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Wild Ski Mountaineering, Canada’s highest peak and type two fun pulk adventures. Join Iona Pawson’s Alpine Story, Passion for Pulk, to be virtually whisked away into a winter world of exploration, pulk pulling style. In this talk, Iona will share how she developed her ski touring skills and gained the confidence to go on self sufficient ski expeditions all over the world. In particular, she will focus on her most recent trips, including Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada, and trips to Scandinavia. Whilst most associate Sweden with cross country skiing, Norway is now on most skier’s bucket list of places to visit. Having traversed the Lyngen peninsular in a way that few would even consider during the winter months, she is here to share her stories and top tips. Iona’s trips might not be most people’s idea of a holiday, but they are definitely an adventure!

Iona is a self confessed ski mountaineering obsessive. Having learnt to ski aged 10, she began her ski touring adventures at the age of 16. Never far away from the great outdoors, most of her summer holidays were spent going trekking and spending time in nature. These early adventures sowed the seed for a lifetime and career in the mountains. Iona is now a certified Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor and an International Mountain Leader. Based in North Wales during the summer she works at Plas Y Brenin, the National Mountain Centre, and then tends to disappear off somewhere snowy in the winter.