This article was originally published Apr 26, 2013. Harvey Nelsen passed away in 2016. Please see the comments section at the bottom for a note from Harvey’s son, Vin. Who is Harvey Nelsen? Harvey Nelsen is not somebody who holds any course speed records, but if you’ve ever done any local trail races he’s probably […]
Search and Rescue in B.C.: An Interview with Michael Coyle
If you ever read the local newspapers, you’ll notice almost every week there is an article or two regarding a Search and Rescue (SAR) team needing to rescue a lost or injured person in the backcountry. What you may not realize is that these articles only represent a fraction of the callouts that occur every […]
Interview with Ultra Runner Gary Robbins
Gary Robbins is a local ultra runner. He may have helped set you up with a new pair of running kicks at North Shore Athletics. Or, you may have heard about his recent record setting time for completing the West Coast Trail; a blistering time of 10 hours and 8 minutes on what is normally […]
One-On-One With Olympian Ashleigh McIvor
Ashleigh McIvor will be representing Canada in the 2010 Winter Olympics in the ski cross, which is a new sport appearing at the Olympics for the first time. Ashleigh, born in Vancouver and raised in Whistler, is the 2009 World Champion in ski cross and is looking to grab gold in her home town next […]
