area, so indoor climbing gym will have to do. We found a good gym (coyoterockgym.ca) nearby.
A great gym with plenty of quality boulder problems and routes.
It's been great to get back in our climbing shoes and get pump.
Finding a path of fresh air near Ottawa.
Trail running in Ottawa
Oh Canada!
A couple enjoying a ride on a tandem bike near Ottawa.
When the Canadian goose birds are flying south, it's also time for us to head south!
It's not a John Deer!
Martin on the last pitch of L'arabesque, another classic Quebec at Mont Cesaire
Passing the crux
Martin slam's in a cam on Bloody Hands
Martin's son Justin, climbing in Val David
Here I am leading a classic route, Bloody Hands in Val David
Warm and tasty Chily... So many Thanks to Brigitte for her wonderful home
Finding a path of fresh air near Ottawa.
Trail running in Ottawa
Oh Canada!
A couple enjoying a ride on a tandem bike near Ottawa.
When the Canadian goose birds are flying south, it's also time for us to head south!
It's not a John Deer! One weekend we drove north to Sainte Agathe near Mont Tremblant to visit my
good friend Martin and his family. Martin and I made the move to the west coast back in
the early 90's. I never came back, ended up staying in the Sea to Sky area to call it home. Martin on the other hand, came back to Quebec to find a cheaper way to live then the expensive West Coast. It' had been many years since we saw each other so catching up was a must.
His lady Brigitte cooked some amazing meals. Thanks Brigitte!
Unfortunately the first weekend we went up, then weather wasn't the best, so we came back the weekend after to enjoy a last stretch of warm weather and get on some rock.
I was very excited to climb in Val David again, This is the place I first got introduced to climbing - 20 some years ago!
I needed to climb all those classics that scared me while learning this new sport.
They sure seemed easy this time around.
Martin on the last pitch of L'arabesque, another classic Quebec at Mont Cesaire
Passing the crux
Martin slam's in a cam on Bloody Hands
Martin's son Justin, climbing in Val David
Here I am leading a classic route, Bloody Hands in Val David
Warm and tasty Chily... So many Thanks to Brigitte for her wonderful home cooking.
Someone else who doesn't like the cold.
mmmm. wonder what this one means? Plumber go to the back!
Montreal architecture
Pond Jacque Cartier and the Molson beer company... real Montreal landscape.
Colors of fall, one thing I do miss on the west coast is the smell of dry leaves.
Someone else who doesn't like the cold.
It was good to spend time with our friend Stephane and his little boy Sol. We met Steph while climbing in Suesca Colombia. He has spend many years back and forth in the country. It was good to catch up with him in Montreal and chat about Colombia.
Oh yes, the Quebec flag
Chilling in Parc Lafontaine in Montreal.
