paddling

Mountain Life Summer Issue Available at Blue Mountain Now!

Posted on June 15, 2011 by cfield

Our summer issue has just started shipping from the printer… and if you want a copy, you gotta grab one quick. Available at all the usual places like Blue Mountain,… Read More

Madawaska Whitewater

Posted on June 10, 2011 by cfield

We just returned from a two day trip to the Madawaska River over near Bancroft and what an amazing paddling experience. The first 6 kilometres or so were fairly boring,… Read More

Paddlefest in Toronto This Weekend

Posted on June 6, 2011 by cfield

Mountain Equipment Co-op Toronto is hosting the seventh annual Toronto Paddlefest at Sunnyside Beach on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12, starting at 9:30 a.m. and running until 5:30… Read More

“You can be a dirt bag your whole life.”

Posted on March 28, 2011 by cfield

When it comes to sacrificing everything to do what you love, living in a school bus shows some pretty huge commitment. This is the trailer to 23 Feet, a documentary… Read More

Adventure Anonymous

Posted on March 8, 2011 by cfield

by Colin Field Hopping out of his rusted-out Toyota, boots splashing into the watery mud of the parking lot at Blue Mountain, my friend confessed: “I’m addicted to skiing.” And… Read More

Fall In Grey

Posted on October 28, 2010 by cfield

Our favourite local video guy Brian Hunt was up here a couple weeks ago filming the fall colours for a client. We tagged along, organized and starred in a bunch… Read More

Canoe Sledding 101

Posted on October 22, 2010 by cfield

Here’s the equation: add rubber to a canoe, to get a rubbanoe. Throw in three yahoos, sprinkle in a bit of spring snow and put it all on top of… Read More

Gear Review: PakCanoe 170

Posted on July 5, 2010 by cfield

Gear Review: PakCanoe 170 from Mountain Life Magazine on Vimeo. by Ned Morgan When I first read about foldable PakBoats, I imagined something that would unfold like a pop-up book… Read More

A collection of 12 short films about canoeing from a Canadian and international perspective by award-winning film-maker Justine Curgenven of Cackle TV Productions Adventure Films. Canoe slalom? Thousand-mile birchbark epics?… Read More