Author Archives: Nick Bullock

On May the 21st, with Andy Houseman and thanks to TNF, (Andy’s sponsors, I’m just the camera man, although as there will only be the two of us I don’t think I’ll get away with seconding all of the hard pitches) we … Continue reading →

 I’m pretty laid back. Well at least that’s what I think. I wasn’t so laid back when I worked for Her Majesties Hotels, but now I’m certainly one happy go lucky. “Who’s that really laid back guy?” I hear people … Continue reading →

  We sat for two days. Snow fell – a thousand-million fat flakes, a maelstrom of white plastering the hills. Unconcerned, near the end of this amazing Canadian trip, we sat, knackered but satisfied, knackered, but wanting just that wafer … Continue reading →

The Stanley Headwall is the naughty child of Rockies climbing. Beautiful, endearing, but also at times a real pain in the backside. Avalanche prone slopes at the base, avalanche prone slopes above, avalanche prone roads on the approach. Though, get … Continue reading →

I slump and the large leather chair wraps its comforting arms around me. A rest today after climbing Whiteman Falls yesterday. The living room in The Alpine Club of Canada’s Clubhouse is spacious. Clubhouse conjures images of austere, frugal, sparse – this … Continue reading →

  [‘Zugzwang (German for “compulsion to move”, pronounced [ˈtsuːktsvaŋ]) is a term usually used in chess which also applies to various other games. The term finds its formal definition in combinatorial game theory, and it describes a situation where one … Continue reading →

As we drove through K Country on Saturday morning, the snow flew past the windows of Jen’s truck like surf. We were heading to Red Man Soars and Whiteman Falls. Jen had offered to drive and the little boys from … Continue reading →

As we drove onto the Icefields Parkway, my heart sank. Snow was falling and our stupidly over-powered, automatic hire car with big fat tyres was causing me concern. ‘What if it snows a load while we’re climbing, we could get … Continue reading →

Its difficult being sensible at times but today was a day for sensibilities. Avalanche hazard is high to extreme and wading up to the Trophy Wall was not going to happen. Especially as Jen Olson and Sean Isaac came socialising … Continue reading →

  The weather… Oh, what a boring thing, don’t all climbers start writing with ‘And now the weather.’ Maybe we all want to be Michael Fish? So, Louise Falls yesterday for day one. Jetlag, Budget car hire ripping us off … Continue reading →