Elevation: 726mDistance: 12.5kmTotal Time: 6 hours 44 minutesDate: March 27th, 2021 Yet another weekend of rain in the forecast for the lower mainland with low cloud cover. Wanting to avoid another white out high in the alpine, I figured I’d pick a smaller objective with potential for views. This lead me to Mount Saint Benedict,Continue reading “Monastic Peak”
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Unnamed Peak (Andromache Ridge)
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 Jeremy and I had just completed our first objective of the day: Little Hector and were now linked up on the trail to Mount Andromache. It was about 11:40am with plenty of daylight ahead ofContinue reading “Unnamed Peak (Andromache Ridge)”
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”
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”