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First Aid for Cyclists: What To Know and Bring in 2022
A typical cycling trip usually ends with a good beer or a well-deserved meal. However, on the off chance an accident happens – would you know how to help yourself or your friends? Whether you’re joining your first race or going off-grid on your local mountain bike...
The Pandemic Paramedic
I am a paramedic. I have been for 10 years. I started this journey when I was only 21. Despite working for several employers in various roles and moving up license levels, none of my training or experience could have prepared me for what I was going to endure in 2021...
ON A NEAR MISS, THE LITTLE DECISIONS THAT MATTER
I drop into the chute, feeling the familiar rush as gravity takes over. The snow billows around me, and I am lost in the white room, obscuring the panorama of Mt Shuksan and the cerulean blue of the pacific northwest sky. It is steep, pushing 50 degrees, and as I...
ON RISK AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE TIME OF A PANDEMIC
When faced with a challenge, I attempt to view it through the lens of risk management using skills that I learned as an outdoor education student some fifteen years ago, and honed by years of raft guiding, ski patrolling and playing outside. I am lucky enough to have...
ON TASK VERSUS RELATIONSHIP
I’ve spent the week in a back country hut with a group of type A friends, most military. We have been spending some big days in the mountains – skiing well over 2000 meters of elevation gain per day. Inevitably, the discussions turn to group dynamics, because as with...
ON VISION AND KEEPING EYES UP
Eyes up. This has become my mantra as an amateur enduro racer, and this body position is the hallmark of an experienced rider. I grew up cross country racing in the early 2000’s, in the heyday of XC racing. I was immediately attracted to the sport for so many reasons...
