The Aspiring Hiker's Guide 2: Mountain Treks in British Columbia

Gerry Shea

Rocky Mountain Books Ltd, Aug 1, 2011 - Travel - 224 pages

This second volume in The Aspiring Hiker’s Guide series is meant to encourage beginner and intermediate hikers, backpackers and scramblers to explore British Columbia’s backcountry in and around the national parks of Mount Revelstoke, Glacier, Kootenay and Yoho, along with the provincial parks of Mount Assiniboine and Mount Robson, with confidence and excitement. Aspects of venturing into these areas are investigated, including advice on gear, clothing, food and equipment; procedures related to safety and etiquette; and considerations as to physical fitness and first aid.

Routes and trails are detailed with colour photographs and maps, GPS coordinates, elevation gain charts, distances, natural landmarks and tips on arriving at the destination safely. Best routes to summits are described in detail to prevent confusion and injury.

As well, the general histories of the trails, routes and naming conventions for some mountains add an element of understanding and intrigue about the experience of the First Peoples and early European explorers who set foot in these beautifully wild areas of western Canada.

Contents

• Introduction: 8
• Backcountry Management: 27
• Scrambling: 33
• B ackpacking Trips: 41
• Eva Lake Campground: 50
• fade Lakes Campground: 54
• Floe Lake Campground: 58
• Helmet Falls Campground: 62
• HelmetOclyrefunction Campground: 66
• TumblingOclyrefunction Campground 7o 9 Tumbling Creek Campground: 73
• IO Numa Creek Campground: 77
• Simpson River TrailSurprise Creek Campground: 80
• Verdant Creek Campground: 87
• Kinney Lake Campground: 94
• I4 Wlyitelyorn Campground: 98
• I5 Laugying Falls Campground: 103
• I6 Twin Falls Campground: 107
• I7 Little Yoyo Campground IIO I8 Yolyo Lake Campground: 114
• Scrambling Trips I19 1 flliliott Ridge: 119
• flvalanclye Crest Trail: 124
• Great Glacier Trail: 131
• Glacier Crest Trail: 132
• Perley Rock: 136
• Sir Donald Trail: 141
• Ybe Hermit: 145
• Copperstain Mountain: 149
• Mount Field: 155
• IO Paget Peak: 161
• Mount Burgess: 164
• Mount Niles: 169
• Mount Kerr: 173
• Mount Pollinger: 178
• I5 Narao Peak: 183
• I6 Mount Wlyymper: 188
• Acknowledgements: 201

About the author

Gerry Shea moved to Kamloops from Vancouver at the age of nine, which is when he became enchanted by the nearby hills. It was on a family vacation many years later that he discovered the mountains and began hiking and climbing in his spare time, gathering knowledge and experience that he has since used to help beginning hikers, scramblers and backpackers to trek safely. Gerry lives in Kamloops with his wife and children and he is the author of both The Aspiring Hiker's Guide 1: Mountain Treks in Alberta and The Aspiring Hiker's Guide 2: Mountain Treks in British Columbia.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Aspiring Hiker's Guide 2: Mountain Treks in British Columbia; Volume 2 of Aspiring hiker's guide
• Author: Gerry Shea
• Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd, 2011
• ISBN: 192685585X, 9781926855851
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Travel / Canada / Western Provinces (AB, BC)