Distance: 10.94kmElevation: 766mTotal Time: 3 hours 6 minutesDate: January 22nd, 2021 Continuing with the theme of “close to home”, I was after an easy-ish hike I could finish up in a morning and have the rest of the day to do other activities. The forecast was clear skies with low avalanche hazard for the wholeContinue reading “Pump Peak + Tim Jones Peak”
Category Archives: Trip Reports
Nangkartshang Peak
Distance: ~5.7kmElevation: ~750mTotal Time: ~3 hours 30 minutesDate: March 21st, 2019 On day 6 of our trek to Everest Base Camp, my Dad and I intended to spend the day resting in Dingboche before pushing on to the upper villages. We spoke with our tea house owner, a Sherpa, about any recommendations for what toContinue reading “Nangkartshang Peak”
Brunswick Mountain – Attempt 1
Distance: ~13.42kmElevation: ~1,497mTotal Time: 6 hours 42 minutesDate: January 9th, 2021 After completing Mount Mulligan two weeks prior, I was looking for another winter ascent to try. I didn’t feel like driving far or deep into any FSRs because I just have a small 2WD car. So, I looked as far North as Squamish andContinue reading “Brunswick Mountain – Attempt 1”
Paget Peak
Distance: 10.21kmElevation: 966mTotal Time: 4 hours 15 minutesDate: October 3rd, 2020 My friend Jeremy and I were looking to do a bigger objective around the end of September and were bouncing a few ideas around. Initially we were set on Castle Towers in Garabaldi Provincial Park, but as our targeted weekend approached, the weather wasContinue reading “Paget Peak”
Andromache E1
Distance: 13.6km (including Little Hector)Elevation: 1,894m (including Little Hector)Total Time: 9 hours 31 minutes (including Little Hector)Date: October 4th, 2020 Note: I discovered post-trip that the true summit is western most point as documented on bivouac.com. The eastern summit (Andromache E1) is what’s incorrectly marked on OSM-based maps as the true summit. Nonetheless, Bivouac keepsContinue reading “Andromache E1”
Little Hector
Distance: 13.6km (including Mount Andromache)Elevation: 1,894m (including Mount Andromache)Total Time: 9 hours 31 minutes (including Mount Andromache)Date: October 4th, 2020 Day 2 of Jeremy and I’s trip out to Alberta was intended to be our big day. We originally had our eyes set on Molar Mountain, east of Mount Hector and across Molar creek. AfterContinue reading “Little Hector”
Hollyburn Peak
Distance: 6.26kmElevation: 494mTotal Time: 1 hour 36 minutesDate: January 1st, 2021 The forecast for the weekend was showing heavy rain for the Sea 2 Sky and surrounding area, but I still wanted to get out and stretch my legs a little. I started doing a bit of looking around for peaks that were close toContinue reading “Hollyburn Peak”
Sky Pilot
Distance: 17.9kmElevation: ~1243mTotal Time: ~7 hours 43 minutesDate: July 4th, 2020 At the beginning of 2020, I decided I wanted to try more technical hikes and scrambles in the coming year. I did a classic search for “Best BC Scrambles” and Sky Pilot consistently made its way onto all of the lists. So on theContinue reading “Sky Pilot”
Crown Mountain
Distance: 12.06 kmElevation: 1,654 mTotal Time: 4 hours 32 minutesDate: August 16th, 2020 For me, Crown Mountain was almost always over-shadowed by the lions when looking up at the North Shore ridge. It wasn’t until this summer, when browsing through local trails, that I first discovered it. The standard route starts just after the GrouseContinue reading “Crown Mountain”
Mt. Weart
Distance: 22.17kmElevation: 2,200mTotal Time: 11 hours 39 minutesDate: August 8th, 2020 On August 8th,my two friends: Kyle and Mike and myself set out to summit Mt. Weart, the second tallest peak in Garabaldi park. The original plan was to hike as a group to Wedgemount lake where Kyle would head back solo due to someContinue reading “Mt. Weart”