire in the Bugaboos.
Besides climbing and traveling, other games I’m passionate about include skiing: mainly backcountry skiing; setting speed records on grand traverses; ski mountaineering; and significant, steep descents. Surfing; I’ve surfed in three different countries in the last year and hopefully this trend will continue. Kayaking; the only other sport I participate in as intense as climbing! Mountain Biking; was my main sport 10-15 years ago and it still remains a good source of fun. Disc Golf: a great warm down after a day at the crags…
As for work, I do a lot of different jobs between trips, including finishing carpentry, climbing and skiing photography, writing, rigging, guiding, rope access and mountain safety.
