Summer 2007 - The Alpine Club of Canada
Summer 2007 - The Alpine Club of Canada
Summer 2007 - The Alpine Club of Canada
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took our fi rst true rest day due to poor<br />
weather the following day. On day 17 we<br />
woke up to patchy skies, but we thought<br />
we’d give Mount Ossa a try in case it<br />
cleared up. We made it quite far up the<br />
ridge before turning back because the<br />
weather did not clear. Th e following day<br />
our weather luck returned; under blue<br />
skies we made our way to the top <strong>of</strong><br />
Mount Ossa.<br />
On day 19, feeling accomplished and<br />
a bit tired we made it back down to the<br />
road. Happy that everything had gone<br />
well, and with many uncertainties out<br />
<strong>of</strong> the way, we were like kids the night<br />
before Christmas waiting for our friends<br />
to bring us our bikes, fresh food – and<br />
best <strong>of</strong> all, some new company. After<br />
a night <strong>of</strong> socializing and feasting we<br />
pedaled <strong>of</strong>f for our homeward journey,<br />
happy to be rolling along.<br />
Joking around that “the re-integration<br />
process to society is <strong>of</strong>ten a slow and<br />
painful one,” we traveled through<br />
Squamish and Vancouver reminding<br />
ourselves that the habits we are<br />
comfortable with in mountains are not<br />
necessarily acceptable social behavior. So<br />
we made an eff ort to keep our clothes on,<br />
pee in toilets, and most <strong>of</strong> all we tried to<br />
stay out <strong>of</strong> everybody’s way in an eff ort<br />
not to get hit by any cars.<br />
Since the end <strong>of</strong> the expedition we<br />
have presented our slide show to 17 high<br />
school classes throughout the Lower<br />
Mainland. In doing so we hope that<br />
some <strong>of</strong> the students have been inspired<br />
to explore the amazing mountains<br />
surrounding their home.<br />
Trip Participants: Krystil Koethler, Ellen<br />
Morgan, Greta Raymant and Alex Wross.<br />
Many thanks to all who<br />
supported us on our journey,<br />
especially the <strong>Alpine</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>, Mountain Equipment<br />
Co-op, Earth Sea Sky Clothing Ltd.,<br />
Nature’s Path, Pedals ’n’ Paddles,<br />
Porpoise Bay Charters, Harvest<br />
Foodworks, and fi nally, Ms. Laura<br />
Flynn.<br />
MEC is a proud partner <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Alpine</strong> <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong><br />
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<strong>Alpine</strong> <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong> ● Gazette ● SUMMER <strong>2007</strong> 15