Lectures Beyond Mountains
Thursday, October 15, 2026 · Hope, British Columbia · Trip report by Harpreet Sandhu Serpent’s Back Peak in Hope was our unplanned finish to a day that began with Three Brothers in mind. A closed gate on upper Blackwall Road sent us back from Manning Park, looking for somewhere to spend the afternoon. We found … Read more
On August 9, 2026, three of us headed into the Coquihalla area with a fairly ambitious plan: climb Jim Kelly Peak, Coquihalla Mountain and Illal Mountain in the same day. We started at approximately 7:00 a.m. and did not see another person on the mountain for the entire trip. By the time the day was … Read more
Elk mountain has prominence of only 32m and relatively lower altitude of 1432m. We decided to do Elk in one winter just as an exercise and planned to go to Mount Thurston that day but plodding for a long time at the slowest speed ever and carrying a big film camera made it a tiring … Read more
When not to go – *important* Never on a weekend with too many that is literally 1000 people on the mountain to look at Larches. I’m not sure how the news spread but social media is definitely the culprit. Of course, I’m also people for other people but I mind my own business, move as … Read more
Nature of Hike Needle Peak is in fact a very short hike and straight climb right off the bat. The vehicles are parked at a pull over zone near new construction. There seemed to be wasp nests in the beginning which I survived. The views open up after 1km of hike and beautiful North Cascades … Read more
Please note when navigating, route finding and standing to look for the trail the aggregate time to go to the summit and come back down is approximately 5 hours at a very easy pace. Total Moving time is just 3 hours over the rocks. GPX File is actual route with all the “mistakes” during route … Read more
Mount McFarlane Summit is a Grade 3 Climb with rest of the mountain a hard hike. The combination of towering peaks 360 degrees across the Summit, lush valleys, and at least grade 3 Climb make reaching the summit of Mount McFarlane a rewarding experience for any climber. I had attempted Mount MacFarlane a few years ago but turned around from upper pierce lake because of the shortage of time. Even if I did 300 feet per hour vertical climb at that time, I won’t be able to make it down to the forest in day light and I did not want to descend in dark merely because the forest can be slippery depending on the weather. So, this time I was determined to make it to the summit through the forest, a lot of forest.