Born in Dubai, shaped by the world, and grounded in Canada’s backcountry—Tania’s life is a study in balance, bravery, and becoming.
Born and raised in the windswept heart of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tyler Trickett’s life has always been in motion—propelled by sport, discipline, and an unwavering pursuit of balance.
As a boy, the field was his first arena. American football became his language—played through his teens until the age of seventeen. The weight room followed, not just as training, but as a calling. Strength, flexibility, mobility—they became a lifelong craft. Today, organized sports have faded into memory, but the discipline remains. The barbell, the hike, the swim—each is still a thread in the fabric of his life.
By profession, Tyler is an Operating Engineer in a 1st Class Power Plant, a role that demands precision and endurance. His team keeps a vast downtown complex alive—heat, cooling, compressed air, and emergency power, twenty-four hours a day. The shifts are long. The hours are unyielding. Days, nights, weekends, holidays—it’s a rhythm that could easily swallow the rest of a man’s life. But Tyler builds structure into the chaos. Sleep is sacred. Every day counts. Progress is measured not just in output, but in the quality of recovery.
Away from the control panels and humming machinery, Tyler finds his reset in movement. Weightlifting. Hiking. Swimming. Each one is a return to the lessons of his youth—watching his grandfather Ron and uncle Cole lift weights in their basement, joining in with tiny dumbbells and clumsy form. Health, he learned early, could be joyful.
Swimming, too, began young. Lessons at five. Natural talent. Fast progress. Today, it’s his favorite form of cardio—low-impact, full-body, and endlessly meditative.
One moment in particular reshaped his perspective. Alone on the peaks of the Rocky Mountains in Banff, Alberta, he stood among silence and wind, the horizon spilling out forever. The scale of it all was humbling. The noise of daily life—the frustrations, the small grievances—suddenly felt irrelevant. Perspective had arrived in the form of jagged summits and unbroken sky.
That’s why his gear matters. For Tyler, outdoor clothing isn’t about trends—it’s about trust. Kalanoc, he says, meets that standard.
“I love the UV-protection long sleeve for summer hikes” he explains. “With fair skin, sun protection isn’t optional—it’s survival. And the quality… it’s built to last. Breathable, durable, ready for anything.”
His connection to Kalanoc runs deeper than fabric. It’s about the people behind it—Kim and Charles—whose creativity and work ethic inspire him. Their shared love of wild spaces and sustainable adventure mirrors his own. Provincial parks, forest trails, open lakes—he and his wife explore them all, and Kalanoc is part of that journey.
When asked what advice he’d give aspiring outdoor athletes, Tyler doesn’t hesitate.
“Try everything. I’ve played football, lifted strongman-style, cycled, hiked, swam, done yoga, basketball, tennis—even golf. Only by trying it all did I find what I truly love.”
Adventure, for him, is balance. It’s the counterweight to the pressures of work and life. It’s how he returns to himself.
Two quotes guide him:
“What we do now echoes in eternity.” – Marcus Aurelius
“Difficulties strengthen the mind as labor does the body.” – Seneca
For Tyler, that’s more than philosophy—it’s practice. Whether in the still water of a morning swim, the burn of a final rep, or the thin air at a mountain’s crest, the message is the same: strength is built in the doing.
