Archive:19Sept2009 Needle Peak

Beginner Friendly Trip to Needle Peak

The Plan

We will drive up to the trail head, which is just off the Coquihalla Highway, a few KM past the avalanche tunnel. We will follow the route described in "Scrambles in Southwest BC" to the Needle Peak summit. We should plan on being on the freeway leaving Vancouver by 7:00 am. This will give us lots of time to complete the hike, which should take 5-6 hours, round trip. We'll probably even get back to Vancouver in time to partake in your regularly scheduled Saturday night fun.

Who can come?

This is trip is open to everyone, but is perfect for you if you want to try some scrambling. The route is mainly hiking on a trail, but there's some nice scrambling up to the summit. This trip is beginner friendly, so don't worry if you've never done this before - we'll wait for you!

Dates

Trip: September 19 Early Saturday morning to Saturday evening.

UPDATE Pre-trip meeting: Thursday, September, 17 @ 6:00pm in the clubroom. Optional meeting, not required if you have your ride organized and you don't have any questions about the trip.

What should you bring

Clothes

• Non-cotton clothes. This is September on the coast, so it could be shorts and a t-shirt, it could be pants and a sweater. Check the weather before leaving.
• 1 warm thing to wear when we stop moving - a fleece or wool sweater is good
• rainjacket / pants (if it's supposed to rain. Otherwise, a softshell or windbreaker is best)
• toque (if it looks like the weather will be cool)
• hiking boots
• wool or synthetic socks

Miscellaneous

• sunscreen
• sunglasses
• camera
• bug net and/or repellent (if you're bugged by bugs)
• bearspray (optional - if we're a sizable group, it's unlikely bears will come near us)
• First aid supplies (optional - a few band-aids is never a bad idea)

Gear

• ski/trekking poles (not required, but some people like to use them to take the weight off their knees on the way down)
• small backpack to carry your food/water/sweater/etc in.

Food

• Lunch/snacks. For a hike this length, a sandwich, some trail mix/granola bars, and some fruit would be good.
• Water (You'll probably want 2-3 litres).

Sign up

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	This is the sign up and organization page for an old trip. It already happened on 19-9-2009. Please do not sign up for it.

Sign up for the trip here. No limit on participants.

1. Paul L
2. Matt Zieleman (If I can't get into glacier school.)
3. Mary Rider
4. Radhika Gupta
5. Chantelle Chan
6. Matt Osler
7. Karlijn Noest
8. Lisa Pittl
9. Rebecca Seifert
10. Anna Sobieniak
11. Ganna Vashchenko - waiting list; need a drive
12. Ayoe Buhl - New member!! I would like to get a ride with someone, please, thank you.
13. Simon Chow - New member, also need a ride.
14. Matt Hansell needs to bum a ride ...pleaseee
15. Marty Smoragiewicz- I have a car!!
16. Adrian Armstrong
17. Mathieu LeBlanc
18. Jon Rothwell
19. Mohammad M
20. Carolyn Grise- would love a ride if there is space!
21. Anette Heggoy- also a bit late, but would love to join!

Please indicate here if you have a car, where you are leaving from and how many people you can transport (not including yourself). If you need a ride, sign up in the space below someone's car

Paul, leaving from UBC, 4 spots

1. Mary Rider
2. Radhika Gupta
3. Chantelle Chan
4. Maria Karttunen

Zieleman, leaving from Langley, 4 spots Getting to Langley from UBC at an early hour may pose some problem. 41->skytrain->502. It's a long transit ride.

1. Karlijn Noest
2. Tyler Hawkins
3. Mathieu LeBlanc

Marty, leaving from UBC, 4 spots

1. Adrian Armstrong
2. Anna sobieniak
3. Ayoe Buhl
4. Simon Chow

Mohammad, leaving from UBC, 4 spots