Monthly Archive: April 2014

Fundraising, photographs, and bears in the woods

Can you believe that just seven people have raised over $3,500 so far for North Shore Rescue this year? That’s an incredible effort, so many thanks goes to this amazing group. If you’d like to read their stories or contribute to their campaigns, go here. (To see all the campaigns, click...

Website changes underway

Don’t panic, the website is just being rearranged to make it even better for desktop and mobile users.

Knee Knacker Training Runs

Can you believe it? Apart from the highest points on Black Mountain, the Baden-Powell trail is mostly snow-free and calling on the Knee Knacker for excited trail runners already. What perfect timing. Our weekly training runs begin in a few short weeks on Sunday, May 4th. Your base might be...

Welcome Back Captains!!!

We would like to thank and wel­come back a fab­u­lous group of vol­un­teers – the aid station cap­tains – and extend a spe­cial wel­come to our new Black Mountain Captain, Nathan Barrett. Your Kneeknacker experience would not be the same with out them and their amazing crew. Here’s where you can find them...

Early season trail condition report: Hollyburn Chute

The Hollyburn Chute section of the Baden Powell is in great shape this year. After inspecting it today, we can report that it’s basically snow free, save for a few short patches south of the Blue Gentian Lake trail junction. North of the junction, there’s still continuous snow about 60cm-90cm...