🏔 Andy McKay

Panorama Ridge

September 27, 2025

For some reason Panorama Ridge has been on my list for a long time, but...

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Golden Ears

September 03, 2025

Golden Ears is a mountain just to the north of Maple Ridge and if you...

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West Coast Trail

August 24, 2025

So there I am in Europe feeling left out at seeing the beautiful hikes my...

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Elsay Lake

September 05, 2024

Since my experience on Howe Sound Crest Trail I've not hiked as much or cared...

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Russet Lake

August 10, 2024

I haven't done much back packing in Garibaldi, so extended a trip to Whistler with...

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Howe Sound Crest Trail

July 17, 2024

Bagged: ✅ St Marks, ✅ Unneccessary, ✅ North Unneccessary, ✅ Thomas, ✅ James, ✅ David...

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Goat Mountain, Goat Ridge Peak

July 13, 2024

Bagged: ✅ Goat Mountain, ✅ Goat Ridge Peak Goat Mountain is relatively straightforward, but has...

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Pump Peak, Tim Jones Peak, Mt. Seymour

July 10, 2024

Bagged: ✅ 2ī¸âƒŖ Pump Peak, ✅ Tim Jones Peak, ✅ Mt Seymour Mountain lakes swum:...

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Silver Star, Mt. Fromme

July 09, 2024

Bagged: ✅ Mount Fromme â„šī¸ List of 2024 peaks bagged. On the weekend I was...

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Grouse, Dam and Little Goat

June 30, 2024

Bagged: ✅ Grouse ✅ Dam ✅ Little Goat These are three of the easier peaks...

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Pump Peak, Suicide Bluffs and Hollyburn

June 16, 2024

Bagged: ✅ Pump Pake ✅ Suicide Bluffs ✅ Hollyburn The wet and snowy conditions on...

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de Pencier and Black

June 09, 2024

Bagged: ✅ de Pencier ✅ Black Mountain On Saturday I did De Pencier by hiking...

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Mt Gardner

May 20, 2024

Bagged: ✅ Mt. Gardner ❌ Suicide Bluffs ❌ de Pencier On Saturday with a couple...

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South Needle via Lynn Peak

May 12, 2024

Bagged: ✅ Lynn Peak ✅ Rice Peak ✅ South Needle Instead of aiming for more...

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Mt Frosty

August 18, 2023

Mount Frosty is the tallest mountain in Manning Park at 2,426m and last week I...

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Mt Habrich

August 13, 2023

Again, this wasn't a trip (as in overnight), but since I tried it three times,...

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Lynn Lake

August 04, 2023

A one day hike isn't much of a trip, but this hike is a bit...

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Broken Islands

August 03, 2023

In 2016 I was able to go to the Broken Islands, this year I was...

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West Coast Trail

July 31, 2023

This year I was able to do the West Coast Trail again. Last time I...

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Juan de Fuca

June 20, 2023

The Juan de Fuca trail runs from Jordan River up to Port Renfrew on the...

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Stein Valley

June 19, 2023

May in Vancouver means that many mountains are still covered in snow and its not...

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Mt. Frosty

July 14, 2022

On Sunday I competed in my second Okanagan Gran Fondo. It was really good and...

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Stein Valley

June 25, 2022

One of my favourite places in BC is the Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park, located...

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West Coast Trail

June 25, 2022

The West Coast Trail is one of the most popular hiking trips in the world...

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South Vancouver Island

June 07, 2022

A couple of weeks after my second trip, it was time to head out on...

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Vancouver island

April 24, 2022

All right, so this first trip is a bit of an odd one in that...

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