Summit fever in July’s heatwave cross Elk River on the fallen cedar climb over balsam blowdown to gain the ridge[…]
New FMCBC Member Club – Pacific Northwest Outdoor Association
Welcome to new FMCBC Member Club Pacific Northwest Outdoor Association. PNWOA is based in Surrey, BC and their goal is[…]
Triple grizzly bear encounter in Jasper National Park
Looking ahead to this year’s mountain hiking season, I am reminded of a remarkable bear encounter that I had while[…]
Crystal Falls Trail Access Issue
The Crystal Falls trail in the City of Coquitlam follows the east side of the Coquitlam River to a small[…]
FMCBC Director Jay MacArthur wins Tim Jones Award
A true North Vancouver outdoorsman wins Tim Jones Award Congratulations to FMCBC Director and longtime supporter, Jay MacArthur, on winning[…]
Backcountry Campgrounds
One issue we were discussing at a Recreation and Conservation Committee meeting a couple of years ago was the impacts[…]
Trails Update
BC Trail Tracker Most of my efforts for the Federation have been put into developing the BC Trail Tracker over[…]
SWBC Recreation & Conservation Committee Report
The SWBC Recreation and Conservation Committee, FMCBC clubs and members have worked on a range of issues over the past[…]
Looking for a Home – FMCBC Archival Project
At the 2017 AGM in Penticton Brian Wood stood up and said that the FMCBC had a large number of[…]
Member Club Grant: Door handles for Brew and Harrison Huts
Over the years I poured over maps of BC and wondered about visiting the Meager Creek area. The massive landslide[…]
President’s Message Spring/Summer 2022
Despite it being the coldest Spring on record in BC, it is nice to see the longer evenings and to[…]
Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World By Andrea Pitzer
Familiar as I thought I was with the history of arctic exploration, I had missed one of the most important[…]
Paradise Won: The Struggle to Create Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve By Elizabeth May 2nd Ed
A few years ago I had a lingering breakfast with the Honorable John Fraser in Whistler. We talked about the[…]
Destination Hikes: In and Around SouthWestern British Columbia By Stephen Hui
I have before me a few first edition books (collector’s items I assume) that were pioneering guide books in their[…]
Imaginary Peaks: The Riesenstein Hoax and Other Mountain Dreams By Katie Ives
Imaginary Peaks is a rich and diverse work that quickly draws the reader into a labyrinth of ideas about[…]