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mission, b.c
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Posted - 03/27/2006 : 8:14 PM
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I agree with Mick. I am less interested in playing detective than reading T.R upon completion.
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Mountain Grammar Police
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 Sardonic sandbagging scoundrel, Cascade Climbers lobotomized spraymeister, space blanket flyer, new millennium vulgarian betaboy and friend to all squids
Climbing, a mountain
Canada
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Posted - 03/29/2006 : 9:02 PM
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Our journey starts in the Fraser Valley of course...
First you have to get through the local terrain to make it to the glaciers.
After floundering around in the bush for a while
And making some river crossings
You find an old logging road bringing you near treeline
Now you can see some glaciers off in the distance
You make it onto the glaciers a week later. A rope would be more handy than the shotgun.
You have to like glaciers, there are 2,000 km of them to go before you hit Alaska.
The valleys are deeper too. And they cut all the way through the range. Most inconsiderate of them.
You might try following the coast
But the Coast has its own problems.
The Interior side of the range is another possibility. It is drier
Sometimes too dry.
At least the locals are friendly!
In short,
"One suit will not survive a trip such as this" - Stanley Smith.
You might have to come up with an ingenious way of carrying your extra clothes.
If you don't cheat and fly to where you are going,
Some of the obstacles you have to deal with
Could leave you feeling rather worn out. Look at this guy. All he's done for the last 70 years is climb mountains and he still hasn't gotten to the other side.
Anyways,
  
Good luck 
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Don't forget the bug net! |
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Manitoba's misadventurin' bushwhackin', dog sloggin', dehydratin', beer drinkin' biggie - who's eager to peak bag Mt Currie in a dress
Squamish
5057 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 9:07 PM
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Post of the week right there. Good one Dru  |
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 Best grilled cheese maker ever
Whitehorse, YUKON
Canada
2159 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 9:11 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Dru
Could leave you feeling rather worn out. Look at this guy. All he's done for the last 70 years is climb mountains and he still hasn't gotten to the other side.
But at least this guy will belay for you if you feed him!
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Night owl posting,Subie driving, backpacking Dad who is perpetually trying to catch up to his kids on the trail.
Vancouver, BC
Canada
3064 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 11:40 PM
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Originally posted by Redpaddle
Sorry it took me so long to reply, I am busy with Grad School right now. But anyway, I was looking at starting on the Washington/BC border and going north thru Garibaldi then to Ts'yl-os then up to Tweedsmuir and then trek to Prince Rupert. From there I was thinking that we would find some way to get a ride to Alaska, pick up our Kayaks and paddle back to ~Vancouver.
Also, for Bears I was thinking a pump action 12 gauge with slugs
First, consider carefully what Dru said (and illustrated) about the terrain: it is all true. In the Coast range the bush is virtually impassable and the mountains are full of absurd vertical and glaciation. Second, forget the gun: they are not allowed in the Parks.
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Intermediate Member
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
768 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2006 : 11:53 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Dru
Could leave you feeling rather worn out. Look at this guy. All he's done for the last 70 years is climb mountains and he still hasn't gotten to the other side.
Even a living legend needs rest. I figured you must have done a few trips with him seeing that he likes to travel with Canadians while exploring our mountains. I've read that he's doing first ascents in China these days... still very passionate about exploring new routes. If I had even a 10th of his adventures I'd be an extremely fortunate guy.
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Outward Bound author of the Seinfeld Thread, who builds his own snowshoes
Troy, MT
USA
3140 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2006 : 3:22 PM
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sorry to sound like a noob, but who is he?
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Simpson quoting tree hunter and canyon rapping rockhound who longs for the return of his trapped Toyota
Salt Lake City, UT
USA
2268 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2006 : 3:37 PM
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Fred Beckey. If you peruse climbing guides from various parts of North America, you might come across his name in a place or two  |
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Tumbler Ridge, BC
Canada
1364 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2006 : 4:17 PM
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You know, Dru posted those images as a cautionary tale, but now I'm starting to consider this trip, too.
Of course, I'm scrambling to clear four days to go to Monkman Lake in May, so finding six months is right out of the picture, but it's fun to dream.
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Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
AKA
Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
13089 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2006 : 9:06 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Dru
Our journey starts in the Fraser Valley of course...
First you have to get through the local terrain to make it to the glaciers.
After floundering around in the bush for a while
And making some river crossings
You find an old logging road bringing you near treeline
Now you can see some glaciers off in the distance
You make it onto the glaciers a week later. A rope would be more handy than the shotgun.
You have to like glaciers, there are 2,000 km of them to go before you hit Alaska.
The valleys are deeper too. And they cut all the way through the range. Most inconsiderate of them.
You might try following the coast
But the Coast has its own problems.
The Interior side of the range is another possibility. It is drier
Sometimes too dry.
At least the locals are friendly!
In short,
"One suit will not survive a trip such as this" - Stanley Smith.
You might have to come up with an ingenious way of carrying your extra clothes.
If you don't cheat and fly to where you are going,
Some of the obstacles you have to deal with
Could leave you feeling rather worn out. Look at this guy. All he's done for the last 70 years is climb mountains and he still hasn't gotten to the other side.
Anyways,
Good luck
And
Don't forget the bug net!
Stylin post, Dru, you forgot the snowshoes 
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Poco
Canada
260 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2012 : 12:49 AM
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| Did anyone end up attempting/completing this trip. Just finished reading 'Into the Wild' (I'm aware of Krakauer's biases) and I'm itching to read a real life story/TR. |
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| Dru
Mountain Grammar Police
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Sardonic sandbagging scoundrel, Cascade Climbers lobotomized spraymeister, space blanket flyer, new millennium vulgarian betaboy and friend to all squids
Climbing, a mountain
Canada
∞ Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2012 : 09:01 AM
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| Adam Shih and grachman set out on this trip a few years ago and were never heard from again. |
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Poco
Canada
260 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2012 : 10:32 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Dru
Adam Shih and grachman set out on this trip a few years ago and were never heard from again.
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