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* [[Backside Trail of the Chief]] | * [[Backside Trail of the Chief]] | ||
* [[Needle Peak]] | * [[Needle Peak]] | ||
* [[Mount Seymour]] | * [[Mount Seymour / Mount Elsay]] | ||
* [[West Lion]] | * [[West Lion]] | ||
* [[Golden Ears]] | * [[Golden Ears]] | ||
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* [[Mount Harvey]] | * [[Mount Harvey]] | ||
* [[Williams Peak]] | * [[Williams Peak]] | ||
* [[Rainbow Mountain]] | |||
* [[Mt. Rohr]] | |||
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* [[Howe Sound Crest Trail]] | * [[Howe Sound Crest Trail]] | ||
* [[Garibaldi Lake and Black Tusk]] | * [[Garibaldi Lake and Black Tusk]] | ||
* [[Manning Park | * [[Three Borthers Mtn]] ''(Manning Park)'' | ||
* [[Russet Lake]] | * [[Russet Lake]] | ||
* [[Salal Creek and Athelney Pass]] | |||
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* [[West Coast Trail]] | * [[West Coast Trail]] | ||
* [[Stein Valley]] | * [[Stein Valley]] | ||
* [[South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park]] (Gun Creek and Spruce Lake Area) | * [[South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park]] ''(Gun Creek and Spruce Lake Area)'' | ||
* [[Indian Arm Loop Trail]] | * [[Indian Arm Loop Trail]] | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 27 May 2004
Guidebooks
See the guidebooks page.
Hiking
Daytrips from Vancouver:
- Backside Trail of the Chief
- Needle Peak
- Mount Seymour / Mount Elsay
- West Lion
- Golden Ears
- Mount Brunswick
- Mount Harvey
- Williams Peak
- Rainbow Mountain
- Mt. Rohr
Weekend trips from Vancouver :
- Howe Sound Crest Trail
- Garibaldi Lake and Black Tusk
- Three Borthers Mtn (Manning Park)
- Russet Lake
- Salal Creek and Athelney Pass
Longer hikes :
- West Coast Trail
- Stein Valley
- South Chilcotin Mountains Provincial Park (Gun Creek and Spruce Lake Area)
- Indian Arm Loop Trail
Backcountry Skiing
Some good areas for daytrips:
- Diamond Head
- Mount Sproat near Whistler
- Mount Rohr 1 or 2 days
- Cayoosh Mountain 1 or 2 days
- Needle Peak 1 or 2 days
- Zoa Peak
Good weekend trips:
A lot of backcountry skiing in the coast range revolves around going to huts. Some good huts to visit for backcountry skiing are:
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.
Trips to and traverses of big icefields are usually reserved for the spring, but sometimes undertaken mid winter. The following have been done by club members in recent years.
- Pemberton Icefield 1 week
- Waddington Icefield 2-3 weeks
- Lillooet Icefield 2 weeks
- Monarch Icefield 2 weeks
- Misty Icefield
Rock Climbing
Climbing within weekend range of Vancouver revolves around Squamish. Beyond that, possible destinations are :
- Skaha outside of Penticton
- Leavenworth in Washington
- Frenchman's Coulee in Washington
- Smith Rock in Oregon
- Red Rocks just outside Las Vegas, Nevada
- Joshua Tree California.
- Canadian Rockies
Mountaineering and Alpine Climbing
Sea to Sky Corridor
There's tons of worthwhile objectives in the Sea to Sky Corridor north of Squamish.
Fraser Valley
Washington State
Other
On Campus
If you can get your fix through a brief stint climbing on anthropogenic surfaces...