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Hiking Empetrum Peak & Cinder Cone in Garibaldi Park

Hiking Empetrum Peak & Cinder Cone in Garibaldi Park  4/5 Me on the Empetrum Peak ridge with Black Tusk behind Contents Empetrum Peak & Cinder Cone Hike Information Difficulty: DifficultDistance: 32.1KmElevation Gain: 1,580mHighest Elevation: 1,985mAverage Gradient: 9.84% Effort/Reward Ratio: High / HighTime Needed:      – Slow: 12 – 15 Hours     – Moderate: […]

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Hiking Alpen Mountain near Squamish

Hiking Alpen Mountain near Squamish  4/5 View from the summit of Alpen Mountain Contents Alpen Mountain Hike Information Difficulty: DifficultDistance: 17.95KmElevation Gain: 1,251mHighest Elevation: 1,711mAverage Gradient: 13.94% Effort/Reward Ratio: High / HighTime Needed:      – Slow: 8 – 9 Hours     – Moderate: 7 – 8 Hours     – Fast: 6 – 7 Hours

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Hiking Elfin Lakes in Garibaldi Provincial Park

Hiking Elfin Lakes in Garibaldi Provincial Park  4/5 Elfin Lakes Contents Elfin Lakes Hike Information Difficulty: ModerateDistance: 22KmElevation Gain: 821mHighest Elevation: 1,602mAverage Gradient: 5.45% Effort/Reward Ratio: Moderate / HighTime Needed:      – Slow: 7 – 9 Hours     – Moderate: 6 – 7 Hours     – Fast: 5 – 6 Hours Dogs Permitted?: NoSeason: Year-Round4×4

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Hiking Brandywine Mountain near Whistler

Hiking Brandywine Mountain near Whistler  5/5 Me on the summit of Brandywine Mountain Contents Brandywine Mountain Hike Information Difficulty: Difficult (Lower Lot) Moderate (Upper Lot)Distance: 14.5km (Lower Lot) 9.5km (Upper Lot)Elevation Gain: 1,465m (Lower Lot) 800m (Upper Lot)Highest Elevation: 2,213mAverage Gradient: 20.21% (Lower Lot) 16.84% (Upper Lot) Effort/Reward Ratio: High / Very HighTime Needed:

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Hiking Mount Callaghan near Whistler

Hiking Mount Callaghan near Whistler  5/5 Me on the summit of Mount Callaghan Contents Mount Callaghan Hike Information Difficulty: Very DifficultDistance: 25.4KmElevation Gain: 1,670mHighest Elevation: 2,409mAverage Gradient: 13.15% Effort/Reward Ratio: Very High / Very HighTime Needed:      – Slow: 11 – 13 Hours     – Moderate: 10 – 11 Hours     – Fast: 8

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Hiking the Black Tusk in Garibaldi Provincial Park

Hiking the Black Tusk in Garibaldi Provincial Park  5/5 The Black Tusk as seen from Panorama Ridge Contents The Black Tusk Hike Information Difficulty: DifficultDistance: 28.5KmElevation Gain: 1,750mHighest Elevation: 2,319mAverage Gradient: 12.2% Effort/Reward Ratio: Very High / Very HighTime Needed:      – Slow: 10 – 12 Hours     – Moderate: 9 – 10 Hours 

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