Description

This is a last-minute offering to hike up and down the BCMC Trail on Saturday morning to get us out of the house on a day with questionable weather.

I prefer hiking both up and down to taking the gondola down, but I will side with the majority if most people would prefer to take the gondola down. We will do everything together as a group (i.e., both ascend and descend as one group). This is meant to be a social hike, with no real focus on going fast, but I think that it would be reasonable to get up and down within about three hours.

This will be a good chance to meet prospective partners and talk about plans for the winter. I would like to carpool from Vancouver, if possible, but those in North Van (or elsewhere) can meet us separately at the trailhead.

Finally, I will be checking my email for sign-ups until ~9:00 PM, and I will check it again at 6:00 AM on Saturday. I would have done better to post this a day or two ago.

Required Equipment: hiking boots, warm clothing, food and water, and the ten essentials

Recommended Equipment: hiking polls, microspikes

Activity Hazards – MUST READ BEFORE REGISTERING

Participating in this activity involves many risks, dangers and hazards that could result in injury, death, paralysis, property damage, or loss to me or other third parties. These risks, dangers, and hazards may include, but are not limited to those listed below. Please review them carefully before registering.

• Terrain is uncontrolled, unmarked and not inspected, and may include: Cliffs; trees, forest deadfall, and tree stumps; rocks and boulders; variable and difficult walking terrain; impact or collision with other persons vehicles or objects; extreme variation in trails or terrain; encounters with domestic or wild animals; loss of balance or control; slips, trips and falls; becoming lost or separated from one’s group.
• Rockfall: Rockfall can be caused by natural forces, or by people travelling through the terrain (e.g. climbing/scrambling/hiking).
• Communication, rescue and medical treatment: Communication can be difficult and in the event of an accident rescue and treatment may not be available. Adverse weather may also delay the arrival of treatment and transport out of the field. If an injury occurs in challenging terrain, movement to an evacuation point may be slow.
• Personal injury includes: sprains; strains; shock; stress; cuts; abrasions; fractured or broken bones; impalement; loss of limbs; sunstroke; sunburn; dehydration; illness; soft tissue injuries; neck, head and brain injury; paralysis; psychological injury; other injury to the body.
• Other: changing weather conditions including but not limited to high winds, rain, lightning, forest fires; equipment failure; incomplete warnings or instructions; negligent first aid; negligence of other people, including trip coordinator and other guests.