Last year, the SLF started a new campaign leading up to World AIDS Day on December 1st called A Dare to Remember. With this new campaign, they dared ordinary Canadians to take on a challenge – any challenge – and raised funds to do it. Dares ranged from portaging a canoe through Toronto to writing and performing standup comedy. I chose to do 100 Sun Salutations for the cause.

This year, I wanted to dare my community in Banff to take on a dare as well. So I challenged them to hike Tunnel Mountain, a small mountain of about 790 feet, as many times as possible between November 8 and 14th. I pledged to do it 7 times, and as of today I have 4 more hikes to go. Day 1 – I went up normally. Day 2 – I took my hoola hoop. Day 3 – I ran up the mountain. What will I do next? You’ll have to stay tuned it.