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Beginner Friendly Mt. Gardner Dayhike · Saturday, October 18th, 2014

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Organized by: Tom Curran.

Start: Saturday, Oct. 18th, 7:00 am
Pre-trip meeting: Thursday, Oct. 16th, 6:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting location: VOC Clubroom MAP

Description:

It's always nice to sail away from the stresses of school and the city, so let's do that with a trip up Mt. Gardner. Mt. Gardner is the highest point of gorgeous Bowen Island, which is only a 20 minute ferry ride from Horseshoe Bay.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/colink/7518924252/

The hike should be straightforward and pretty simple, though starting at sea level means that the 719 m summit will take 719 m of us moving ourselves uphill, with 11km of hiking in total. More details about the hike can be found here.

Conveniently, the ferry terminal is reachable by transit from Vancouver, so students will be able to use their U-Passes to get there. The ferry crossing will cost $11.65, a small price to pay to be able to sing I'm On a Boat.

We'll likely catch the 9:05 am ferry from Horseshoe Bay, but we'll decide for sure at the pre-trip meeting.

If you have any questions, feel free to post on the message board thread for this trip.

Posted: 2014-10-09 11:39:30
Last modified: 2014-10-09 11:53:52