Stats include Tszil, Slalok and TaylorElevation Gain: 1,813mDistance: 20.97kmTotal Time: 13 hours 34 minutesDate: September 16th, 2021 Mount Taylor is minor summit on the south western edge of Joffre Lakes provincial park that stands at 2318m tall. The route up is mostly a hike and it’s not a particularly interesting objective, but to peak baggersContinue reading “Mount Taylor”
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Slalok Mountain
Stats include Tszil, Slalok and TaylorElevation Gain: 1,813mDistance: 20.97kmTotal Time: 13 hours 34 minutesDate: September 16th, 2021 Slalok Mountain is the third highest peak in the Joffre Lakes group, rising over 1000m above the upper most lake. In the summer time it offers a challenging and exposed scramble route that is fairly popular due toContinue reading “Slalok Mountain”
Tszil Mountain
Stats include Tszil, Slalok and Taylor Elevation Gain: 1,813mDistance: 20.97kmTotal Time: 13 hours 34 minutesDate: September 16th, 2021 Tszil Mountain is a 2377m located directly south of Slalok Mountain within the Joffre Lakes group. On its own it’s not a particularly exciting objective, but it can be easily combined with Slalok when climbing the summerContinue reading “Tszil Mountain”
Mount Ozzard
Elevation Gain: 568mDistance: 9.8kmTotal Time: 3 hours 8 minutesDate: September 10th, 2021 Mount Ozzard is the principal summit across from the Ucluelet Inlet and overlooks the entire Uclulet peninsula. It’s well known in town, thanks to a large and highly visible radar dome situated on its western most flank. I had seen this radar domeContinue reading “Mount Ozzard”
Brandywine Mountain
Elevation Gain: 922mDistance: 11.42kmTotal Time: 6 hoursDate: August 29th, 2021 After a successful Saturday grabbing The Still, Stewart Peak and Knight Peak, I had the Sunday set aside for a family hike. My mom was in town and hoping to get my brother, his girlfriend Lisa, my girlfriend Sara and our dog (Winston) out forContinue reading “Brandywine Mountain”
Knight Peak
Elevation Gain: 2023mDistance: 16.9kmTotal Time: 11 hours 48 minutesDate: August 28th, 2021 Kyle and I were now traversing across the small glacier south of Stewart Peak on our way to Knight Peak. The final summit objective of our day was also slated to be the easiest. The route up involves nothing more than a hikeContinue reading “Knight Peak”
Stewart Peak
Elevation Gain: 2023mDistance: 16.9kmTotal Time: 11 hours 48 minutesDate: August 28th, 2021 After descending the slopes of The Still, Kyle and I were onto our primary objective of the day: Stewart Peak. This peak has received a lot of visits over the years, thanks to its addition in Matt Gunn’s book and because it’s aContinue reading “Stewart Peak”
The Still
Elevation Gain: 2023mDistance: 16.9kmTotal Time: 11 hours 48 minutesDate: August 28th, 2021 Note: I originally determined that the true summit was the eastern high point on The Still. However, the western high point is in fact the true summit. I have corrected the report to indicate as such. My friend Kyle had been talking toContinue reading “The Still”
Blanca Peak
Elevation Gain: 1,101mDistance: 14.55kmTotal Time: 5 hours 43 minutesDate: August 24th, 2021 Blanca Peak is the unofficial name for the 2117m peak that makes up the perimeter around Blanca Lake. Depending on who you ask it can also be considered the southern terminus for the Pemberton Icefield, lying just south of Exodus Peak. This peakContinue reading “Blanca Peak”
Face Mountain
Stats include all five peaks + overnight stayElevation Gain: 1,724mDistance: 18.64kmTotal Time: 10 hours 54 minutesDate: August 14th, 2021 At 2485m, Face Mountain is the tallest among the group around the Train Glacier and is also outlined in Matt Gunn’s scramble book as a moderate quality scramble with tricky route finding. The normal approach isContinue reading “Face Mountain”