Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Photo-Contest 2022 - Awards Ceremony

 2023-05-06


Our traditional Awards Ceremony this time took place in Emily Murphy Park. The weather was excellent, and so were the humors of the participants. 

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Bald Hills in winter - by Boris Bokov

It was a bluebird day, and it turned out we called it a summer day. It was already 15 C in the morning. I thought the snow would turn into mush, and I knew we had already made a rookie mistake: we were too late. We should have started our climb at 6 AM and be back by noon or the latest, at 1 PM. We would have evaded high temperatures, hot sun, and wet and slushy snow. I even didn't think about avalanches, as I knew we would choose mellow slopes.

I also knew we would have fun. And we wouldn't need to worry about ticks and bears. It would be too much snow for both species :).

We departed for Maligne Lake at 9 AM and reached the Bald Hills trailhead at 10:25 AM. The drive was stunning. No clouds, blue skies, white peaks, and no cars made everything magical. I took quite a few photos and videos. Not recording it would be shameful; such beauty can only lift our spirits. Also, it was interesting to compare nature; 20 years ago, ten years ago, or at any given time, during which I was diligent in capturing the beauty.

Monday, May 1, 2023

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Kilimanjaro, here we come!

2023-04-02 

Cerographs have been signed, money has changed hands. It starts looking serious! Kilimanjaro, beware, they are coming in September 2023. If you would still want to join these lovely and sharp ladies, contact the expedition coordinator - Mike. I understand they are going with adventure24.pl. Mike will have more details for you. 

Sunday, March 12, 2023

Farewell Hawrelak Park

 Last day in our beloved gathering place


Surprisingly park wasn't packed on the last weekend before the major rehabilitation



We spotted  the remanence of the snow/ice carvings 
still  standing after the Silver Skate Festival

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

The Best of 2022 Photo Contest

 


The first place in the Category A - Barbara and Witold Krzymień Award - "People and the mountains" - and the winner of the Grand Prix for the Best Photo of 2022 - is this picture entitled "Determination" by Boris Bokov. This photo features Gosia Stróżyk and Barbara Walter scaling Big Bend in Banff National Park. Brave girls! Congratulations to the author for catching this epic effort!

To see the winners of other categories, click for more.