Onward Up

  I had the pleasure of spending St. Paddy’s day with my good ole friend EJ Plimley. We decided to go check out a mixed crag that neither of us had been to up Evans Thomas Creek in Kananaskis Country. EJ lead one really cool funky WI 5 pitch and then we climbed a surprisingly [...]

As a rep in the outdoor industry and an outdoor retail buyer for years, I tend to appreciate items with ‘staying power’. A proud product from any manufacturer is one that can stand the test of time, finding the hard balance of function, cost, style and customer resonance – year after year. The R1 Hoody [...]

Rob and I had a great few days of Cat skiing with the crew at K3. Owned and operated by the same folks that operate the Wearabouts chain of stores in the interior of BC. We were lucky enough to be joined by our friends at patagonia, making their way from such sunny locales as [...]

  Welcome the the OnwardUp blog. Here the OU team will post on the days of our lives inc: climbing, skiing and other outdoor adventures, outdoor technical equipment and clothing, tips, techniques, humor (see above FYI, don’t solo ice without a freaking harness and ice screw handy in case you drop a tool or just [...]