On this trip to the alpine, we will spend three-days backpacking, hiking, and scrambling to the summits of seven peaks in this stunning area of BC just north of Pemberton. Six of the peaks are described in Matt Gunn's Scrambles in SW BC (the seventh is a bump along the route).

The backpacking portion of the trip will be pretty mellow: on Friday it is just 6.5km with 500m elevation gain to our camp next to the lake for 2-nights (bear lockers, pit toilets available), and then the same 6.5km out at the end of day on Sunday. Saturday, though, will be a long day hike of 16km with 1100m elevation gain from camp to Mt Barbour and over to Gingerbread Peak, Mt McLeod, and lastly Copper Mountain before descending back to camp (one big loop), but fortunately just carrying a day pack. Sunday will start with a 11km, 1100m elevation gain scramble up Finch Ridge (easy hiking over heather and talus), to Tenquille Mountain (route-finding, talus), descend a gully to go over to Goat Peak (the highest mountain in the area), and then back down to camp. Then the 6.5km backpack to our cars.

You must be in sufficient fitness to hike 16km with 1100m gain off-trail and be comfortable scrambling up and down loose scree and navigating through boulder fields. According to Matt Gunn's Scrambles in Southwest BC book, the scrambles are either "easy" or "moderate" (mostly routefinding, scree and talus, but nothing exposed). A climbing helmet in required due to potential loose rock in the gulleys (risk of someone accidentally kicking down a rock) on the last day.

Please note that this trip will only proceed if there is a favourable weather forecast. A final decision will be made 24-48 hours prior to confirm.

Estimated Costs: $50/person for 2-nights camping (maybe less depending upon number of participants), $80 carpooling per person (given number of hours driving and FSR driving). I will drive to the top trailhead and take three passengers, if someone else also can bring a 4x4 with high-clearance then may be able to add up to six people on the trip.