Trip

DESCRIPTION:  Hiking and mountaineering trip in California – Oregon – Washington states.We will travel by car from south to north along Cascades Mountain range while gradually gaining altitude for acclimatization. After 3 days hiking in Yosemite (including the hike to summit Half Dome), we will attempt climbing Mount Shasta (4‎,322 m) if snow/ice routes (such as Avalanche route) will be available. An alternative plan in case there is not enough ice on Shasta is to climb Mt. Saint Helens. Last week of the trip we will climb Mt. Rainier (4,392 m); currently planning on Disappointment Cleaver route. The trip will include […]

Blind River, Iron Bridge, Ontario (6 hours north of Toronto)Departure will be Friday, Feb. 14 (after work); return on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. This is an ice climbing weekend in Algoma. There is normally lots of fantastic ice in the area, although conditions are lean to middling so far this year. There are multiple areas with multiple climbs between 20-50 metres high. The group will be staying at a cottage at the Mountain View Camp on Lake Duborne, and at a cottage at Birch Lodge on Granary Lake, 13-14 kilometres north of Blind River. There’s room for up to 14 […]