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Bagging North Shore Mountain peaks (maybe featuring Mount Harvey) [Updated 10/28] · Sunday, October 31st, 2021
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Start: Sunday, Oct. 31st, 7:00 am
End: Sunday, Oct. 31st, 7:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting: Friday, Oct. 29th, 7:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting location: zoom MAP
Description:
Update 10/28/21: after some more consideration I decided to restrict this hike to some safer trail sections on or around the Howe Sound Crest Trail since we will almost certainly face icy and snowy conditions on parts of the trail. Depending on the experience level of participants who will be present in the pre-trip meeting, we will either opt for summiting Mount Harvey (still potentially challenging under current conditions) or hike the Howe Sound Crest Trail between Cypress Mountain and the West Lion. Both options will offer great views of the Howe Sound and surrounding mountains, but under current conditions are not beginner-friendly! Please see the original trip description for expected skill level and gear.
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Update 10/27/21: given the current weather forecast for the weekend, I decided to move the trip to Sunday. It will be warmer on that day and the night before won't be frosty. In any case, this trip remains tentative in the sense that we will need to assess trail conditions on the day of the trip, and depending on these may need to cut the hike short. I will distribute more details on the planning of the trip via email.
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The base of the West Lion is most commonly reached via the route from Cypress Mountain via Unneccesary Mountain. I would like to access the West Lion by first summiting Mount Harvey (great views!) starting from the Lion's bay parking lot, and then follow the Howe Sound Crest trail along the ridge via David peak and James peak to the base of the West Lion. I don't plan to summit the latter as this seems unnecessary risky under current conditions. Beyond the West Lion there are two options to proceed:
- Route 1: directly descend back to Lion's Bay
- Route 2: continue the Howe Sound Crest trail to Saint Martin's Summit and then descend along the sunset trail to Sunset Bay.
- you have done hikes of comparable elevation gain in the past or have other good reasons to be confident that the amount of elevation gain should not be a problem for you
- are comfortable with the scrambling bit
- are used to hike in snowy conditions
Posted: 2021-10-24 20:34:26
Last modified: 2021-10-29 10:50:14