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wn O    r u o Y    e s o Cho Adventure How do you want to get your heart pounding? High-intensity biking, breathtaking heights, and concentrated workouts are all on offer in this roundup of adventures. Chase a thrill with one of these extreme activities Hold on for your life as you climb up a wall of granite or ice in the mountainous regions of British Columbia and Alberta. Or train in a more controlled environment at one of these top-notch climbing facilities. GO CLIMBING HERE • Rockaboo Mountain Adventures, Jasper rockaboo.ca • Kamloops tourismkamloops.com • Vertically Inclined Rock Gym, Edmonton verticallyinclined.com • Blue Mountain Adventure Park, North Battleford explorebluemountain.com • Vertical Adventures, Winnipeg verticaladventures.ca 16 GO Yellowhead 2017 along the highway. — BY MATTHEW STEPANIC Do you like being at the wheel of unlimited adventure? The latest off-roading craze, fatbiking allows you to conquer any terrain while still getting a solid workout. The oversized tires on these bikes are perfect for riding on unstable, soft terrain — snow, sand, and mud won’t hinder your epic ride! TRY FATBIKING HERE • The trails throughout northern BC, from Terrace and Smithers to Burns Lake and Prince George mountainbikingbc.ca • The Kamloops Bike Ranch kamloopsbikeranch.com • Trails near Hinton bikehinton.com and Spruce Grove spucegrove.org • River valleys in Edmonton rivervalley.ab.ca or Winnipeg winnipeg.ca Need to conquer a mountain and feel the exhilarating and spiritual lift of a climb?