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| Alexandre Marois Photo |
I've never been a creature of norms. Infact, I've spent most of my life either paddling a canoe or dangling from a cliff. Before I'd evolved into a rock scaling mammal, I spent the majority of my childhood on whitewater canoe trips, hiking expeditions or playing five sports in a school year. I've always had difficulty sitting still, and the thought of being couped up indoors makes my skin crawl. My love for pristine landscapes is what first attracted me to outdoor adventure sports, and now it runs through my veins. Since highschool I have been involved in outdoor educational programs and adventure camps. By the time I graduated from highschool I was a fully certified ORCA canoe guide, with an array of rivers and paddling kilometers under my belt. After highschool and several application stages, I got accepted into the renown Outdoor Adventure Program at Algonquin College along with only 50 other applicants. After two years of intense training, I graduated with honours and with a new found passion for rock climbing!
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So, I hit the road with my college sweetheart, and for two years we juggled nothing but climbing and odd jobs to keep the road trip lifestyle going. Life on the road helped me progress quickly in the sport and within' my first year of outdoor climbing I was finding great rythm on the rocks. .
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In 2009, we hung up the road-tripping towel and bought a home in the Beaver Valley, Ontario. We fell in love with the area after spending a summer working and living on an organic farm in Lion's Head, Ontario. We are now surrounded by the beautiful Niagara Escarpment, the Georgian Bay and a beautiful community of active people in a quaint small town. Life's pieces have really fallen into place for us here in the Blue Mountains and I have re-discovered my love for guiding. I was initially nervous to mix work with play, but guiding climbing has proved to be the most rewarding job I have ever had. I spend everyday teaching people about what I love and sharing this beautiful area with the world. I am now one of Canada's first PCGI Lead Guides, a high standard within the guiding community. May 2011 I started up On the Rocks, a rock climbing guiding and education company based in the Beaver Valley. Check us out at http://www.ontherocksclimbing.com/ .
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| Kyle Thomas Photo |
Life is an evolution. Live the life you love, and love the life you live.
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| Alexandre Marois Photo |
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