Archive:Mt Price 2009
Beginner Friendly Trip to Mt Price
July 18st - 19rd, 2009
Pre-trip meeting
July 15th at Spanish Banks beach (at the end of Tolmie St) at 7:30pm (locaton will change if it is raining)
FAQ
What is it?
A beginner friendly trip to Mt. Price. We will hike up to Battleship Island campground on Garibaldi Lake on Saturday and attack the summit on Sunday morning, from where you can get good views of Table Mountain (where you can dream that maybe one day you can climb it...). Mt Price is a dormant volcano on the west side of Garibaldi lake. If there is interest I might point out some local flora and yummy (or not so yummy) edible wilds.
When is it?
It will be held on Saturday July 18th and 19th. We will drive up Saturday morning and leave Sunday evening.
Is it for me/you?
It is an easy scramble to the top of Mount Price and the trek to Battleship Island campground is not difficult, so as long as you are keen you should be able to make it up. The whole trip can be done in one day and we will give it two days to make it nice and easy.
Drive
Details to follow, as usual it is off of highway 99
Approach
Follow the Barrier trail to Garibaldi lake then south toward Mt Price, climb the NW ridge to the col between Clinker and Price.
Camping spot
We will camp at Battleship Island campground.
What to Bring
Clothes
- 1 set of non-cotton clothes
- 1 additional warm thing (fleece / down jacket)
- rainjacket / pants (if it is supposed to rain. Otherwise a nice light breathable softshell would be better)
- toque
- gloves (light pair)
- boots (make sure they don't eat you feet)
- sun hat
- gaiters (not required, but there might be snow on some parts of the trail)
Shelter
- sleeping bag (a summer bag is probably good, depending how warm you think you sleep)
- sleeping pad
- maybe tent (only one needed per tent group)
Miscellaneous
- Sunscreen
- Headlamp
- lip balm
- sunglasses
- camera
- bug net and/or bug juice
- Toilet Paper
- Toothbrush
- Lighter
- Bearspray (optional - with such a large, probably noisy, group I'd be highly surprised if any self-respecting bear would go anywhere near us)
- First aid supplies (this can be a group iteme, Meghan will have her small first aid kit with her)
Gear
- ski/trekking poles (poles are highly awesome for hiking, specially if your knees hurt going down hill)
Food
- stove + pot + fuel + lighter (only one needed per food group)
- Plastic thing to eat out of (old yogurt container? Or something fancier)
- spoon
- Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch
- Water (ability to carry 2 - 3L, depending on your size).
- Water purifier drops and/or filter (others might share this with you too)
Luxury (optional)
- songbook
- 1 pair extra socks
- sandals for camp
- tin whistle / recorder / Ukulele/ other musical device
- Alcohol
- Plant id book
- ?
Additional Info
Club Tread TR,
BCMC TR on Club Tread
Sign-up
(Max 20 people please)
- Note pre-trip meeting on July 15th
- Meghan S. Anderson
- Elsa Kamerling (maybe)
- Alireza Sharif (maybe)
- Lisa Pittl
- Chantelle Chan
- Jessica Dorzinsky
- Armin Mahmoudi
- Enrique Sandoval
- Maria Athie
- Jean-Francois Caron
- Juan Solorzano
- Roland Burton
- Doris Leong
Rides
Please write down your name, approximate area of departure, # of seats, approximate time of departure and return.
Note: Trip depends on drivers since I don't have a car myself.
Cars
Try and pick cars close to where you live, if possible. It's up to the passengers to contact the drivers to discuss pickup time and place.
Sturdy Trooper, leaving from UBC, East Van, etc. Want to start early to beat all the other campers to a tent spot.
- Roland
- Doris
- Jean-Francois Caron
Food and tent groups
The easiest thing is for people in the same car to sort out food and tent groups.
Food Group # 1 (Veggie Might)
- Meghan