Local Time: 5:30 AM September 27  •  Home Time: 9:30 AM September 27  •  I’ve gotten quite apt at hearing my almost silent watch alarm. I could hear it chirping away announcing the dreaded early morning wake up. This morning, our last, is what Matt and Jasmin have been calling a “mini-marathon”. A …

I slept under my personal/solo tarp last night. Aside from the mouse problem it was a great sleep. I was able to roll over in bed and watch Petite Vero and Ernie get breakfast ready. There is something strange about watching someone cook for you when you know they don’t know you’re watching. I … read more »

““It’s amazing what a change in weather does. I woke up to find today sunny and calm. All is well, except we have to hike Matt out.””  •  Today’s weather completely reversed yesterday’s sour disposition. The sun was strong and bright, the sky clear as far as we could see, and the wind was no where …

I woke up and remember the pint-sized indy 500 last night in the tent. I giggled as I wrestled out of my mummy bag.  •  To say the day was crisp would be an understatement. The sky was a deep blue and high level clouds sat off to the south-west. The ridge was as beautiful at sunrise as it had been …

I woke up to find that I had in fact endured the night of stench. Apparently there is enough oxygen in pure stink to survive on. I crawled out of the tent and wished I could put on some clean clothes. I wandered down to the kitchen to find a few others up. I silently wished they could put on clean …

I wake up to the thought, “crap, I can’t sleep this afternoon”. Solo is over. Today I rejoin my hiking mates and we will continue on in our quest for awesome adventure in the mountains of BC, or something like that.  •  I have a problem, I don’t know, or I can’t remember, what time solo is …

In less than three days I have developed a well ingrained routine. I wake up mid morning, eat, sit around for a bit, go back to bed, get up in the afternoon, eat, sit around some more, then go to bed. Today was no exception. The day turned out to be clear again, a little cooler than yesterday, but …

The night once again brought frigid temperatures and scary noises. A couple of times during the night I actually said out loud “Hey Bear”, the sentence Jasmin told us to say if we saw, or thought there was a bear nearby. It’s strange how “city” my ideas about wildlife and survival were. Before …

It’s quite scary to wake up and not know where you are. When you find out you’re totally alone and in the mountains you’re not sure how to react. Last night was my first full night alone, now I face my first full day of my solo. I look down at my watch, 10:30am. It’s the first time sleeping in … read more »