Event Category: Scramble

  • Depending on vehicles the elevation gain will be anywhere from 1400 to 1800m. The hike is steep; and according to Beckey the peak is “easy scrambling but with some exposure”.

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    Sky Pilot is a 4th to low 5th class mountaineering objective located off the sea-to-sky highway near Squamish. I’ve marked the weekend as it’s too early to know the weather, but this will likely take a single day. Which weekend day (Saturday or Sunday) can be decided a couple weeks before the attempt once we […]

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    Split Pk (approx 1709m) is the highest point on the gentle 1k ridge heading south from Alpen Mtn (and possibly 1-2m higher than Alpen). There are a couple of steepish sections (that can be avoided); so, an ice axe and crampons (not micro-spikes) are required. We can drive to at least 1000m, and this is […]

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      Blanchard peak is an impressive looking peak in Golden Ears park.  Unlike the park’s namesake, there’s no hiking route up.  The plan is ascend fly gully, then climb the peak (mostly a scramble, with 20m of 5.4), before descending over Alouette Mountain.  We will likely pitch out the 5.4 section See this trip report: […]

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    By far our most popular course and flagship program,  the ACC Vancouver Basic Mountaineering Course is intense and we are looking for dedicated volunteer Instructors and Leaders to help teach our students 😁 This is a great opportunity to spend two full weekends mentoring up and coming mountainneers. Weekend One: May 11-12 2024 Seymour Mountain […]