Browsing popular stories this season

Publisher Peter Moynes logs on to get a custom jacket designed by MADE apparel. Is this the future of outdoor clothing? Read his review to find out. 

Don’t blame roots musician Eric Larocque if he offends you. When his popular lounge-singing alter ego Ricky Diamonds takes over, it’s gonna get crass.

A rebuilt trail in the Himalayas ensures walkers worldwide find their happy place.

Flylow Gear is a Colorado-based brand that’s dedicated to the backcountry. But does it stand up to the rigours of runs from Japan to the Kootenays? Editor-in-chief Mitchell Scott airs his thoughts in this review.

Of the 78 Search and Rescue groups in British Columbia, those in the Lower Mainland and the Kootenays are the busiest. Here’s why and how we can all mitigate tragedy in the backcountry. 

What is it about high-spirited mountain life that encourages people to get high and drink spirits? Learning from her interview subjects and her own experiences, podcaster Emily Holland explains the physical and emotional ride of attaining sobriety in a culture awash with being sloshed.

Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine and Columbia Basin Trust have launched Season 2 of the Headwaters Podcast.

The Kootenai Fungi business in Kimberley, British Columbia, may have an unorthodox farming style, but its crops are the shiitake.

Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine has announced its latest issue’s launch party and the ultimate summer festival giveaway will be June 7, 2023.

Sometimes, to save a species, you have to kill one. This is the story of an invasive American bullfrog, told from his perspective.

The Engine Inside is a new documentary that sheds light on the overlooked potential of the bicycle.

Smartwool’s “Second Cut Project” is helping keep old socks out of the landfill. Here’s how. In celebration of Earth Day 2023, Smartwool is partnering with…

Kokanee beer has undergone several facelifts in the past 7 decades. We peel back the label on the weird world of this famous pilsner’s branding.

Terry Nelson is the author of the newly released “Big Trees of the Inland Temperate Forests of British Columbia” and will be speaking in the West Kootenays May 16, 2023. 

Patagonia has released “Ascend,” a new film about three women forced to flee their homes in Afghanistan, and now the North American climbing community is helping them to build new ones.