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Montreal, QC
Canada
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Posted - 05/22/2012 : 9:48 PM
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Hey guys,
My and my boyfriend have planned a trip to BC from June 12th to 19th. We are planning 2 to 3 1-day climbing trips and would like to know where you could recommend! We are both very fit people some with hiking experience. We are both comfortable with scrambling and wondering if anyone has recently climbed any good trails.
I know that there may be some lingering snow which is ok, but we do not want to do any ice climbing. Please let ,e know what you can reccomend as we'd love to explore the mountains!!
Thanks!
Kathryn |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
877 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2012 : 10:23 PM
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Where in BC?
What type of hiking / scrambling / climbing are you looking for? (ex peak bagging, technical rock, long climbs, etc).
Will you have a car? Do you plan to camp?
There is a bit more than "lingering snow" at present - about 10-20 feet above treeline. i doubt the alpine meadows will be snow free by mid-June. But the Squamish rock climbing will be prime. Skaha and Marble canyon will also be ideal for technical rock climbing. Mountaineering will be better in July/August. |
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Montreal, QC
Canada
8 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2012 : 08:23 AM
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Yes we will have a car. Probably a 4x4. We do not want to camp so we are looking for 1 day trips... Long climbs with some scrambling.. I recently saw that someone climbed Brunswick mountain and it looked pretty nice..
I will follow your reccomendation of going in the Squamish area!
Thanks for the reply! |
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Vancouver
113 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2012 : 08:45 AM
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Get Matt Gunn's book "Scrambles in Southwest British Columbia". Pick any trip in the book and you will be pretty happy. You won't go wrong with it if you are in the Vancouver area.
http://cairnpublishing.com/guidebooks/scrambles.htm |
Edited by - btrenholme on 05/23/2012 08:47 AM |
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Montreal, QC
Canada
8 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2012 : 09:07 AM
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| Yup I have the book! He refered me to this website to check for trail conditions |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
877 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2012 : 09:37 AM
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The snowline is about 1100 meters (depending on aspect). The bugs are not out yet. The bears are, but I haven't heard of any problems yet. Creeks are high but not raging (changes hourly though). Bring sunscreen, gaiters, ice axe and crampons.
If you haven't hiked here before, the Coast Mountains are nothing like Quebec. |
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Montreal, QC
Canada
8 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2012 : 09:41 AM
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| I have not even hiked in Quebec lol most of my experience is in Vermont and New York |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
877 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2012 : 09:57 AM
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| BC is a bit different - way steeper and much heavier bush. Stay on the trails wherever possible. If you lose the trail, spend time trying to find it again rather than trying to bash your way out. And in BC, there is no such thing as a shortcut. |
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Brentwood Bay, BC
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Posted - 05/23/2012 : 10:46 AM
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You might want to pick up a copy of the Backroads Mapbooks for whatever area you are going to visit... it can come in handy for picking camping, hiking, places to see etc.
If you're only going to the lower mainland (near Vancouver) you'll want the Vancouver, Coast & Mountains edition. |
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