Trip Ideas

Hiking

Hikes within weekend range of Vancouver :

• Howe Sound Crest trail
• Backside trail of the Chief
• Garibaldi lake and Black Tusk

Longer hikes :

• West Coast trail
• Stein valley
• South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park (Gun Creek and Spruce Lake Area)

Guide Books

103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia by Mary MacAree, David MacAree is an excellent guidebook for easy-moderate hiking in the area. The clubroom has two copies of this book (although one is of a very old edition).

Backcountry Skiing

A lot of backcountry skiing in the coast range revolves around going to huts. There are also a number of popular ski traverses near vancouver :

• Garibaldi Neve traverse usually takes 2-4 days.
• Spearhead traverse usually takes 2-5 days.

Rock Climbing

Climbing within weekend range of Vancouver revolves around Squamish. Beyond that, possible destinations are :

• Skaha outside of Penticton
• Leavenworth in Washington
• Smith Rock in Oregon
• Red Rocks just outside Las Vegas, Nevada
• Joshua Tree California.

Mountaineering

Sea to Sky Corridor

There's tons of worthwhile objectives in the Sea to Sky Corridor north of Squamish.

• Wedgemount Lake area
• Joffre group
• Sky Pilot
• Tantalus range

Fraser Valley

• Chilliwack valley
• Chehalis
• Anderson river
• Coquihalla

Washington State

• Mt. Baker
• Mt. Rainier