Over The Edge: Wilderness Adventures and Training
Living Life OUTSIDE!
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See you down the road….
28/02/2022
When the weather station just says “Lo” you know it’s a little chilly 🥶 -25*C (-13*F)
27/02/2022
The look you have when you realize you have snot frozen to your face! 🥶🤦♂️
26/02/2022
A little scotch a little journal writing all by candlelight… making memories on the trail!
25/02/2022
Frozen boots! Thawing in the sun..
Day 6 - A day late…
I woke to a frozen morning, it took over an hour to pack up - everything was frozen to the ground including the tent! Sadly yet another casualty, all the freezing rain and wind was more than the tent could take… Yes she suffered a major tear. I didn’t realize that my posts painted a gloomy picture of what was thought to be an exciting “how could anything go wrong” adventure. Michelle and I were sitting in our room and she mentioned this to me. Of course, since you were not there with me, how would you know that when I realized my snowshoe was broken beyond repair, that I laughed out loud and said, “it’s an adventure now!” No matter how well thought out an expedition is…nothing ever goes according to plan! But that is the beauty of it, this is where the rubber meets the road! These are the moments that define you! How you overcome adversity! Hands so cold you can’t feel the match that lights the fire, there is no ribbon for showing up, just self gratification of building the fire that not only warms the hands but ignites a fire in your soul. What one might call suffering, I call character building, moments that will live with me forever. You see, never once did I have a disappointing moment, it was never about the destination… it was always about the journey…
17/02/2022
Day 5 Cont.
Michelle made it to the Killarney Lake Lodge safe and sound!! 🙂
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17/02/2022
Day 5 Cont.
Last check in she was about an hour and 45 min away I'll be sitting here on pins and needles till I hear from her - everyone fingers crossed!
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17/02/2022
Day 5 Cont.
I'm biggest concern of the day is Michelle driving up to meet me for tomorrow-the weather is not so good and I'm a bit of a worry wort!
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17/02/2022
Day 5 Cont.
I had zero coffee the day before, I woke with a killer headache! This day was uneventful as I am just killing time till tomorrow
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17/02/2022
Day 5
It rained till 2am! It was a miserable night, my rush to get the tent up I forgot to level my sleeping pad so I slept with my head at an angle brutal!
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16/02/2022
Day 4 Cont.
I made camp 1 in 4.5 hours, it was a hard go! More equipment fails
I got the tent up just in time, it's been pouring rain ever since...
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16/02/2022
Day 4
Broke camp early, the forecast was calling for freezing rain
6.3km hike back down to Camp 1 brutal deep snow temp was +4 made the snow sticky...
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15/02/2022
Day 3
Beautiful sunny day - woke to -25 again but it warmed quickly - having electronic problems, nothing want to charge - rain tomorrow
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14/02/2022
Day 2
Cold! -25*C on my thermometer
I wore everything I brought lol
The trail has too much snow to finish, sadness!
Damn snowshoes!!
And more snow coming
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13/02/2022
Day 1
Left late, drank to much last night.
Km 4 broken snowshoe-can't be fixed
Managed 9km - Mother Nature says I'm not 25 anymore... I agreed
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09/02/2022
The joys of packing… T-minus 2 days…. It always takes me right to the wire before I can officially say… I’m packed!
06/02/2022
Enough of this lockdown $&@? It’s time to get back on the trail!! Silhouette Trail 2022… 7 days and counting! **kcovid19
15/01/2022
Chums with Old Jack Frost since 1969 🥶 Finally some cooler weather…
01/01/2022
Day 2, winch repair! Not very happy This is the second time I’ve had to repair it! It just does not like to engage 🤦♂️
31/12/2021
I totally took advantage of the 7*C today to get a much needed service done…
03/12/2021
It’s been… a week!
15/11/2021
Remembrance Day may have pasted, but we never stop forgetting!! Every cup helps our Veterans! So have a second cup!
This is lol! Where’s my 🤦♂️
07/08/2021
The bench says it all… ✌🏻
03/08/2021
What do you do when your plans to hike Lake Superior Coastal Trail get cancelled? Jump on your bike (after 2 years of not riding) and go bike camping. This is before riding 68 km. $$
27/07/2021
Pre-trip packing… The living room turns into the gear room! The wife love it!! 🤬🤦♂️
15/07/2021
Wilderness Therapy.
Found this sweet spot to drop the boards in for a paddle. Half the fun was driving into it.
Over The Edge
I have many passions in life, but the two that standout the most is my love of the backcountry, and remote wilderness medicine. A 30 year collection of guiding expeditions, instructing first aid, and working as a Remote Paramedic has afforded me a wealth of knowledge and experience. This is what I want to bring to you, your group, or your company.
What Over The Edge: Wilderness Adventures and Training provides,
WSIB approved Standard/Emergency First Aid and CPR-C Courses
Wilderness and Remote First Aid Courses
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