Meeting Place:  we'll meet early, 7am at St. David's Church, so we can begin hiking about 9am.  I expect we'll arrive back in Vancouver about 9:00pm. 

General Plan:  on a clear day the views from Panorama Ridge are spectacular and while the hike is not technically difficult, since the trail is very good, it does require a very long day of hiking at a moderate pace.  We need to cover the 30km (round trip), 1520m of elevation gain, within 10hrs.  In case we're slower than expected, we'll use a reasonable turnaround time (meaning we may not reach the ridge) to help us return to the trailhead by 7pm.  Since sunset will be about 6pm, expect that we'll be hiking out in the dark... so bring a good headlamp with fresh batteries.  Also bring enough food and fluids for a full day of hiking and extra layers of clothing to remain dry and warm.  Please note that the ridge is often very cold and very windy... I don't expect to be spending more than a few minutes there... enough for photos. 

References:  VancouverTrails.com - Panorama Ridge

Carpooling Info:  please be aware the driving required for this trip will be about 2hrs total.  The suggested carpooling shared amount, when the driver has 3 passengers, will be $10 per passenger.

Emergency Info:  please make sure your Emergency Contact info has been added to your web-account profile.  You can do this by logging into the bcmc.ca website, click on: My Account (top of page)... then click on Edit Emergency Contact (top-left column).  Please re-enter your password to complete the process.  Your emergency contact info is stored *privately* and only made available to those organizing trips *you* choose to attend.

Medical Info:  any info that should be shared with the organizer(s), please send an email and/or phone ASAP.  For example, if you are very allergic to bee/wasp bites, or you are taking medication that could be vital information to First Aid Responders.  Anything you choose to share will remain private.

Cancellation:  We'll check the weather forecast for where we're going the evening before we meet.  If the weather forecast does NOT appear to be adequate for a safe outing then the trip will be cancelled.