May 23, 2020 Out of the three Needles north of the Lynn Peak ridge line on the North Shore Mountains, the South Needle is the[…]
Armchair Traverse – Mount Cook to Mount Weart
A Pie to Sky Adventure June 30, 2019 In early summer, Caroline J. and I scrambled the Armchair Traverse, which consists of the ridgeline between[…]
The Sunshine Coast Trail
May 21-23 2016 Up until recently, the Sunshine Coast Trail has stayed under the radar. The trail has existed since 1992 when a small group of[…]
Pinecone Lake Circumnavigation
Oct 3-4 2015 This trip report is way way overdue, I’m posting these photos and trip report, only 13 months later. This trip was with[…]
Coquihalla Mountain Traverse
Alpenglow over Jim Kelly Peak (centre) and Coquihalla Mountain (right), as seen from Needle Peak on a February morning. In October, I made two trips[…]
Meslilloet Mountain
After a long dry summer, the week leading up to the long weekend left a foot of snow in the high mountains, above 2000m. Tyler[…]
Lizzie Lake Road
Just east of Pemberton, the Lizzie Lake region is an extensive alpine collection of lakes, meadows and gentle summits, suitable for hiking and ski touring.[…]
Owl-Tenquille Traverse
The Owl-Tenquille traverse is a two to four day alpine backpacking trip, traversing forest, lakes, and alpine meadows north of Pemberton. Recently in August,[…]
Castle Towers Mountain
Castle Towers Mountain is a pretty cool peak at the far end of Garibaldi Lake. The most impressive view is from Whistler, where you can[…]
Stein Valley Traverse – Lizzie to Blowdown
I’ve always wanted to check out the Stein Valley, a vast wilderness east of Pemberton. Most of the traffic these days are on the east[…]