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Raven for January and February 2024
2024 NSH SUMMER CAMP , JULY 24-AUGUST 1
NSH Summer Camp in the West Kootenays Wednesday, July 24th to Wednesday August 1st, 2024
(Suggested arrival time: the evening of Wednesday, July 24th)
Organized by Don Fockler and Diane Whiteley
To receive further communications about this trip, email diane_whiteley@telus.net
Introduction
We will be hiking for 7 days (first hike begins the morning of July 25th). You may come for all or part of the camp. You are responsible for arranging your own accommodation. There are a number of campgrounds, motels etc. in the area.
Our plan is to hike in the Kokanee/New Denver area for 5 days then head further north for 2 nights at Sol Mountain Lodge in the Monashees where we will be hiking above tree line right out of the lodge.
For the first 4 nights, we plan to be based at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park Sandspit campground, which is north of Nelson BC. This campground has showers and campsites that can be reserved. Our first group meeting will be on July 24th. We will hike in this area from July 25th to 27th. On the morning of July 28th we will break camp and move to a campground or other accommodation near New Denver (about 100 kms north of Kokanee Creek) for 2 nights, July 28th and 29th. On the July 30th we will move to Sol Mountain Lodge for 2 nights. The lodge owners have “pencilled in” the North Shore Hikers for July 30th and 31st, 2024. Don and I have already reserved our spots.
Information about Campsite and Lodge Reservations
Kokanee Creek Provincial Park Sandspit Campground: We will be based in the Sandspit campground from July 24th to July 27thand head to New Denver on the morning of July 28th. You can reserve a campsite at Sandspit on the BC Provincial Parks reservation system four months before the first night you want. Since our planned dates are July 24th to 27th, you can try to reserve those 4 nights beginning at 7AM on March 24, 2024.
New Denver Accommodations: We will be based near New Denver on July 28th and 29th. We have not decided where we will be staying in New Denver yet.
Sol Mountain Lodge: In winter Sol Mountain Lodge is a backcountry skiing venue accessed by helicopter.
In summer it’s a hiking/mountain biking venue, accessed via forest service roads. It’s a 55 km drive from either Nakusp or Revelstoke. The drive takes a good 2 hours. The lodge recommends vehicles with AWD or FWD and high clearance, such as a Subaru Crosstrek. The summer cost for the all-inclusive lodge is $325/night /person with a minimum of 2, 3 or 4 nights on the dates we have chosen. We have let the lodge know our plan for summer camp participants to reserve there for the nights of July 30th and 31st, checking out on August 1st. The lodge has a maximum capacity of 18 and requires a non-refundable deposit of $100 on booking.Check out the website at https://www.solmountain.com/trip-info.
Information about the lodge: Family owned and operated by Aaron and Sabine Cooperman, we designed Sol to feel like our home —off the grid, with all the comforts. Guests have private rooms, with indoor bathrooms, showers, a dry room for gear, wood-stove heated sauna, yoga and stretching studio. On the main floor is a full kitchen, lounge, and a stand-up bar where you can lean into après, stocked with craft beers and a curated selection of VQA BC wines. Micro-hydro keeps the lights on.
To receive further communications about this trip, email diane_whiteley@telus.net
Helicopter Hiking September 2024
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Last summer three NSH hikers went on a 4-day Heli hiking trip to Campbell Icefields , North of Golden, and two NSH hikers went on a 4-day trip to Mc McGillivray hut, North of Pemberton. Both parties enjoyed the scenery, the hiking , the accommodations, the food and the SPECTACULAR helicopter ride.
I would like to repeat the North of Pemberton Heli hike next year in September. My preferred dates are September 16-20, hoping that the fire season will be over by then and that the new snow will not be there yet. Call me at 604 3496683 or email me at cristina.jacob03@gmail.com, if interested.
This is what Whitecapalpine responded to my inquiry:
Thank you for your email, so great to hear from the North Shore Hiking Club. The buyout rate is based on a 13 guest per person rate. Which means you need at least 13 spaces paid for to hold the buyout. The maximum number of guests you can at the per person rate is 15.
The per person rate is the same whether it is a buyout or a mixed group. Prices listed below, a deposit of 50% is due at the time of booking.
$2299 plus GST, per person (Early Bird Rate)
*offer ends March 1st
$2699 plus GST, per person (Regular Rate)
*after March 1st
Deposit of 50% at the time of booking. Final payment at 10 weeks. Non-refundable inside of 4 weeks. 50% refundable 4-10 weeks. 10+ weeks - refund less a non-refundable booking fee of $275. No refunds for bad weather or acts of force majeure. Trip cancellation/interruption and medical insurance are advised to be purchased as soon as you book. Cancellation requests need to be received via email to summer@
Let me know if you want to go ahead and start the booking process on that trip. Please let me know if you have any questions at all. Happy to jump on a call if you prefer 604-902-4664.
Kindly,
Riley Shier Guest and Administration Coordinator
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HIKING TRIP – AUSTRIA, JULY 1-22 2024
Interested to Hike in Europe?
Request for Expressions of Interest
Diane Allison, one of our club members, is planning a hiking trip in Austria in July 2024. She would like to gauge the interest this trip will raise among our members. Please contact her directly at diane.hiking@gmail.com. Based on your response, she will organize an initial planning session in early January.
Her plan is to go for 3 weeks at the beginning of July, hiking from town to town or mountain hut to mountain hut, beginning in St. Johann and ending in St Anton. The trail is slightly north of Innsbruck, a lot of it is through the Karwendel National Park The hikes are mainly C hikes and there is no scrambling.
It is possible for some to join the trip for shorter lengths!! Contact Alison to find out more about this exciting trip- one of many that our club is planning for 2024.
Raven – December 2023
December 2023
Celebrate the Holiday Season by participating to:
1)Christmas lights walk December 232)NSH CHRISTMAS PARTY December 233)Urban Graffiti walk December 30
Check our Schedule and the Hike Updates Forum for details on the special events and for a full activity list with the most recent updates. Events are added to the Schedule all the time. The club has an automated email notification system for any new event added to the Schedule.Your Club Executive is working hard to plan for next year. January newsletter will contain a full list of multiple-day activities proposed for 2024.We are still searching for volunteers to fill three important positions in our club:WEBMASTERTREASURERNEWS EDITORSThese positions are now carried out by volunteers on double or triple duties!!!WE WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY AND JOYOUS HOLIDAY SEASON
Hike Leaders Needed
Hike Leaders Needed
by Mariken Van Nimwegen, mid-week hike planner/coordinator
The best way to attract club members is to fill the schedule with interesting and varied hikes at all ability levels. To do this, we need more hike leaders. If we all agreed to lead just one hike per year, we’d have a lively program full of choices in no time.
Most of us don’t just hike with our club, but also with other groups and personal friends. We invite you to share some of the hikes you’ve learned about and enjoyed, by proposing them on the schedule and leading them. We really need more B and C hikes.
And that’s the beauty of joining a hiking club: you learn new routes, and meet new, compatible people to hike with. Don’t worry about leading a hike: if you’re already comfortable with whatever level of hiking you normally do, you know what it takes in terms of fitness and stamina.
Here are the steps
- Decide which hike you would like to lead and when
- Categorize it as per our system here
- Create a trip announcement with details about location, category, date, time, pace, car-pool spot etc.
- Email this information to the club trip planner depending on category - they will post it to the schedule. Or if you are a pro, post it to the schedule directly using the add event function on the website and the planner will approve it.
Pace information
The best thing about being a trip leader is: you get to call the shots. Indicate the speed you’d prefer to take - easy, moderate or fast. This is perhaps the most important info for many people. Will you be taking breaks? Some people see hiking as a form of exercise and go straight to the summit; some like to take photos, groove on the landscape, take a snack and break from time to time. Discrepancies regarding pace may make a hiking group incompatible, leading to unnecessary frustration.
Take a look at the A, B, C, D and mid-week categories on the website to judge where your trip fits in best. The mid-week hikes tend to be a bit more relaxed, aren’t too far away and don’t need to take all day, but there’s nothing keeping you from scheduling a C or D-hike on a weekday – fewer people on the trails, that’s for sure.
Carpooling and Cancelling
Consider reducing our carbon footprint and increasing access for members without vehicles, by encouraging shared-cost carpooling from a central point. Take Covid-19 precautions into account. If the weather is truly ghastly that day, the trip can be postponed or cancelled, no worries, just send an email to the planner, or make the announcement yourself using an update.
Changes can be made up to one week ahead of time and sometimes even within a few days. We welcome your trip proposals anytime and thank you for helping to build our club.
April 14, Slideshow and Social
SUNRISE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 1950 Windermere St., Vancouver.
Doors open 7:00 pm, slideshows begin 7:30 pm. Refreshments will be served.
- Cycling the Elbe: a 1000 kilometre ride from Prague to the North Sea.
By Yvonne Price - Cypress Provincial Park
A short slideshow and plea for hikers to help with trail work in Cypress Provincial Park a couple of times this year- ongoing bog bridge building.
By Anne Leathem - Canadian flag flying high in the Carpathian Alps of Romania
By Cristina Jacob and Patricia Morris
New Hiking & Biking Map of the Tri-Cities
This is the first comprehensive trail map covering the Tri-Cities regions of Coquitlam, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, Buntzen Lake, Anmore, Belcarra, Burke Mountain and Pitt Meadows.
The trail data for this map has been collected by Canadian Map Makers using GPS equipment during 2014 and 2015 and can be considered to be verified and accurate at the time of publication. Part of the proceeds from this map are being donated to Coquitlam Search and Rescue.
This highly detailed map is printed on water resistant, tear resistant high quality synthetic paper in a 1:20,000 scale with UTM and Lat/Long grids.
Cost $20.00 plus shipping $3.50 on website: www.tricitiesmap.com or call Steve at 604-248-4716 or email Steve_Chapman@mapmakers.ca for large quantity orders, pick-ups (save shipping) or any other queries related to the map.
NSH Slideshow, March 12th, 7:30-9:30pm.
NSH Slideshow, March 12th, 7:30-9:30pm.
Hiking in the U.K. by Gian Ward and Dave Adam
Navigating the NSH Website by Roy Smyth
Refreshments to be served. Non members welcome.
7:30–9:30pm at the Sunrise Community Centre, 1950 Windemere Street (near 5th and Rupert). Doors open at 7:00pm.
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