Come join us at the Sequoia Supply shop on Wednesday November 18, for another Sequoia Supply Backcountry Beta evening.
Come anytime after 6:30pm to socialize and network - the presentations will start at 7:00pm and aim to wrap up the evening by 9pm.
PRESENTATION:
Come to meet a World-Renowned Alpinist and Member of the Order of Canada!
BARRY BLANCHARD will be at Sequoia Supply to present his new book The Echo: Stories from the Edgeof Survival(2026). This is the second volume required to recount Barry's memoirs, following his first book The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains (2014). We will have both books available for purchase, and Barry is happy to sign copies if you wish - let us know if you would like a book reserved for you when you sign up or reach out to us to have one set aside!
BARRY BLANCHARD is a world-renowned alpinist and mountain guide from Canada who has climbed the steepest and most complicated faces of the world’s great glaciated peaks. Among his many accomplishments are the first ascent of The Andromeda Strain, 1983; the North Ridge of Rakaposhi, 1984; the first ascent of the apocalyptic North Pillar of North Twin, 1985; the West Ridge of Mt. Everest, 1986; surviving the Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat, 1988; a solo first ascent on the North Face of Kusum Kanguru, 1991; an attempt on K-2, 1993; first ascents in the St Elias mountains; M-16, a first ascent -in winter on the East Face of Howse Peak, 1999; the third ascent of the Infinite Spur on MT Foraker, 2000; the first ascent of Infinite Patience on the Emperor Face of Mt Robson, 2002. He is an internationally certified UIAGM mountain guide and has appeared in Hollywood features such as “K-2,” “Cliffhanger,” and “The Vertical Limit” as a climbing double. In 2024, Blanchard was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. He is a founding member of Mountain Muskox, a non-profit formed to support and care for those who have been impacted by loss or trauma in the mountains. His life was recently profiled in the documentary, “Spindrift: The Barry Blanchard Story.” He is the father of two adult daughters and lives with his partner in Canmore, Alberta.
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