Living the best adventure life, since 1958
April 30, 2022
~ submitted by Matthew Lettington, photos by Jes Garceau
What a day in the mountains! The Prince of Wales range never ceases to offer top-notch hikes and scrambles!Â
This was my third trip to the summit. I hosted it because members tell us that they are interested in learning mountaineering skills. This peak offers some great opportunities to practice various skills while providing relative safety.Â
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May 8, 2022
~ submitted by Dorothy Benneke
Stats: according to my AllTrails recoding, just under 15km with 360m accumulated elevation gain. Total time: 4h, 25 min.
First: time to Nile Creek for 3 of the group, time as a loop for 4 of the group, time out on a Rambler hike this year for 2 of the group, and although I’ve led hikes for other groups, first time leading for IMR.
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April 27, 2022
~ submitted by Mary Hof
A day up Mt. Prevost to see how the Glacier lilies were doing didn’t disappoint. (Well, there was some disappointment, which I will explain further down this report).
April 23, 2022
~ submitted by Joanna Verano
Beautiful day with the perfect weather, ended up with a total of 18kms and 855 m elevation gain.
April 16, 2022
~ submitted by Mary Hof
Saturday April 16th the weather forecast was 70% rain, but we had a beautiful day, with great views.
April 11, 2022
~ submitted by Ken Warren
The drive to the trailhead was rather threatening as the temperature dropped and the slush from the morning’s snow covered the highway. We had to wear our rain jackets when we first set out as the snow was melting out of the trees, but within an hour the skies had cleared and the trees were no longer dripping.
April 9, 2022
~ submitted by Mary Hof
Wow, just wow, what a day for a hike today. Joint trip with Island Mountain Ramblers and the OCV. We did 21.3km, 1103m, in the Sooke Hills.
April 2, 2022
~ submitted by Greg Deabler
I always enjoy the west ridge of Benson. Even on a busy Saturday we didn’t see another soul until the summit.Â
We made excellent time, and were on the summit in 2.75 hours by 11:15 am for a quick snack and great views before heading down, taking a leisurely hour getting back down.Â
Except for the descent off the summit block there was very little snow left, even in the hollows and drainages on the way up.Â
An excellent day with excellent company.
April 7, 2022
~ submitted by Greg Deabler
Trip was posted as both an IMR hike and AVOC hike.Â
Snow level was approx 800m, with about 10-15 cm on Wesley Summit, less on Horne. Excellent weather and a good pace.
2.5 hrs to Wesley Summit. 1 hr back to Saddle. 1 hr. to Horne summit, 1.5 hrs back to cars.  6 hrs. travel time. 1050m, 11.2 km
