Elevation: 677mDistance: 9.25kmTotal Time: 3 hours 10 minutesDate: April 2nd, 2021 Mount Gardner is the tallest mountain on Bowen Island at 727m. It’s a popular day trip destination in the warmer seasons and while the true summit is covered in forest there are some man-made viewpoints that offer fantastic views of Howe Sound, the NorthContinue reading “Mount Gardner”
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Mount Rohr
Distance: 17.53 kmElevation: 1,224 mTime: 6 hours 48 minutesDate: March 20th, 2021 For this weekends adventure, I was hoping to push my level a bit further and build more experience around avalanche terrain with my friend Jacob. The north shore was calling for considerable to high avalanche danger, so I looked further north and foundContinue reading “Mount Rohr”
Cypress Mountain
Elevation: 547mDistance: 7.79kmTotal Time: 2 hours 53 minutesDate: March 13th, 2021 Saturday was set to be a sunny day with warm temperatures and so I was on the lookout for somewhere with a nice view. I had two companions joining me for the day, Sara and our puppy Winston. Since it was Winston’s first hike,Continue reading “Cypress Mountain”
Mount Mercer
Elevation: 1,244mDistance: 13.20kmTotal Time: 6 hours 12 minutesDate: March 7th, 2021 Following a successful weekend summit of Elk Mountain and Mount Thurston, I was hoping to get out towards Chilliwack Lake again for the upcoming weekend. The previous weekend had been my first exposure to the area and I couldn’t believe how great the viewsContinue reading “Mount Mercer”
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”
Cypress Peak
Distance: 15.85kmElevation: 1,328mSummit Date: August 28th, 2020Total Time: 5 hours 57 minutes Towards the end of August, I was looking for a scramble with a bit of technical challenge, but not too far from home. After doing some research online, I discovered a mountain, called Cypress peak, outside of Squamish. It had made many people’sContinue reading “Cypress Peak”