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Finish lines can be pretty special places. Especia

Finish lines can be pretty special places. Especially when people have been training for months, and then completely emptied their tanks over 36 hours. When it's sometimes the first time they've ever physically and mentally pushed themselves so hard.

Those finish lines are an amazing place to be, and are filled with all of the emotions. The hair on the back of your neck stands up on end, and you smile and laugh, and you watch on as finishers are embraced by family and friends overwhelmed with pride, and you hug people who were strangers to you two days ago, and you cry as they cry.

And then your eyes start filling with tears again when you're editing the photos a few days later (at least they do if you're me).

The exhaustion and ecstacy and rambling tired delirium of the finish line are amazing to witness. These are just some of the finish line moments from the two Whistler 29029 events...

#29029everesting #29029 #hiking #everesting

The @29029everesting route at Whistler heads strai

The @29029everesting route at Whistler heads straight up the Blackcomb Ascent Trail, switchbacking up through the forest to climb 1200m (3900ft) until it leaves the treeline and spits you out into the alpine. It's amazing moving through the different types of vegetation as you climb higher into the old-growth coastal rain forest, with spacious Cedar forest giving way to beds of moss, bushy ferns and then vibrant fireweed.

After a lap or two up or down with camera gear, my legs could tell they'd been working. Good thing it's such a gorgeous trail!

#29029everesting #29029 #hiking #whistlerlife #blackcomb #explorebc #mountainlifer #morematt

Those Whistler views… Back at Whistler now for

Those Whistler views...

Back at Whistler now for the second weekend of photographing @29029everesting - the first event brought snow, hail, sun and marmots. What's going to happen this time around? We'll find out at 6am tomorrow morning.

#29029everesting #29029 #everesting #hiking

River time. Sometimes it's hard to paddle because

River time.

Sometimes it's hard to paddle because you get distracted by the colour of the water. How is it actually that colour!? It's ridiculous! So beautiful. Then you remember how quickly the upstream glaciers are melting, and wonder if there'll be a future with no glacier dust, and differently coloured water.

#riversup #whitewatersup #paddlecanada #badfishsup #suptherockies #paddlebirding #mybanff #mountainlifer

Hey moon! Step 1) Take photo of full moon Step 2)

Hey moon!

Step 1) Take photo of full moon
Step 2) Take photo of full moon with something really cool silhouetted in front of it
Step 3) ???
Step 4) Profit!

#moon #lycanthropesdelight

Some more moments from the @29029everesting in Uta

Some more moments from the @29029everesting in Utah... the struggles and the celebrations... the trials and tribulations... the power and the passion... Hang on, no, that's a Midnight Oil song.

It can be a very long 36 hours, where a lot can happen before you hit that Everest elevation gain.

#29029everesting #29029 #everesting

Exploring trails down in Utah with my awesome new

Exploring trails down in Utah with my awesome new Panorama Katahdin. First I just set out on the gravel, because it's a gravel bike after all. But then after accidentally jumping on a single-track connector, and realising how well it could ride single track... Well, the Park City area has just way too much single-track on offer to not go exploring a bit more.

I put together a few different loops over a few days of riding, and only once got enticed to extend my ride far too long and ended up stuck on the wrong side of a gated community when I tried to shortcut back home, and had to jump on the highway for a prolonged pavement pedal in the hot hot sun, cursing my empty water bottles and dreaming of icecream.

Now I just want to go and ride bikes down there again, there's so much beautiful alpine riding. Although the altitude! You have to work for your amazing views, that's for sure. But it's oh so worth it.

#adventurecycling #adventurebybike #rideyourbike #gravelistheway #gravelbike #getoutside #upyoursindoors
#girlsgonegravel #panoramacycles

Some epic times in Utah as the @29029everesting ev

Some epic times in Utah as the @29029everesting event unfolded at Snowbasin with sweltering heat, pouring rain, gusting wind and the crashing of lightning storms.

#29029everesting #29029 #hiking

One more round of Alberta Rockies 700 photos – bec

One more round of Alberta Rockies 700 photos - because now we have a whole year to wonder what nefarious things @stuffandthingscanada will do with the route next time.

#bikepackcanada #bikepacker #bikepacking #adventurebybike #albertarockies700

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