Midterms

After enjoing all the previous weekends outside, I had to spent this weekend learning at home and in the library for midterm exams preparation. I'll have some exams the next 2 weeks and am quite confident to pass them well, as I made nice learning progress during the last week. It has been raining nonstop for a week...skiing season will begin early probably.

Skaha

A desert in BC? Located about 5 driving hours eastwards from Vancouver, Skaha is sheltered from pacific precipitation by the surrounding mountain ranges, making it a great alternative to rainy Squamish, not to forget the oppurtunity of seeing more of BC landscapes during the ride. We had a great weekend outside, with frosty nights in the tent, scrambeld eggs & bacon for breakfast and sunny climbing days on solid rock. After about three years (including four new rubber soles) of misusing my climbing shoes, they are finally done and amortized after this weekend. See the pictures of this beautiful colorful autumn landscape, probably the last summer days of 2007.

Average road in autumn

Mt. Seymour

Weather seemed to become better on Mondays so Dave and me decided to hike on Mt. Seymour which is located northwest of downtown Vancouver. Great weather actually, close to freezing point in the morning.
It`s possible to scramble around several sub-peaks before you reach the actual summit of Mt. Seymour. Stunning view into the wilderness in the north and the Vancouver-Area and Mt. Baker (USA) in the south!












True colors































First peak I guess













I need a polarizer!
















I'm living on the peninsula in the background

Longhike

Last Weekend again back in Squamish, this time with the UBC Outdoor Club. Raining all time, off course, which made climbing even a bit more adventurous. We were joining the trad climbing group at the Smoke Bluffs. It's great fun, and really demanding to place the right gear in these nice, parallel solid crags, not to forget you have to climb that route the same time. We spent the evening & night in Evans Lake, a nice remote place in pristine wilderness and had a big party there. Sunday really sucked because the rain turned into a storm that made staying outside awful. So we headed back to Vancouver and made some plans for Monday -> Thanksgiving holiday.


Dream Equipment


What a nice clean crag!


Pacific Rain

First Snow

Nach einer Woche Regen haben sich heute nachmittag die Wolken zurückgezogen und den Blick auf die Berge über der Stadt freigegeben. Alle Gipfel sind weiß gezuckert!