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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:
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

  • Time: Friday 6:00 pm
  • Location: St David's United Church for carpooling.
  • Carpooling fee: $30 for up to two passengers, and $21 for 3+ passengers.
  • Driving notes: the Mamquam FSR is 2WD accessible with any SUV.

What to Bring

  • Listed required gear above.
  • Ten essentials.
  • Layered clothing.
  • Gloves for snow.
  • Water: at leat 2 liters.
  • Food and snacks.
  • Poles: optional.

 

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