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burnaby, bc
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Posted - 04/16/2012 : 12:04 PM
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Would anyone be interested in day hiking (A2 to B2) for over 50's on the weekends?
Hi Everyone. Thanks for your responses. I will be posting either an A or B hike within the
next few weeks. Flowering Brook suggested Campbell Lake in the Harrison Area. If you have any other ideas for hikes, let me know. Looking forward to hearing from you.
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Edited by - Meadowrue on 04/17/2012 10:28 PM
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Popkum, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/16/2012 : 5:40 PM
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| Hi Meadowrue, excuse my ignorance but what does A2 to B2 mean? I've hiked a lot of mountains and have done some scrambling. |
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burnaby, bc
Canada
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Posted - 04/16/2012 : 7:32 PM
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Hi,
For your interest, an example of an A2 hike in the Chilliwack area would be Teapot and Elk Mountain would be classified aa B2 hike. Any replies would greatly appreciated as I am trying to see if there is much interest out there.
Cheers,
Meadowrue |
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Popkum, BC
Canada
5887 Posts |
Posted - 04/16/2012 : 7:54 PM
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Originally posted by Meadowrue
Hi,
For your interest, an example of an A2 hike in the Chilliwack area would be Teapot and Elk Mountain would be classified aa B2 hike. Any replies would greatly appreciated as I am trying to see if there is much interest out there.
Cheers,
Meadowrue
Thanks Meadowru :) I've only just joined the Chwk Hiking Club and wasn't familiar with the terms. If you want to do something out here in the next three weeks shoot me a mail and I'll take you up Campbell Lake Trail, a good workout! |
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Surrey, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 04/17/2012 : 12:23 AM
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You might even find some over 60's who are still out there every weekend and would like to join you. Keep me posted.
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double-double seeking, snow-chasing, short-cutting, vertical feet collector
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Posted - 04/17/2012 : 02:17 AM
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Originally posted by Flowing-Brook
Hi Meadowrue, excuse my ignorance but what does A2 to B2 mean? I've hiked a lot of mountains and have done some scrambling.
Hi Flowing Brook, here is a link that explains trip grades. Basically this person wants hikes that are up to 8 hours in length, with moderate difficulty. The link below provides popular BC and WA trail name examples inside the {(A,B),(1,2)} grade space.
http://bcmc.ca/schedule/grading.asp |
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Abbotsford, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/17/2012 : 11:11 AM
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Originally posted by RollingR
You might even find some over 60's ....
.... how about over 70?
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Burnaby, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/17/2012 : 11:45 AM
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| I'm afraid I'm going to have to see all your IDs, since none of you look at all old enough. |
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Ladner
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Posted - 04/17/2012 : 5:35 PM
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I would be interested...keep me posted.
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Popkum, BC
Canada
5887 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2012 : 8:04 PM
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Originally posted by seawallrunner
Hi Flowing Brook, here is a link that explains trip grades. Basically this person wants hikes that are up to 8 hours in length, with moderate difficulty. The link below provides popular BC and WA trail name examples inside the {(A,B),(1,2)} grade space.
http://bcmc.ca/schedule/grading.asp
Thanks seawall, I love everything but am able to do B2 B3.
See Meadpwrue, there's lots of us over 50's who just love to hike .
Happy trails,
Lynn
p.s. thanks tu, you're so sweet! |
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Posted - 04/24/2012 : 06:39 AM
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Looks like every organization has its own rating system and the criteria they use are never quite the same. For example, this one seems to make no mention of distance or elevation, factors that are very important for most people.
The basic ones start at 'easy', 'moderate' and 'difficult', and the complexity goes up from there. Of course difficulty is pretty subjective, too. One person's 'beginners may use a rope' might be another's 'Dear God, what have I got myself into!'.
For example, the Outdoor Council of Canada uses one based on danger, not difficulty, but they are more concerned about risk to clients than how gung-ho people are. Most clubs have few such concerns, since their liability is quite limited. One outdoor club I worked with operated on the stated premise that 'No volunteer has every been successfully sued for injuries or deaths on a hiking event.'. |
Edited by - peter1955 on 04/24/2012 06:47 AM |
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Hiking for over 50's
