A Walk on the Wild Side
Comox Glacier Overnight
–submitted by Melanie Yu
Living in the Comox Valley means never being far from the Beaufort Range. On a clear day, the mountains frame almost every drive through town, but one summit always captures your attention: Comox Glacier.
Long before I ever considered climbing it, I admired it from a distance.
Mt. Regan-Jutland North Ridge Horseshoe
–submitted by Nick Fisch
On July 11, 2026, myself and three other ramblers set out to summit Mount Regan and Jutland Mountain in Strathcona. These are considered two 6,000ft peaks, part of the infamous Alpine Club objective of summiting all 6,000ft peaks on Vancouver Island. Our plan was to run a shuttle, using the Oyster main FSR as an access road, parking one car at the Jutland (North Ridge) trailhead and then continuing on to begin the hike at the trailhead to the North Ridge of Regan. The idea was to summit Regan and then drop down below Albert Edward and hike all the way around to summit Jutland and then descend the North ridge. We used Matthew Lettingtons previous track of Regan (Hiking Mount Regan via The Lower Route – Explorington) as a guide to descend Regan and get to the Strathcona trails leading to Jutland. It was an ambitious plan as we had to get it done within ten hours given the Oyster main gate was only open 8am-8pm (leaving an hour driving each way).
An Island Mountain Ramblers’ outing to Keeha Bay and Tapaltos – June 16-20, 2026
Appleton Creek to Rieveley Pond
–submitted Lisa G.
Inland Lake Campout was June 5-7, 2026 and there were several hikes happening throughout the weekend. I chose to lead the Appleton Creek Trail to Rieveley Pond section on June 6, 2026 as I had heard about how nice the waterfalls are in this section of the Sunshine Coast Trail. We planned for rain but ended up having a fairly dry day…but unfortunately not swimming weather. I planned it for HK1P1 so everyone could have a chance to take photos of the waterfalls and old growth trees. There were 7 hikers in total and we hiked out and back with a total distance of 8.2 km with an elevation gain of 245m.
Mt. Richards, Fox Gloves
–submitted by Mary Hof
What a beautiful hike on Mt. Richard’s in the Cowichan Valley, with the Fox gloves. 10 of us had a wonderful day. I gave them an overview of the beautiful trail system, reaching all the nice views. 13km, 4.5 hours on a nice day in June.
Mount McQuillan
May 23rd, 2026
~ submitted by Nicholas Fisch
On a partly cloudy Saturday in May, myself and another Rambler set out for Mount McQuillan from the trailhead at Father and Son Lake.
Continue reading “Mount McQuillan”H’Kusam Mountain
May 16th, 2026
~ submitted by Su Castle
Four of us met in Sayward to drive up Stowe Main to access H’kusam mountain the shorter way. Half way to the trailhead we were met with “Active Blasting” signs. Disappointed, we had no choice but to re-route to the longer Bill’s Trail.
Nahmint Mountain from North East Ridge
May 9th, 2026
~ submitted by Matthew Lettington
For years, Nahmint Mountain was one of those peaks lingering on my bucket list that I never quite got around to climbing. It’s not even an especially long drive — just over two hours from home. Maybe it was the horror stories people share about the heinous bushwhack. Truthfully, though, it had more to do with my hiking partners. My usual partners had already climbed it, and I never seemed able to find people brazen enough to face down the bush.
And yet, this trip marked my fourth ascent of the peak in just two years.
Continue reading “Nahmint Mountain from North East Ridge”Mount Septimus
–A personal trip report submitted by Evan Martin
Ever since my failed attempt up Mount Septimus’ X-Gully last year I’ve been eyeing the Route 2 Variation. We were so close to the summit last year. All the technical parts of the route were complete – the gully proper, the glacier crossing, and the steep snow off the glacier. Hence, I still wanted to bag the summit, but wanted to do it via a fresh route. The standard “easy” rock route is 2V, which is rated 5.6, but requires multiple pitches and Phil Stone’s description in Island Alpine Climbing is “easy climbing but poor protection”. I was intimidated by the route, so wanted a solid partner. When Trevor, my climbing mentor from Newfoundland, asked me if he could come out in early May to do some climbing, I quickly narrowed in on 2V as our objective.
