Pure Outside

I’ve never really been a photographer. I’m still not actually but I’m working on getting there. Before digital cameras I had one film camera that was a gift to me. I think I used up a couple rolls of film with it while it was still a novelty and then I decided I couldn’t be [...]

When I first found the Julbo Nomad sunglasses I was a little skeptical. They were from a french company that I had never heard of, they were expensive, and they were a little different style than I was used to wearing. I was actually looking for some big white sunglasses at the time, so I [...]

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 [...]

This first part is a bit of a story about the demise of my Garmin Colorado 300. Skip to the second part for the Montana 600 review. I’ve had the chance to use a few different GPS over the last couple years. They were all Garmin but they all had different features that I could [...]

We just had 2 days of fantastic videos in Nanaimo. Valhalla Pure Outfitters has put on the show here in Nanaimo for the last 15 years. I’ve only gone the last few but all have been fantastic. The shows have got to be so popular that Valhalla has started 2 shows so everyone can go. [...]

Even though Tofino is small they have a variety of outdoor shops, mainly catering to the surfing crowd in the area. Surfing Bruhwiler Surfschool Run by the famous Bruhwiler surf family. Website | Directions | Email | 250 726 5481 Live To Surf Live to surf does sales, rentals and lessons for surf, skate and [...]

Shit hits the fan. It’s the middle of the night and there is water everywhere. What went wrong? They were all ready to charge in and tame the mighty waters that are the Butze Rapids and now they’re barely hanging on. What will happen? The Season Episode 12 from Fitz Cahall and Bryan Smith on [...]

Paul and crew arrive at the Butze Rapids in near Prince Rupert BC to find they’re not exactly what they expected. The Season Episode 8 from Fitz Cahall and Bryan Smith on Vimeo. Just tuning in? Check out The Season Episode 7 Anya Battles Injuries The next one is already out! The Season Episode 9 [...]

The Season Episode 2 from Fitz Cahall and Bryan Smith on Vimeo. Get more info at The Season TV Missed the first one? The Season Ep 1 – It Begins Check out the next one at The Season Ep 3 – Anya Miller and Gold Bar Bouldering