The “Machu Machuwich”


Grilled chicken, mushrooms in Dijon mustard sauce and onion rings on ciabatta bread.

From: Devin Montgomery

Location: Cusco, Peru

About the Sandwich:
In Cusco, Peru a friend and I stumbled upon a sandwich place on Ave. de la Sol, regrettably I don’t remember the name but it’s just past the contemporary art gallery and historical mural. My friend Leah had been travelling with my sister for 4 months in South America, and after taking a bite of her Chicken Dijon sandwich she proclaimed that this was the best meal she’d eaten since leaving Canada. I was going to journey to Machu Picchu the next day so I decided before boarding the train I would get another one of these rare delights for my trip.

I usually don’t get up at 3:30 for anything, but this rare occasion it was mandatory if I was going to be one of the first 400 into Machu Picchu and make it to the top of Waynu Picchu (the peak facing the ruins). I did manage to be the first on top of Waynu Picchu 30 min before anyone else (due to my familiarity of jumping fences). I was up there alone watching the sun crest the adjacent mountains and eating this beauty – well worth the effort.

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The “Climber’s Reward” ***First international Upload!***

Pesto, pickles, reindeer salami, and slices of goats cheese carefully layered in lettuce to keep the bread dry. 

From: P-A

Location: Breiskrednosi – Naeroyfjord, Hordaland, Norway

About the sandwich:
Its always hard making a  sandwich 7 hours before  you’re gonna eat it. Soggy  bread is just such a let-down. I’m a big fan of pickles too so I had to think long and hard about how to layer this baby. Anyhow in short this sandwich has pesto, pickles, reindeer salami, and slices of goats cheese carefully layered in lettuce to keep the bread dry. Norwegians know how to make good rye breads in particular but this bread was a bit average.

I’d already eaten my first sandwich on the climb up but saved this one for the top of the route – and what a sandwich it was!! and the view was ok too to enjoy whilst refueling for the descent.

Proud to be the first international addition to the club of alpine sandwiches!

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The ‘Almost Pork, Almost Alpine’

From: Dara Weiss and Katie Moore

Location: Mont Tremblant Park

About the Sandwich:
Katie and I hiked in Mont Tremblant Park last year and brought Vegetarian Pulled Pork sandwiches to eat at the top of a mountain!!

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“The Fuel Drop”

Wholewheat bread with honey ham, mature cheddar, avocado, tomato, mayo and mustard, S & P.

From: Nina Van Driel

Location: Sproatt…Fuel Drop area

About the sandwich:
well…it’s not the most exciting sandwich, but I had to make my debut of what I hope to be many yummy sarnies enjoyed in many lovely alpine locations. So this one was: Wholewheat bread with honey ham, mature cheddar, avocado, tomato, mayo and mustard, s&p…squished in a pack and enjoyed on a sunny day of sled accessed playtime on an afternoon off. I was famished at the time of consumption so don’t specifically recall taste…I don’t think I even chewed or paused eating apart from to take this shot…but it was good. food is always good, especially in mountains.

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The Rainbow North Face

Turkey and Swiss on Ciabatta. Featuring Lettuce, tomato, mayo and S&P

From: Forrest  Chittick
 
Location: North Face Rainbow

About the sandwich:
This cold cut went down smooth, and was well deserved after a line like that.  The explosion of flavor was not unlike the glorious 3000′ of vertical we had just slashed. The first few bites where a little dry, but after that it was nothing but pure delectability.  All in all, I would give this sandwich a 8/10.  But where else can you get a sandwich at 7:00am right before you jump in a helicopter?  Props Alpine Cafe!

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The First Guest Upload…welcome to the Club


Peanut Butter and Jelly

From: Dee Raffo

Lcation: Top of Wedge Mountain Trail, Whistler, BC

About the sandwich:
It’s the classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Great for a bit of a sugar and energy reload. I sometimes do adventure races and even when squashed, these little sandwiches keep my legs going!

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The “Heli Drop”

From: DK

Location: Spearhead Range, Whistler BC

About the sandwich: Half way through the Canadian Ski Guide Level 1 course we had a day of bluebird heliskiing in the Spearhead Range. We were sort of in ‘go go go’ mode and I didn’t have much time to line up the perfect shot (or even get the sandwich in focus). The day was still epic, as was the wich.  I bought the roast beef sandwich at Mount Currie Coffee Co in Pemby. I think it has mad it onto the site at least once before.

 

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Club Roll travels 5000km

There are few sandwiches that I would make the effort to bring across the country from Montreal to British Columbia just for the sake of the photo. The Club Roll from the Snowdon Delicatessen in Montreal is an exception. This is a sandwich that upped my sandwich game as a child. Simple ingredients, nothing fancy.

Last winter my brother Andrew brought a bunch out to Whistler. I couldn’t get it out into the real backcountry in time so I just got a photo high up on Blackcomb…Spanky’s Ladder was the most ideal place for this shot.

smoke meat, stuffed chicken, turkey, brisket, salami, ordered with swiss cheese and no tongue.

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Reuben Does the Spearhead

 

Classic Reuben: Pastrami, Swiss, Sauerkraut, Thousand Island…on rye.

From: DK

Location: Spearhead Range, Whistler BC

About the Sandwich: I finished off the 2011 ski season with the classic Spearhead ski traverse. Our trip ranged from skiing incredible powder lines with bluebird skies to traveling across crevassed glaciers in complete whiteouts. We had it all…even the blessed Reuben sandwich.

In preparing for the trip I had to think carefully about how to separate the ingredients of the sandwich so that it didn’t sog up.  My hard work planning got the Reuben through the first day and half. I was able to get a great shot of it with most of the Spearhead route behind.

Here is the footage of the Reuben on the Spearhead.

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The “Chief P, Roast B”

 

Roast beef, provolone, carmelize onions, dijon aoili, sauteed mushrooms, arugula. on rustic  ciabatta

From: DK

Location: Duffey Lake area, BC

About the sandwich: Sometime in the middle of February I went up to the Duffy to take advantage of the new snow and clear sky weather.  Jeff and I toured up Chief Pascal to ski the Equinox line and made an attempt on the peak before heading down.  The ridge walk towards the summit had some pretty sporty sections and unfortunately we had to turn around about 10 feet from the top.  That whole ‘its about the journey not the destination’ spiel often works well with my mountain philosophy but 10ft? Come on!

The Roast Beef sandwich came from the Mount Currie Coffee Co. in Pemberton.  Great day to eat any sandwich up high in the mountains…this one really hit the spot though.

 

 

Jeff put together his GoPro footage from the day…

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Southwest Chicken in Channel Ridge

Escaping the crowds is becoming increasingly harder as the backcountry becomes more accessible to the average user.  A couple of weeks ago I headed past most of the popular Duffy Lake trailheads to Channel Creek. The area is a little more of a drive up from Pemberton but worth it for it’s remoteness and vast amount of skiable terrain. I brought a great sandwich from the Pemberton Valley supermarket and ate it in the middle of a frozen lake before camping out.

 

Southwest Chicken Sandwich: Caribbean Chicken, black olives, sun dried tomatoes, cheddar, and chipotle mayo sandwiched between two pieces of cheddar and bun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos from the overnight…

P.A. sitting outside our snow shelter enjoying the morning sun.

cooking dinner in the snow cave...pesto gnocci for me.

The Duffy Lake Baldwin map cover shot.

 

 

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The Joffre Giant

Bluebird day touring on Chief Pascal. We skied some couloirs off the summit ridge  Sitting down in the sun on top of the  ski line, looking at Joffre summit, I ate this sandwich.  Awesome.

Turkey, roasted peppers, lettuce, jalapeño havarti, pesto mayo on multi grain bread

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The Mufaletta on Rock n Roll

A couple of weeks ago I set out with my friend PA to find good ski lines around Cayoosh/Marriot Basin area. Avalanche conditions made the day quite interesting requiring careful route selection. We climbed up past Cayoosh Mt. and skied down into Marriot Basin.

We ate  our sandwiches while waiting for a clear break in the sky so we could see our decent line. The sandwich was delicious. The tapanade was strong and took a bit of getting used to but still a great stomach filler to have out there. I bought it at the Mount Currie Coffee Co. in Pemberton…incredible coffee and a great place to pick up a sandwich before a treck.

Rustic Ciabatta Smeared with Kalamata Tapenade and Garlic Aioli. With our all natural Ham, turkey salami, red onions and sliced provolone cheese.

photos from the day…

PA standing on the ridge above Rock n Roll. Cayoosh in the background

Bright blue glacial ice poking out of the snow

Two tracks will suffice for our Leave No Trace ethic

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The “Turkey Tower”

From: DK

Location: Fitzsimmons Range, Whistler BC

About the sandwich: great tour and got some incredible views of the Spearhead and Garibaldi Park. I had some trouble taking this sandwich shot because the longer I waited to get Castle Towers mountain in focus the colder the ingredients got….especially the brie.  It looks like I got the photo just before the last bite.

Roasted turkey, brie and cranberry sauce – grilled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Dud in Revy

From: DK

Location: Revy backcountry, BC

About the Sandwich: So I was running out of time early in the morning last week and made a poor choice to buy a chicken salad sandwich at Tim Horton’s. The only good move was that I got it on an everything bagel.  The chicken had way too much mayo and tasted a bit funky.  Taking a sandwich like this into the backcountry is not recommended.  The Revelstoke Fingers are in the background.

Chicken salad, with celery, mayo, pepper, and lettuce on an everything bagel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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