Browse Reports By Period: 2022 RSS2022-10-05T05:50:00+0000As the alpine season is nearing its end, we took advantage of the sunny and relatively warm forecast to check out this classic peak that we had heard so many both encouraging and deterrent things about. The crew assembled with a good mix of experience, but even so we cautiously budgeted extra time. We scoped out the mamquam fsr in an effort to avoid paying steep gondola prices but construction work on a bridge quickly shut us down and we returned to the gondola. After the breathtaking gondola ride, we hiked around 2 hours to the planned camp site halfway between the end of the valley trail and the glacier that was surrounded by empty blueberry bushes. After dinner our eyes were glued to the sky which was full of stars that had us in awe and talking philosophically. At one point we witnessed a stream of perfectly spaced white orbs fly across the sky, which was very unsettling as we could not explain this phenomenon. We later found out it was the starlink satellite network but we still maintain it was an alien species here to make contact with earth. The following day we started up the mountain around 7:30 and soon arrived at the glacier which was bare of snow. The blue ice made for an interesting glacier crossing as we gained the ridge and continued on until the famed pink slab. When we arrived it looked manageable although as promised it is extremely exposed even if the climbing is easy. After some hesitation, some of us ascended without packs to set up a rope to belay the others and to haul up the packs we left behind. We then regrouped and followed the trail behind the giant rock pyramid and found the scrambling to be quite enjoyable, not hard enough to be scary but hard enough not to be boring. Less than an hour later we were standing on the summit trading high fives and enjoying the view. We were a little behind schedule at this point but the generous time buffers allowed us to enjoy some lunch and take photos before the descent. We made use of the bolts at the ... Read more

]]>2022-10-05T05:50:00+0000Two of us hiked up the F&F route in excellent conditions. The trip was cross posted on BCMC and ACC last minute to take advantage of the sudden change in weather. It was nice to finally get a sunny day before the end of June. Two of us decided to take the F&F route in order to avoid the crowds and enjoy the nice views available on this route. We followed the Grind trail until we reached the bridge, at which point we continued straight up the gully. As it was the first time we were doing this route this year, I regularly checked Strava to ensure we are on the right path. We encountered only two other hikers on the way up. After about an hour we reached the short but enjoyable scrambling section and right after that we were rewarded with magnificent views of Vancouver and  the ocean. There were some minor snow patches left in some sections but overall the trail conditions were good. Another 15-20 minutes of hiking in the tress got us to the chalet, at which point we took the sky ride to get back down. An enjoyable evening in very pleasant weather. By Afshin Ardalan

]]>2022-06-23T05:04:00+0000An uneventful run, we did a loop rather than returning the way we came. 

]]>2022-03-27T02:45:00+0000Nothing to note, an uneventful trail run on a Friday afternoon.

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