The BCMC is a group of like-minded individuals who participate in outdoor activities. The club was established in 1907 and in September 2019 reached a new milestone of 1,300+ active member accounts. The club organizes mountaineering, rock climbing and back country skiing trips throughout the year. The BCMC holds monthly socials, offers courses to members and represents the interests of mountaineers and back country skiers in British Columbia.
BCMC Presentation October 14, 2025
By John Baldwin
Title: Coast Mountain High Routes
John will share photos and stories of the development of his new book Coast Mountain High Routes by John Baldwin. A guide to 46 summer high routes and alpine traverses in the Coast Mountains. These are the great skyline traverses - off-trail hikes through large remote mountainous regions, continuously in the alpine, and a bit like being on a summit for an entire trip. With elements of thru-hiking, backpacking and mountaineering, you carry your camp on your back, never retrace your steps, and travel over terrain that is always new.
The book describes routes varying from 3 days to 3 weeks and ranging from shorter trips in the Sea to Sky corridor to longer more remote trips in the high grasslands of the Chilcotin or above deep coastal inlets as far north as Bella Coola. All of the routes venture through wilderness regions.
Copies of Coast Mountain High Routes will be available for sale.
Bio
Local mountaineer and author, John Baldwin has been exploring the Coast Mountains of western British Columbia for over 50 years. His contributions to the mountain community are widely known and recognized, including authoring 6 books. You may know him from books such as "Exploring the Coast Mountains on Skis". He is an honourary member of the BCMC.
You’re welcome to visit John’s website in advance www.johnbaldwin.ca
Doors open at 7:00pm. Event starts at 7:30pm
This event is open to members & non-members.
Free admission.
