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Test your knees on the Zupjok-Llama-Alpaca Traverse [Beginner-ish Friendly] (SIGNUPS OPEN) · Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
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Start: Wednesday, Aug. 16th, 6:00 am
End: Wednesday, Aug. 16th, 9:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting: Monday, Aug. 14th, 6:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting location: zoom/email
Description:
Edit: I'm dumb and forgot to extend the signup dates after postponing the trip. I've fixed it now. If you miss the pre-trip because of this please email, if there is any space left (or especially if you are a driver!) you can still join
UPDATE: This trip has been postponed from 8/9 to 8/16 due to weather
I've just started hiking again after getting knee surgery 2 months ago, and I figured I'd take advantage of my mandatory break from 4th class gnar to lead a more moderate VOC trip.
The Zupjok-Llama-Alpaca traverse is a pleasant ridge walk located in the Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area. After a steep forest grunt to gain the ridge, you will be rewarded with 6 km of of continuous rolling alpine terrain with pleasant views of the other Coquihalla peaks to the East and the Anderson River Group to the West.
Here is a picture of the typical terrain, taken from this useful trip report that I recommend reading: https://besthikesbc.ca/zupjok-llama-alpaca-peak/
Stats:
Distance: 20 km
Elevation Gain: 1300 m
Technical Difficulty: Off-trail hiking on alpine meadows and low angle slabs
Driving Distance: 2.5 hrs each way
This would be a good hike for anyone with moderate fitness, and does not have any exposed sections. I welcome people with less experience in this environment. It could be a good first off-trail excursion, but it should not be your first hike. It will be a long day with all the driving so it is important to have the baseline fitness for the statistics so we don't end up out in the dark. I will probaly keep the trip size to a maximum of 2 vehicles. This is a midweek trip because that works best with my work schedule and minimizes crowds, but I could also run it on Saturday the 19th if absolutely no one is able to go on a Wednesday. If you cannot go Wednesday but would like to go on Saturday, please sign up as interested and indicate that. Organization will be done primarily by email, the pre-trip will be short and flexible.
Posted: 2023-08-02 12:50:29
Last modified: 2023-08-14 10:11:37