BCMC - Mamquam Mountain

Trip Information

Name: Mamquam Mountain

Starts: Fri Jul 11, 2025 18:00

Return: Sat Jul 12, 2025 20:00

Registration opens: Mon Jul 07, 2025

Event category: Mountaineering

Difficulty grade: C3 [?]

For members only: No

Screening used: Yes

Max participants: 8

Organizer: Rayniery Grullón

Profile info:

rayniery

Trip Planning Questions

1) Describe your mountaineering experience in the last year.

2) Describe your glacier travel experience in the last year.

3) List your crevasse rescue and travel glacier equipment.

4) Do you have a rope for glacier travel? How long?

5) Can you carpool others? How many?

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Participant Information

Mamquam Mountain is a remote and dramatic peak in the southern Garibaldi Ranges, offering a true wilderness experience and astonishing views of the Mamquam Icefield, Garibaldi Ranges, and the Tantalus Range. We will start from the Watersprite trailhead, following a trail up the forest before crossing the Paranoid Creek, then cross the Mamquam Icefield and approach the summit via the southeast ridge.

Itinerary

Friday
- Meet at St Davids United Church at 6:00 pm for carpooling.
- Arrive at the Waterprite Lake trailhead around 8:00 pm and camp.
- Any SUV can make it to the trailhead.
Saturday
- Start hiking at 5:00 am sharp.
- Expect 12+ hours round-trip.

Requirements to Join

Glacier travel gear: harness and crevasse rescue equipment.
Crampons.
Helmet.
Ice axe.

Route Details

Trail: Mamquam Mountain via the southeast ridge.
Distance: 21 km.
Duration: 12-14 hours.
Elevation gain: 1800 m.
Difficulty: Difficult; suitable with people with some mountaineering experience, with long and demanding days.
Scrambling / Exposure: class 3 scramble with some exposure.

Meeting Details