Any serious Hikers out there

Chewy · #1 (**permalink**) Sep 09, 05

Does any one own a pari of hiking shoes and a hiking bag
Do you Love MEC...???

I would like to plan a hike within the next few weeks or so... maybe this sunday if its nice enough.. or the weekend of the 24th..

any takers out there????

i am plannning at least a full day hike... 10-20km.... 6-8hr.. depends on which one we choose.. there are shit loads all over the place...

let me know if anyone is interested

ja_raul · #2 (**permalink**) Sep 09, 05

i once ate two mcdonalds breakfast meal then attempted the grouse grind, needless to say, i didnt go non stop, in fact, i stopped 2/3 of the way up to vomit up a nice yellowish substance that im assuming were the eggs of the meal. so, lesson of the day is: dont hike on a stomach full of mcdonalds, oh, and go with someone that will stay with you when you say you feel like throwing up

mapleleaf4ever · #3 (**permalink**) Sep 09, 05

I'm interested Darren. Haven't gone on a good Hike since I was in Cadets.

Let me know some of the details. :)

Chewy · #4 (**permalink**) Sep 09, 05

welll...... this sunday looks like decent weather... not hot.. not cold...... clouds and sun.......

i was thinking of going to deeks lake just outside of horseshoe bay.. or if your reall up for a challenge we could go all out and try to hike the lions or at least most of the way

the weekend of the 24th is open for me to..

penguinabc123 · #5 (**permalink**) Sep 09, 05

can i be a serious hiker??
'yo, how many peaks have ya bagged son??' *use roid monkey voice*
there, now im serious lol

AGROculture · #6 (**permalink**) Sep 09, 05

I've climbed about 50 peaks in BC, many of them I've climbed multiple times
I'll message ya next time me and the CV crew get up in the mountains

Lots of pics throughout the pages

http://www.clubvibes.com/forum/topic...opic_id=361013

onefour · #7 (**permalink**) Sep 09, 05

Quote:

Originally Posted by AGROculture

I've climbed about 50 peaks in BC, many of them I've climbed multiple times
I'll message ya next time me and the CV crew get up in the mountains

Lots of pics throughout the pages

http://www.clubvibes.com/forum/topic...opic_id=361013

wow some of those places look dope, i wanna go hiking in nice spots so bad, and smoke a doobie once i reach teh top :D

Chewy · #8 (**permalink**) Sep 10, 05

Quote:

Originally Posted by AGROculture

I've climbed about 50 peaks in BC, many of them I've climbed multiple times
I'll message ya next time me and the CV crew get up in the mountains

Lots of pics throughout the pages

http://www.clubvibes.com/forum/topic...opic_id=361013

i couldnt open the link... but have you ever been to deeks lake?

AGROculture · #9 (**permalink**) Sep 10, 05

yup and climbed Deeks Peak!

Chewy · #10 (**permalink**) Sep 10, 05

what about....gone to deeks lake.. kept going to bruinswick lake.. up to magnesia meadows and then to the lions and down through lions bay.....

Chewy · #11 (**permalink**) Sep 10, 05

someone come hiking on sunday.. it will be the best of times

AGROculture · #12 (**permalink**) Sep 10, 05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chewy

what about....gone to deeks lake.. kept going to bruinswick lake.. up to magnesia meadows and then to the lions and down through lions bay.....

Nope but I climbeed Brunswick and The Lions
2 of my favorite hikes I may add

I'd go with ya one day
Sundays out of the question for me though!

Chewy · #13 (**permalink**) Sep 10, 05

sweet... me and maplenuts are planning on going the 24th which is a sat.. or the 25th , whatever works for everyone. weather permitting

Bruinswick lake is so nice.. i never seen water so blue around here before...

Have you been to the peak of the lions.. I heard your not supposed to hike to the very top?

AGROculture · #14 (**permalink**) Sep 10, 05

You can hike to the top of The West Lion it's a class 3 climb
Which means "Rope up for Begginers". It's very easy to climb, I did it without a rope and I'm not a rock climber, you just gotta make sure you don't fall......or die! haha

But seriously it's pretty easy, except for one scarey party, not difficult just exposed and you feel very high up

The East Lion you need more technical skill to climb and have to use ropes etc
I've never been up. There's a class 3 bush route you can take but I heard it's nasty, exposed and you need to rely on roots and branches some of the time.....sketchy!

Before climbing the West Lion I suggest climbing Crown Mountain
(Climb the Grouse Grind, to Goat Ridge, down the Valley then back up to the peak of Crown)
It's a class 2 which means "a scramble" you gotta use your hands but a child can do it
Brunswick Peak is also a Class 2

I don't know why that link above isn't working for you but try and get it opened lots of pics of Crown Mtn, Brunswick, The Lions etc

This summer I got out to Garibaldi Lake and Black Tusk (for the 10th+ time haha) I love it up there, you been there?

thechix0r · #15 (**permalink**) Sep 10, 05

Hiking would be awesome... I haven't gone for a good hike in LONG LONG TIME, although I don't have any hiking boots, I suppose I could just use some good runners. The week of the 24th sounds like a good time, keep this thread posted on the upcoming details :D I live on the North Shore, so it would be sweet hiking around where I live if you're still thinking of going to Horseshoe bay?

Chewy · #16 (**permalink**) Sep 10, 05

unfortunately i havnt been many places... no body to go with... so when ever you go out on these trecks let me know...

and i consider myself a good climber , i am always able to find away when no one else can.. lol

thechix0r · #17 (**permalink**) Sep 10, 05

yeah, we could go sometime :D

Ree Fresh · #18 (**permalink**) Sep 11, 05

Hey chewy! I use to really be in all the out door'sy stuff back in high school like hiking/canoing/kyaking/alpine sking/snowshoing with backpacks bigger than me and a good 20-40 km over night trips. Im probly not in as good condition as before, but I sure have the drive to try it again as id love to get back into it more.

Ive done the grouse grind a quite a few times over the years. Garibaldi lake is absolutly gourgouse at this time of the year (right by squamish). I believe its about a 9 km hike straight up to the lake. If you want to go more there are a tone of other trails to keep trecking such as Black Tusk and glaciers I remember bum sliding down LOL Otherwise im down wtih trying what ever else :)

Im cool going any saturday or sunday.

PS: my MEC card expired :(

Chewy · #19 (**permalink**) Sep 11, 05

why didnt you tell me this a few days ago .. iwould have rather gone hiking today then to the redroom last night

dj_soo · #20 (**permalink**) Sep 11, 05

I know a friend who hiked the West Coast Trail by himself. Took him about a week.

I haven't done a serious, multi-day camping hike in a number of years...

Ree Fresh · #21 (**permalink**) Sep 11, 05

^ That reminds me when my grade 11 class tryed the Juan da Fuca trail... after 5 days we gave in and refused to go any further. So we stayed an extra night at our last spot and sun taned the whole day LOL. But yeah I can imagine those trails are brutal! Mud up to our knees, harsh blisters, bruses, scratches, sleeping on hard pebble beaches, cleaning mud off in glacire rivers, daring over slipry log bridges over crazy rapid rivers with no rope... oh and the up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down for like 12 kms a day. Oh and then the school work on top of it... good times over all I guess.

chewy: sorry, just foudn this post today :(