Date: Jul 17, 2026 to Jul 20, 2026
Time: All Day
Category: Mountaineering
Leaders Mike Ellis & Rachael Ince.
Contact:: Mike Ellis <>
Friday 17 July to Monday 20 July.
Itinerary:
Friday – paddle Oshinow Lake and hike up to Red Pillar – set up base camp.
Saturday & Sunday – do some scrambling around the Red Pillar/Harmston/Argus area. Keeping to low 4th class or low 5th terrain.
Monday – hike back to Oshinow Lake and Paddle back to vehicles.
Max group size – 4.
Skills and gear required:
Equipment for paddling the lake (we have access to one canoe, additional people need more water craft).
Climbing helmets
Harness
Glacier travel training and equipment.
Scrambling up to low 5th. May end up pitching out some sections if needed – so people need to be comfortable with belaying & leading low 5th terrain.
Car pooling from Victoria/Nanaimo can be arranged.