David Crerar - The Glorious Mountains of Vancouvers North Shore: A Peakbaggers Guide

Copyright 2018 by David Crerar, Harry Crerar and Bill Maurer

First Edition

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DISCLAIMER

The actions described in this book may be considered inherently dangerous activities. Individuals undertake these activities at their own risk. The information put forth in this guide has been collected from a variety of sources and is not guaranteed to be completely accurate or reliable. Many conditions and some information may change owing to weather and numerous other factors beyond the control of the authors and publishers. Individuals or groups must determine the risks, use their own judgment, and take full responsibility for their actions. Do not depend on any information found in this book for your own personal safety. Your safety depends on your own good judgment based on your skills, education, and experience.

It is up to the users of this guidebook to acquire the necessary skills for safe experiences and to exercise caution in potentially hazardous areas. The authors and publishers of this guide accept no responsibility for your actions or the results that occur from anothers actions, choices, or judgments. If you have any doubt as to your safety or your ability to attempt anything described in this guidebook, do not attempt it.

David dedicates this book to Harry, Philippa, Isla,
and Angus: the youngest baggers.

Harry dedicates this book to his parents
and grandparents.

Bill dedicates this book to his parents,
Fred and Fritzi, for making Vancouver their
home and his birthplace in this beautiful natural
environment, and to his children, Andrew and Annie,
for continuing the family tradition of adventure and
exploration in the great outdoors.

NORTH SHORE RESCUE AND
LIONS BAY SEARCH AND RESCUE

North Shore Rescue (NSR) was founded in 1965. Since then, it has grown to be one of North Americas most active and prominent mountain search and rescue teams.

Lions Bay Search and Rescue (LBSAR) was founded in 1983, after the debris torrent that killed Tom and David Wade in February of that year.

These teams of volunteers have saved countless lives in the mountains surveyed in this book. Even those who go into the mountains properly prepared know that this dedicated army stands on guard to help if the hiker unexpectedly breaks a leg or worse. We are all in their debt.

A portion of the proceeds from this book will be given to NSR and LBSAR, registered non-profit societies dedicated to saving the lives of people in distress on local mountains. We encourage you to donate to them as well:

NORTH SHORE RESCUE TEAM SOCIETY

147 East 14th Street

North Vancouver, BC V7L 2N4

canadahelps.org/en/charities/north-shore-search-and-rescue-vancouver-sr-team

LIONS BAY SEARCH AND RESCUE SOCIETY

PO Box 629

Lions Bay, BC V0N 2E0

canadahelps.org/dn/9468

If you are ever rescued by one of these organizations, donate generously and regularly. How much is your life worth? How many hundreds of hours were spent rescuing you? Repay your debt, in full, now, or over the remainder of your but-for-your-rescue lifespan.

This book is not associated with or published by these organizations.

CONTENTS

DIVISION OF LABOUR

David and Harry Crerar were primarily responsible for the route descriptions and for the historical and natural history research. Bill Maurer was primarily responsible for the maps and measurements, as well as the bagger tips.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Loud thanks go to Ean Jackson, who makes the world a finer place with his energy, enthusiasm, and generosity, through his trail-running group, Club Fat Ass, and all of his other endeavours. Ean was instrumental in our full immersion into the religion of trail running and the worship of nature, and we, along with the thousands of others he has helped, will always love and revere him.

Special thanks to Dr. Glenn Woodsworth, who graciously shared his wisdom of the mountains with us, and who provided invaluable comments on an early draft of this book. We were heartened to see that Glenn received similar thanks in Dick Culberts classic 1965 A Climbers Guide to the Coastal Ranges of British Columbia, and here he is, helping us, 50 years later.

We also here acknowledge that the legendary Dick Culbert (1940 Winnipeg 2017 Gibsons) died just before publication of this book. All devotees of British Columbia mountains are in his debt.

A warm thanks to our friends and fellow adventurers Julia Lawn, Mick Bailey, Ran Katzman, Christine Moric, Bill Dagg, Dr. Neil Ambrose, Glenn Pac, Simon Chesterton, Doris Leong, Avery Gottfried, Michael Kay, and Rick Arikado, who helpfully read early drafts of this book and provided useful thoughts. And to our adventurers-in-crime Ken Legg, Tundra, Tom Hamilton, Simon Cowell, Roy Millen, Magnus Verbrugge, Ran Maoil Chonaire, Anders Ourom, Mike Wardas, Ferg Hawke, Bill Hawke, Rob Letson, Sean Muggah, and Gavin Marshall. And our profound thanks to the professional, enthusiastic and dedicated team at RMB | Rocky Mountain Books: Don Gorman, Joe Wilderson, Chyla Cardinal, and Jillian van der Geest.

Our hearty thanks as well to Daien Ide and Janet Turner (North Vancouver Museum and Archives); Evelyn Chui; Robin Tivy; Allan McMordie; Allison Hunt; Curtis Jones; Craig Moore; Tim Logie; Tony and Maureen Crerar; Philippa Crerar; Craig Williams; Angus Gunn QC; Katie Heung, Pippa Sugimoto; Ken Tyler; Doug Keir; Paddy Sherman; Deidre Cullon; Linda Dorricott; Fiona Hamersley Chambers; Dr. Michael Pidwirny (Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, UBC), Dr. Elizabeth Moore; Diana Cooper (Archaeology Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations); Jon Whelan; Lindsay A. Stokalko and Elizabeth Kundert-Cameron (Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies); Michael Kennedy, Liz Scremin, Jay MacArthur and Paul Geddes (ACC); Martin Kafer and Dr. Michael Feller (BCMC); Tony Cox (Lions Bay Historical Society); John Taylor; Jim Slight (Deep Cove Heritage Society); Andrew Durnin (District of North Vancouver); Kris Holm (BGC Engineering); Reto Tschan (West Vancouver Archives); Carla Jack (Provincial Toponymist, BC Geographical Names Office) and Susan J. Green (Registrar, BC Register of Historic Places, Heritage Branch, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations); Melissa Adams (Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Resource Centre); Ann Stevenson (Museum of Anthropology Library); Dr. Jesse Morin; Lyle Litzenberger; Maria Bremner; Alan Martin; Murray Comley; Aleksandra Brzozowski (Islands Trust); Trudi Luethy; Chris Cryderman; Hugh Kellas; Lid Hawkins; Donald Grant and Iola Knight (Hollyburn Heritage Society); Katharine Steig (Friends of Cypress Provincial Park); the staff at the City of Vancouver Archives and Vancouver Public Library Special Collections; Candice Bjur (UBC Archives); Chelsea Shriver (Rare Books and Special Collections Librarian, UBC); Jesse Morwood (Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure); Drs. Ryan Janicki, David Briggs, Elna Johnson, and Bob Sharma; the late Major James Skitt Matthews (the City of Vancouvers first archivist), and Bob Dylan.