In her book, Jorge Luis Borges: Sources and Illumination, author Giovanna de Garayalde reveals strong parallels between the Argentinian writer Borges’ writings and the Sufi mystical tradition of Middle East and Central Asia.
British-American author Ramsay Wood talks about his four decades reversioning the ancient collection of Arabic animal tales known as ‘Kalila and Dimna’ for modern audiences.
A group of British Columbia tourism operators and local First Nations banded together recently to rid long stretches of Canada’s Pacific coastline of pollution. One of the leaders of that expedition recounted his trip and the amazing things they saw and found.
Vancouverite David Crerar has spent decades exploring the city’s North Shore Mountains, partly as a long-distance trail runner. His book The Glorious Mountains is the comprehensive guide to navigating and exploring the summits of some of British Columbia’s Coast Ranges.
British author and explorer Robert Twigger hiked the length of England, from south to north, following a line of ancient ruins which he’s dubbed “The Great North Line.” He shared some of the highlights of that journey with me.
As a few readers may know, I’ve been working diligently for years on a non-fiction book about the Sasquatch phenomenon. The travel memoir entitled, In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond: In Search of the Sasquatch, chronicles my wanderings through the British Columbia coastal communities of the Great Bear Rainforest, to hear about eyewitness encounters with […]
In 1951, British explorer Eric Shipton and his climbing team came across a set of mysterious snow tracks on Menlung Glacier, along the Nepal-Tibet border near Mount Everest. Shipton’s Sherpa colleague, Shen Tensing, told him that the tracks, which resembled a human footprint with a very large toe, belonged to a “Yeti” – a hair-covered […]
In August of 2018 I went on a weeklong camping trip with a few others to Cape Scott Provincial Park on the northwest tip of Vancouver Island. The backcountry park encapsulates a pristine and wild stretch of coastal temperate rainforest known for its beautiful trails and stunning campsites on the beach. We spent much of […]
A rise in the popularity of outdoor activities in North America, fueled by social media, has resulted in more people venturing into the backcountry to hike, ski and snowshoe. As a result, the city of Vancouver has seen a spike in the number of emergency calls from the adjacent Coast Mountains. The most common cases […]
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The Australian Star Mountains Expedition in Papua New Guinea
Australian Barry Craig, leader of the 1965 Star Mountains Expedition in Papua New Guinea, talks about his 85-day trek through the island, in which himself, five other Australians and 13 local porters made the crossing of the high elevation, mist covered mountain range.
