Category: Regional Districts

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Mount Cokely Winter Mountaineering

March 15, 2025

~ submitted by Matthew Lettington

Well, at the very least, we can say it was a day in the mountains.

One common issue when planning a day of learning is that the weather doesn’t really care about your plans. While we had hoped for a multiday steep-angle adventure, the forecast had us adjusting our expectations, turning the trip into a single-day learning experience.

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Mount Becher Novice Ski Trip

March 30, 2025

~ submitted by Evan Martin

This winter, Evan W is stepping into the world of backcountry skiing with big ambitions—he’s eager to take on longer ski tours as his skills grow. While I’ve done my fair share of backcountry skiing, my experience has been limited to the mainland, making this my first year exploring the island’s terrain. Motivated by the opportunity to ski with Evan, I brought my gear over and planned a trip to Mount Becher, hoping to invite other Ramblers and share the experience while rebuilding the backcountry ski culture within the Ramblers. After our previous attempt to organize a trip to Mount Cokely fell flat, we were pleasantly surprised by the high level of interest this time. In the end, we had six people in the group, with a range of experience from first-timers to seasoned skiers, which made for an exciting and diverse adventure.

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Mount Provost

March 30, 2025

~ submitted by Mary Hof

Today I led hikers from three different groups on Mt. Prevost, some never having been there. Outdoor Club of Victoria, the Ramblers and Cowichan Hikers. 10 strong hikers. I even took them to a hidden waterfall, none had been there.

Good hiking weather, wind a little strong at times, but a beautiful day to enjoy the beauty around us, visit with friends, and learn all about what these awesome hikers are up too. 

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Mt. Tzouhalem – from a different way

March 2, 2025

~ submitted by Mary Hof

It was a beautiful day to do a hike, meeting new Ramblers. The group kept a good pace. Parts of this hike are seldom used so it was nice to show people the huge rocks that are along the trail.

The hike was 4.5 hours with an elevation gain of 650m. Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

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Mount Drabble

February 8, 2025

~ submitted by Sarah Duncan

We changed our destination due to Snow levels and avalanche risk and comfort of the group. We met at the base of Mount Washington Parkway at 815 and convoy drove to the trialhead.

The weather was cold and mostly clear. 

We walked (carried the snow shoes) about 7 KM along the beautifully snow covered road to the trailhead where we donned our snowhoes and took turns breaking trail for awhile until we landed on some snowmobile tracks which we followed to where we opted to turn around just a shortish distance from the summit. 

We opted to turn around a bit early based on time of day, distance and energy level of the group.  The snow was lovely, the views were lovely and the company was awesome. 

We hiked for just over 8 hours (breaks included in that time) and about 20KM with an elevation gain of over 800 meters. 

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Upper Cowichan River (Part 3) – Lifetime Hiking Objective

–submitted by Su Castle
 
Part 3 Cowichan River Trail. ✅
 
By previous accounts, I thought parts of this trail was going to be really gnarly with bad bushwacking. We did follow a previous hiker’s track to keep us in line when the ‘trail’ was more elk than human. Most of the hike was lovely and obvious. The frozen ground helped to keep feet dry. Some areas typically would be pretty mushy. My shins bear the tale of walking into hidden branches along the ‘make your own adventure’ sections!
 

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