Spring/Summer 2020 Archives

Club Trips

Crossing Garibaldi Lake Wearing Sneakers

by Paul Adam June 17, 2020

As I’ve aged, my hobbies have become stranger and stranger. I have to admit that I have an obsession with[…]

Trails

Southwest BC Trails and Access Committee Report

by Alex Wallace - Co-Chair, FMCBC Southwest BC Trails and Access Committee June 17, 2020

Members of the Southwest BC Trails and Access Committee and other FMCBC members have worked on a range of issues[…]

FMCBC News

Auditing and Funding Trails in B.C. Parks

by Jay MacArthur - Alpine Club of Canada-Vancouver and FMCBC Board of Director June 17, 2020July 13, 2020

For the past five years, the Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC (FMCBC) and other groups have been lobbying the[…]

Recreation and Conservation

Southwest BC Recreation and Conservation Committee Report

by Monika Bittel - Committee Co-Chair, SW BC Recreation and Conservation Committee June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

Members of the Southwest BC Recreation and Conservation Committee and other FMCBC members have worked on a range of issues[…]

Mountain Matters

Improved summer access at Singing Pass will be music to hikers’ ears

by Jay MacArthur - Alpine Club of Canada-Vancouver and FMCBC Board of Director June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Hiking near Singing Pass provides magnificent views of the Fitzsimmons and Spearhead Mountain ranges and Cheakamus Glacier, especially in summertime[…]

Mountain Matters

‘Not all who wander are lost’ : How to Safely Install Trail Markers

by Alex Wallace - Co-Chair, FMCBC Southwest BC Trails and Access Committee June 16, 2020June 18, 2020

Your trail markers are in! But what is the best way to safely install trail markers that will not pose[…]

President's Message

President’s Message

by Dave Wharton - Valley Outdoor Association June 16, 2020June 15, 2020

It is already June (and 100+ days since the start of the Coronavirus). I have been waiting as late as[…]

Club Ramblings

An Insider Look: The Tragic Climb of Denali

by Ron Dart - ACC-Vancouver June 16, 2020June 15, 2020

An Interview of Jeffery Babcock by Ron Dart Alpine Club of Canada-Vancouver Jeffrey Babcock was on the ill fated and[…]

Club Ramblings

The Magic of Storytelling

by Christine Camilleri - Chilliwack Outdoor Club June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

One of the most active clubs in the Lower Mainland is the Chilliwack Outdoor Club. Sandwiched between Vancouver and Hope,[…]

Club Ramblings

“A Story Which Never Rings Hollow”

by Andrew Drouin - South Okanagan Trail Alliance June 16, 2020June 15, 2020

A recent stint of trail-maintenance by the South Okanagan Trail Alliance included hiring a professional faller to clear a number[…]

Some Good Reads

Book Review: Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide: The Alberta-BC Boundary Survey, 1918-1924

by Mike Nash - Caledonia Ramblers June 16, 2020June 15, 2020

Author: Jay Sherwood Published by Caitlin Press, Halfmoon Bay, BC, 2019 ‘Surveying the Great Divide: The Alberta/BC Boundary Survey, 1913-1917’[…]

Some Good Reads

Book Review: Popular Day Hikes Book Series

by Ron Dart - ACC-Vancouver June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Rocky Mountain Books: 2019 Searching for breathtaking hikes worth exploring Rocky Mountain Books recently published a superb series that highlights[…]