THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA VANCOUVER ISLAND SECTION ISLAND BUSHWHACKER ANNUAL VOLUME 37, 2009 VANCOUVER ISLAND SECTION of THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA SECTION EXECUTIVE – 2009 Chair Cedric Zala Secretary Rick Hudson Treasurer Geoff Bennett Banff Mountain Film Festival Lissa Zala Kari Frazer Bushwhacker Committee Sandy Briggs Lindsay Elms Rob Macdonald Russ Moir Bushwhacker Design & Layout Sandy Stewart Education Peter Rothermel Dave Campbell Equipment Mike Hubbard FMCBC Rep John Young Library/Archivist Judith Holm Membership Jain Alcock-White Members at Large Phee Hudson Russ Moir Mike Morley Dave Campbell National Rep Russ Moir Newsletter Cedric Zala Safety Selena Swets Schedule Karun Thanjavur Webmaster/Listserver Martin Hofmann ACC VI Section website: www.accvi.ca ACC National website: www.alpineclubofcanada.ca ISSN 0822 - 9473 Cover: Looking east from Springer Peak to Johnstone Strait, June 2009. PHOTO: DAVE CAMPBELL Printed on recycled paper Contents Message from the Chair Cedric Zala ..............................................................................................................................................................................................1 VANCOUVER ISLAND Colonel Foster – On a Sunny Summer’s Day Christine Fordham ............................................................................................3 Mount Phillips from Arnica Lakes Dave Campbell ....................................................................................................................4 Victoria Peak: First Winter Ascent Curtis Lyon and John Waters .............................................................................................5 Five Follicles on Big Baldy (Mountain that is)! Lindsay Elms ...................................................................................................8 Rambling in the South Island: The Wonder Trail to Thunderbird and Mount Manuel Quimper Mary Sanseverino .............9 Rambler Peak, and Next Year El Piveto John Young .............................................................................................................. 11 Pukka Ascent of Golden Hindi Rick Hudson ............................................................................................................................12 Mount Rosseau: Climbing With Mister Arrowsmith Peter Rothermel ..................................................................................15 The Limestone Twins Lindsay Elms ............................................................................................................................................16 Survey Mission: Golden Hinde Nadja Steiner ...........................................................................................................................18 Springer Peak and Hkusam Mountain Dave Campbell ..........................................................................................................21 Triple Peak or Twenty-Eight Bee Stings but We’ll Live Mike Springer .................................................................................22 Paradise Lake, Velella Peak, Rhino Peak and Little Eiger Lindsay Elms ...............................................................................23 Mt. Alston Tony Vaughn ...............................................................................................................................................................26 El Piveto Yellow-jackets, Guardians Of The Peaks Peter Rothermel .....................................................................................27 East Face of Mount Colonel Foster Northeast Peak Buttress - 5.9 John Waters ................................................................28 Getting Lucky on Elkhorn Mike Springer ..................................................................................................................................29 Tzela Peak: Is it Heart or just Hard? Peter Rothermel ..............................................................................................................30 The Lady in the Clouds Kent Krauza ..........................................................................................................................................32 Mount Olsen and Mount Parsons Lindsay Elms ......................................................................................................................34 Steamboat Mountain and the Prow Dave Campbell ..............................................................................................................35 Hannah Mountain Lindsay Elms .................................................................................................................................................36 When Kids Go Wild…(Gummy) Bears Go In Hiding! Nadja Steiner .....................................................................................37 COAST RANGE, INTERIOR AND THE ROckIES Garibaldi Neve Mike Springer .....................................................................................................................................................41 Intro to Mountaineering Tawney Lem ......................................................................................................................................42 Climbing with Sharon Wood Geoff Bennett.............................................................................................................................44 Yamnuska Mountain Skills Semester Andrew Pape-Salmon .................................................................................................45 Summer Camp 2009 – Tonquin Valley Trip Graham Maddocks ...........................................................................................46 Mount Maccarib Horseshoe Cedric Zala ..................................................................................................................................48 Into the Tantalus Chris Ruttan ....................................................................................................................................................48 Summer Scrambles Around Lake O’Hara Wendy Swan .........................................................................................................51 A Date with Edith Geoff Bennett ................................................................................................................................................53 SOUth OF THE BORDER A Diamond, a Broken Top and a Bust Tony Vaughn ...............................................................................................................58 Grand Teton and Longs Peak John Pratt ..................................................................................................................................60 Mount Baker Sam Brown .............................................................................................................................................................62 2009 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS ................................................................................................................................................56 DiSTANT PLACES Camino Real: Panama Graham Maddocks ................................................................................................................................64 Cerro Chirripo: Costa Rica Graham Maddocks .........................................................................................................................65 Peak Bagging in New Zealand Martin Smith ............................................................................................................................66 Ten Days in the Land of the Thunder Dragon Geoff Bennett ...............................................................................................71 Mt. Yarigadake (Spear Mountain) in the Japanese Alps Tak Ogasawara .............................................................................72 Trekking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Don Morton ............................................................................................................74 Hiking in the Falkland Islands Martin Smith ............................................................................................................................76 MOUNTAIN AIR Vancouver Island Spine Wilderness Trail Gil Parker ................................................................................................................80 Kinney/Phillips Mount Robson Centennial 2009 Maureen Hoole ........................................................................................81 Climbing Helmets Lindsay Elms .................................................................................................................................................85 Mt. Arrowsmith Regional Park Inauguration Barb Baker .......................................................................................................86 Peaks and Valleys Judith Holm ...................................................................................................................................................86 The Vancouver Island Qualifiers: A Personal Odyssey 1989-2008 Rick Hudson ................................................................87 Once Upon a Mountain Anna-Lena Steiner ..............................................................................................................................90 Message from the Chair Cedric Zala trips coming up in the near future, articles of interest to members, and an ACCVI Section History column, all