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Elevation Gain: 1,415mDistance: 15.5kmTotal Time: 9 hours 39 minutesDate: May 30th, 2023 Located near the southern end of the Chilliwack area stands a striking duo of pointed towers by the name of “The Border Peaks”. On the northern side is the smaller but sharper Canadian Border Peak and the goal for our Monday ascent. MostContinue reading “Canadian Border Peak”

Elevation: 1,062mDistance: 12.12kmTotal Time: 4 hours 23 minutesDate: April 2nd, 2023 Sasin or Pretty Peak has been on my list for awhile now as a summit I could save for a casual day without too much driving. It’s located at the confluence of the Chehalis and Harrison rivers, just north of Harrison Mills. A decentContinue reading “Sasin Peak”

Elevation Gain: 1,538mDistance: 10.7kmTotal Time: 1 day + nightDate: May 21st, 2023 Heading into the May long weekend Andrea and I had been floating around a couple of multi-day traverses. Finally, on Thursday we settled on a set of summits down the west Lillooet river area and started some final packing and preparations. Then, inContinue reading “Mount Penrose”

Elevation Gain: 2100mDistance: 19.4kmTotal Time: 11 hours 52 minutesDate: May 11th, 2023 Back in Mid-April I was invited to join Elise, Mel and few others on a trip to Whitehorse Mountain. It was a summit I had never heard of, located just a few hours south in Washington. It’s a rather impressive formation, as theContinue reading “Whitehorse Mountain”

Elevation Gain: ~1600mDistance: ~24kmTotal Time: 11 hours 17 minutesDate: March 26th, 2023 Stats have the initial chairlift ascent deducted and are approximate Phalanx Mountain is the northern most summit on the Spearhead Glacier. From the south it rises prominently above the glacier offering several couloirs and a steep broken ridge line as ascent options. FromContinue reading “Phalanx Mountain”

Elevation Gain: ~1600mDistance: ~24kmTotal Time: 11 hours 17 minutesDate: March 26th, 2023 Stats have the initial chairlift ascent deducted and are approximate The Spearhead is another small summit near Blackcomb that denotes the start of the Spearhead Traverse. It’s a relatively tame summit from the south side and makes for an easy add on toContinue reading “The Spearhead”

Elevation Gain: ~1600mDistance: ~24kmTotal Time: 11 hours 17 minutesDate: March 26th, 2023 Stats have the initial chairlift ascent deducted and are approximate Blackcomb Peak is a rather small summit that marks the top of the Blackcomb Ski Resort in Whistler. It can be accessed by traditional means from the base of the Whistler Village orContinue reading “Blackcomb Peak”

Elevation Gain: 1,228mDistance: 11.97kmTotal Time: 8 hours 24 minutesDate: March 5th, 2023 Dog Mountain is a somewhat obscure, albeit easily seen, summit near Hope BC. It’s immediately across the Fraser River from town and presents itself as steep, forested knob rising over 1000m above the river. Steven invited me along to join himself, Raphael andContinue reading “Dog Mountain”

Elevation Gain: 1,101mDistance: 20.67kmTotal Time: 2 daysDate: February 18th-19th, 2023 As is often the case, long weekends will sneak up on me without notice. I’m usually left scrambling for a good use of the extra day and the last minute nature rules out almost anything that requires booking. The February long weekend was another oneContinue reading “Mount Steele”

Elevation Gain: 3,383mDistance: 35.89kmTotal Time: 33 hours (across two days)Date: March 19th, 2023 Traverse Peak is the 2460m summit that lies a few kilometers north of Mount Breakenridge. They’re separated by a long ice field with at least 300m of elevation loss between them to reach either peak. Brayden, Alex and I had just finishedContinue reading “Traverse Peak”