Push Your Body To New Heights

It’s one thing to admire mountains from the ground. It’s another entirely to climb to the top. JOHN SCARPINATO joins the new breed of travellers eager to test their limits and accomplish amazing feats.

- John Scarpinato

Growing up in rural Illinois, I developed a passion for wide-open spaces, which can be hard to come by now that I live in New York City. Craving a physical challenge in a beautiful setting, I found a Canadian outfitter named CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures, which has been providing access to the mountains of British Columbia for more than 50 years. Though familiar with heli-skiing, I had never heard of heli-hiking, in which guests are zipped offto otherwise inaccessible trekking locations by helicopter. After viewing CMH’s images of raging glacial rivers, rugged mountain landscapes, and ziplines, I was sold.