_modzzz_articles_page_title_browse_letter RSS2021-10-04T18:31:00+0000On October 3rd, Doreen, Alec and Grazyna, we went to the top of Mt Strachan.  Although the last three days were without major rain in the forecast, the trail (plants, rocks, roots) was very wet.  There was a note attached on a tree on the Hound Sound Crest Trail, just before Christmas Gully, explaining how to access Gully part of the trail.  The Christmas Gully trail was very well marked (big orange dots each couple of meters on the rocks, and orange ribbons).  We haven't had any views due to the fog.  Because I am a slow hiker and we hiked in the group, we completed the trail in 6 hours. 

]]>2021-10-04T18:31:00+0000Awesome day with awesome conditions with Majid Valad. Everything went as planned with a 7 am start from base with hike through 1st pump, 2nd pump and then Mt Seymour summit   Back at vehicle for 1pm with lots some good breaks for lunch and photos :)   David LeBlanc

]]>2019-12-16T15:50:00+0000Great night out, arrived at the hut in the dark on Friday night just before the downpour really started. Hut was great and lots of space for the four of us. The next day, scrambled along some ridges before hiking down. Met up with four other BCMC members who were spending Saturday at the hut. Walking track in well-marked and easy enough to access the hut. 

]]>2019-07-29T17:21:00+0000TRIP REPORT – RAINIER VIA EMMONS21-22 JULY The initial trip idea was to do Emmons-Winthrop route as seemed to me more interesting than the Disappointment Cleaver route while still keeping it moderate but recent updates from the climbing rangers speaking of several climbers falling into crevasses, disappearing snow bridges, almost no parties summiting on the previous two weeks and the possibility of the route shutting due to more open crevasses/schrunds made us decide on the planning forum to do the DC route instead; the approach to first camp –Muir- is much shorter and so is the elevation gained on both days, plus the route is being maintained by commercial guides with ladders and fixed ropes. We met at the Paradise Valley center at the Rangers office, they opened the office at 7am we got there at 6am and found already a group bivying at the door. 2nd on the line but with most permits already gone would be tight, the guys in front of us get it, the ranger says that we can camp in Muir icefield ,right before the normal camp, we say yes, he looks again to book it and boooom gone (as there 5 ranger offices maybe someone booked in those 3 seconds?) DC route is off the list. We saw a few people going without permits but apart from being very poor form and illegal means that you are making already a busy climb busier and more dangerous for everyone. We could wait until 10am to see if there are no-show permits but not very likely and if that failed would be too late to do anything.   The ranger gives us the speech about why we cannot climb DC (conservation, overcrowding…)and ask any alternative plans? Mummm well Emmons via Schurman? Looks and yes enough permits for the 5 of us, warns us about the late season conditions but seems quite positive and says that most people turning are inexperienced, the route definitely goes to the top without major hazards and reassures us that if we have prepared for that route should be solid although tight on time…its already 7am we have t... Read more

]]>2018-07-30T18:37:00+0000Please see below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jTm3UUtct9z3cDAMwc-nUz2G6W3zLCADtRRNlokPJ8s/edit?usp=drivesd Konstantinos

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