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Metal Dome
Hike Stats: return distance 10 km, elevation gain 700 m, starting elevation 1300 m, total time 5 hours 50 minutes (including 1 hour break at the summit) Metal Dome with an elevation of 2002 m is the highest bump on the South East ridge of the Brandywine mountain, elevation 2,213 m, located about 25 km…
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West Lion summit scramble September 23, 2017
West Lion (elevation 1,646 m) is a prominent peak in the Howe Sound group of the North Shore Mountain range, BC, Canada. Along with its sister mountain East Lion (elevation 1,606 m), the Lions are visible from downtown Vancouver and have become a recognizable landmark of the city of Vancouver. The Lions view from Howe Sound…
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Castle Towers scramble
Castle Towers Mountain is a triple summit mountain on the east side of Garibaldi Lake in Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia. With an elevation of 2,676 meters, Castle Towers is only 2 meters below Mount Garibaldi (2,678 m) and 216 meters below Wedge Mountain, the highest peak in Garibaldi Pacific Ranges. Castle Towers scramble has…
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Coliseum Mountain
Coliseum is one of the peaks visible from Metro Vancouver, it sits on the North Shore between Seymour and Grouse mountains, a little further back behind Lynn Peak. With our three kids we made an attempt to summit it on a hot summer Sunday of June 25, 2017. However, due to an extraordinary amount of…
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Crown Mountain
Crown Mountain is a prominent peak (elevation 1,504 m) in the North Shore Mountains, which is visible from most of Vancouver and area. It is located behind Grouse Mountain and can be accessed either via a gondola or via Grouse Grind or BCMC trails. The hike is about 10 km return from the top of…