Elevation Gain: 1,076mDistance: 11.69kmTotal Time: 5 hours 9 minutesDate: May 22, 2021 Lady Peak is a 2189m peak that makes up part of the iconic Cheam range visible from much of the Fraser Valley. It’s one peak over from the famous Mount Cheam that see’s the majority of visitors each year. In the summer time,Continue reading “Lady Peak”
Category Archives: Trip Reports
Black Mountain
Elevation Gain: 357mDistance: 4.3kmTotal Time: 1 hour 19 minutesDate: May 8th, 2021 Black Mountain is the smaller Southern Peak that makes up part of Cypress Ski Resort along the North Shore of Vancouver. The summit is about 100m higher than the chairlift that runs up its slopes and so most skiers are unlikely to visitContinue reading “Black Mountain”
Deeks Peak
Elevation Gain: 1862mDistance: 19.25kmTotal Time: 7 hours 19 minutesDate: May 15th, 2021 Deeks Peak is a 1672m peak located North of Deeks Lake and involves some minor scrambling to reach the summit. Mike and I were heading there after a successful summit of Mount Windsor and just reached the Deeks/Windsor col. From there we madeContinue reading “Deeks Peak”
Mount Windsor
Elevation Gain: 1862mDistance: 19.25kmTotal Time: 7 hours 19 minutesDate: May 15th, 2021 Mount Windsor is a 1689m peak that makes up part of the Howe Sound Crest Trail. It’s located just North East of Deeks Lake and has a well established path to the summit. Just west of Mount Windsor is Deeks peak and theContinue reading “Mount Windsor”
Mount Marriott
Elevation Gain: 1,661mDistance: 15.10kmTotal Time: 7 hours 19 minutesDate: May 9th, 2021 Mount Marriott is a 2735m peak located just North of the famous Joffre Lakes group nestled among the Cayoosh Range. I first discovered this mountain earlier in the year when doing an ascent of Mount Rohr and immediately added it onto my list.Continue reading “Mount Marriott”
Cloudburst Mountain
Distance: 12.99kmElevation Gain: 1,126mTotal Time: 4 hours 31 minutesDate: May 4th, 2021 It had been a little while since I’d taken any time off from work and with a weather window opening on Tuesday, I decided it would be the perfect time for a vacation day. The weather all over the Sea2Sky was looking promisingContinue reading “Cloudburst Mountain”
Alpen Mountain
Elevation Gain: 829mDistance: 11.65kmTotal Time: 4 hours 25 minutesDate: May 1st, 2021 Due to work obligations, I had a one week hiatus from tagging peaks and was back and ready for the weekend of May 1st. Saturday was looking to be hit and miss with the weather and Sunday was looking clear and sunny. Unfortunately,Continue reading “Alpen Mountain”
South Lynn Peak
Elevation Gain: 1,544mDistance: 16.95kmTotal Time: 7 hours 20 minutesDate: April 18th, 2021 This weeks avalanche conditions, considerable at all elevations, left me scrambling for a good weekend objective. Most of the peaks I wanted to try were either in susceptible avalanche terrain or needed less snow. The good news is this warm weather might expediteContinue reading “South Lynn Peak”
Lynn Peak
Elevation Gain: 1,544mDistance: 16.95kmTotal Time: 7 hours 20 minutesDate: April 18th, 2021 After reaching the top of South Lynn Peak, Laura, Mike and I continued on the trail towards Lynn Peak. At this point, the amount of foot prints thinned out considerably and you could see that Lynn Peak wasn’t getting anywhere near the amountContinue reading “Lynn Peak”
South Needle
Elevation Gain: 1,544mDistance: 16.95kmTotal Time: 7 hours 20 minutesDate: April 18th, 2021 Laura, Mike and I had just finished climbing Lynn Peak and were now on our way to the final objective of South Needle. While there were a few tracks from South Lynn Peak to Lynn Peak, there were non what-so-ever towards South Needle.Continue reading “South Needle”