Geoff's Beginner Friendly Day Trip to Coliseum Mountain

Synopsis

Coliseum Mountain is a modest bump on the North Shore visible from much of Vancouver. The trail begins with an easy 6km hike starting in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park and continues up a moderately steep, marked trail to the summit. Snow shoes will probably be necessary to ensure everyone's sanity, but don't distress, the club has them for rent! With good weather we should have a great view of Vancouver and other north shore mountains. If the group is feeling strong and the conditions are good then we may continue on to the summit of Mt. Burwell (a neighboring peak) or even Cathedral.

Lynn Headwaters Regional Park describes the route as being 10h return to the summit of Colliseum, but they are very conservative with their times and it is usually much less. We will make sure we fill the day though!

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Skills Required

No technical skills are required. In fact no hiking experience is required either! Beginners are more than welcome.

• Should like the outdoors (or be prepared to tolerate it)
• Fitness or willingness to suffer

This trip is Beginner Friendly. This means that beginners to hiking/snowshoeing are more than welcome and others will help and wait for them. This does not mean the trip is necessarily easy or safe. Check out the VOC definition of Beginner Friendly here.

Gear Required

This is only a day trip so no overnight gear is required, however survival gear is always good to have in case we did have to stay the night (ie: space blanket, headlamp, garbage bag, toque, etc...)

Some important stuff I'll list below

• Sturdy, waterproof hiking boots (stiff)
• Raingear (always assume it's going to pour)
• Warm gear (it is winter after all)
• Food and water
• Layered hiking clothes
• Toque/gloves
• Headlamp
• Sunglasses
• Poles
• Snowshoes
• A day pack to put it all in

Snowshoes are available for rent from the club.

Trip Details

If you have a car sign up under the vehicle section below. While having drivers on the trip will make life a lot easier, it is not strictly necessary as there are also public transit options.

Make sure you pick up snowshoes from the clubroom the week before the trip if you don't have them. Gear hours are posted for Tuesday 12:30-1:30 and Wednesday 12:30-1:30. Check to be sure.

Sign-up

Max tentatively set at 15. Higher if a couple other experienced VOCers come along.

Sign up below with your name, a clever nickname, and your experience level

1. Geoff "Frostbite" Martin (lots of experience hiking and mountaineering, lack of common sense)
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Vehicle List

Sign up here if you have a vehicle, with the number of seats available and where you are leaving from.

Other Travel Options

The bus!