Pure Outside

The trails on Mount Benson are hard to figure out. They start from different locations and criss cross all the way to the top. The first time I hiked it, I didn’t make it all the way to the top. We ran out of time trying to find out way around and turned around.  Eventually [...]

Today my friend Jessica Glendinning lends her writing and outdoor skills to the blog. I first met Jessica at a conference in Portland called the World Domination Summit. Cool name right? Lots of cool people too. We got talking about the outdoors and I found out she co-owns an outdoor cooperative in Virigina. I had [...]

A new year means more new outdoor events! The events are even bigger and better this year than years past so don’t miss out. Make sure you book early on your events so you don’t miss out. If you know of any that aren’t on this list, email us at pureoutside [at] gmail.com or head [...]

When Anthill Films puts together a movie, you know it’s going to be you know it’s going to be a whole lot of awesomeness packed into a small amount of time. And when Redbull Media House gets their hands on it, they take it to a whole new level of epic. Jocosity has put together [...]

In the high desert of South America, winter takes hold, devouring bleached bones and abandoned shacks. Into these most inhospitable of lands, a handful of drifters emerge from the whiteout, ready to cast their lot on forsaken peaks both merciless and magnificent. Venturing beyond the frontiers of most mountain films, Solitaire is backcountry skiing forged [...]

2012 is going to be another awesome year to get outside and participate in the great events all over the island. There are races of all size and description for you to participate in. You can run, mountain bike, ski, kayak, snowboard, road bike, canoe and sail. Make sure you check back to this page [...]

… hasn’t been created yet. It’s coming. There are Q&A sites all over the place like Yahoo Answers and a variety of others but they are terribly designed and full of junk. You have no idea who’s answering your question and if what they say has anything behind it. Enter StackExchange. Originally designed as a [...]

Ever heard of a blog carnival? Most people haven’t. That’s ok. I hadn’t before I participated in my first last year. The whole idea is that a bunch of bloggers get together and each do a blog post along a certain theme. Each month the carnival is hosted on a different site. The host puts [...]

For all you techies out there, here’s the Vancouver Island Outdoor Event Calendar in Google Calendar. You can peruse this one or add it to your own using the icon in the bottom right corner. If you don’t like this one try the regular version of the Event Calendar. [iframe http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?mode=agenda&src=kk0pn64b0hj8qoku0rcr022q0s%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Vancouver 575 650] There is [...]

The muscles are sore. The gear is dirty. The pictures are taking a while to upload. My mind is still buzzing from all the activities. All signs of a good weekend.