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Panorama Ridge/Garibaldi Lake
July 16-17, 2025 Distance : 35km (total over 2 days) Elevation gain : ~1900m I did an overnight trip to Garibaldi Lake, bagging Panorama...
Kaitlin
Jul 17, 20253 min read


Williams Peak
July 12, 2025 Distance : 17km Elevation gain : 1680m Time required: 10–11 hours round-trip Williams Peak is a very tall and beautiful...
Kaitlin
Jul 12, 20252 min read


Mount Amadis
June 30, 2025 Distance : 21.4km Elevation gain : 1652m Time required : 9-10 hours round-trip I kicked off my hiking season late this...
Kaitlin
Jun 30, 20252 min read


Elfin Lakes/Diamond Head/Opal Cone/Mamquam Lake
September 18-20, 2024 In 2022, I attempted to backpack to Mamquam Lake . It turned out to be quite the adventure and I never made it all...
Kaitlin
Sep 20, 20245 min read


Dilly Dally Loop
Sept 16, 2024 Distance : 23km round trip Elevation gain : 1561m Time required : 9-10 hours total Dilly Dally loop is a trail that...
Kaitlin
Sep 16, 20243 min read


Mount Webb
August 30, 2024 Distance : 21km round-trip Elevation gain : 1677m Time required : 9.5-10 hours total Mount Webb is a well-known peak in...
Kaitlin
Aug 30, 20243 min read


Beauty Peak
August 2, 2024 Distance : 18.7km round-trip Elevation gain : 1830m Time required: 9-10 hours total Beauty Peak is a lesser travelled...
Kaitlin
Aug 2, 20243 min read


Vicar Lake & Mount Bishop Ridgeline (via Mt Seymour)
July 25-27, 2024 Vicar Lake is a small lake located just below the mountain range that makes up the western border of Mount Seymour...
Kaitlin
Jul 25, 20247 min read


Widgeon Peak
July 5, 2024 Distance : 28.2km round-trip Elevation gain : 1760m Time required: 14-15 hours total Bagging Widgeon Peak was a big one!...
Kaitlin
Jul 5, 20243 min read


Goat Ridge
June 21, 2024 Distance : 11.5km round-trip Elevation gain : 1285m Time required : 9.5-10 hours total I was surprised to find that this...
Kaitlin
Jun 21, 20243 min read


Mount Nutt (North Peak)
May 10, 2024 Distance : 13.4km round-trip Elevation gain : 1397m Time required: 9-10 hours total Summiting the north peak of Mount Nutt...
Kaitlin
May 10, 20244 min read


Mount Coliseum & Burwell Mountain
September 21, 2023 Distance : 26km round-trip Elevation gain : 1471m Time required : 11-12 hours total Mount Coliseum and Burwell...
Kaitlin
Sep 21, 20232 min read


Howe Sound Crest Trail
September 7-8, 2024 Distance: 28-30km point to point Elevation gain: 2514m Time required: 2-3 days I have been wanting to do this trail...
Kaitlin
Sep 7, 20234 min read


Mount MacFarlane and Pierce Lakes
August 25, 2023 Distance : 18km round-trip Elevation gain : 1820m Time required: 8-9 hours total Mount MacFarlane (and Pierce Lakes...
Kaitlin
Aug 25, 20232 min read


Brandywine Mountain
August 11-12, 2023 Distance : 16km round-trip Elevation gain : 1464m Time required : 9-10 hours total I did an overnight backpacking trip...
Kaitlin
Aug 11, 20232 min read


Crown Mountain (via Hanes Valley)
August 4, 2023 Distance : 26.5km round-trip Elevation gain : 1300m Time required : 11-12 hours total There are two ways to get to Crown...
Kaitlin
Aug 4, 20232 min read


Mount Cheam and Lady Peak
June 30, 2023 Distance : 8.4km (Cheam), 6.9km (Lady Peak) round trip or 12km for both Elevation gain : 668m (Cheam) 752 (Lady Peak) Time...
Kaitlin
Jun 30, 20232 min read


Hector Ferguson Lake
June 2-3, 2023 Distance: 36km round-trip Elevation gain: 883m Time required: 14-15 hours total My adventure to reach Hector Ferguson Lake in Golden Ears Provincial Park was definitely one for the books. It was one of those journeys that would be described as type 2 fun. If you can call it 'fun' at all. This lake is a little known, little travelled destination in the more northern reaches of Golden Ears. It turns out its lack of popularity is for a good reason. The trail is al
Kaitlin
Jun 2, 20233 min read


Mount Nutt (South Peak)
May 26, 2023 Distance : 12km round-trip Elevation gain : 1185m Time required : 7.5-8 hours total Mount Nutt is one of the lesser known...
Kaitlin
May 26, 20232 min read


Munro Lake/Dennett Lake/Burke Mountain
Aug 31 - Sept 1, 2022 Total trip distance : 25km Total trip elevation gain : 1440m Pinecone Burke Provincial Park in Coquitlam is an...
Kaitlin
Aug 31, 20222 min read
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