Looking for a group to split a flight in/out of Mount Waddington

[Tate Hughes]

Hi there,

I’m planning a trip to Mount Waddington and was looking for another group to split flights. If we flew with West Coast Heli, we could get 5 people total for <$1,000 each. I can have a group of 2 or 3. If there was a group of 2 or 3 interested, could be nice to help each other out. Thinking early-mid August, but can be flexible with dates.

Edited July 7, 2025 by Tate Hughes

[bedellympian]

Just curious, was White Saddle more expensive? I thought they were the go to heli operation for going into the Wadd.

[Tate Hughes]

White Saddle was slightly cheaper but had a max of 4 climbers in their helicopter. If you could round up 5 climbers for West Coast, it would be a little cheaper. Not opposed to White Saddle if I can only find 4 total.

[Fairweather]

8 hours ago, bedellympian said:

Just curious, was White Saddle more expensive? I thought they were the go to heli operation for going into the Wadd.

White Saddle is being more selective. The BC Government puts them on the hook for missing/rescue/recovery costs associated with anyone they fly. They will not fly any climbers into Waddington who they feel are not qualified to safely complete their stated objective. When I flew with them in 2019, I got the impression their bread & butter is now skiers and provincial fire fighting contracts--and climbers were becoming too much of a liability.  

[bedellympian]

12 hours ago, Fairweather said:

White Saddle is being more selective. The BC Government puts them on the hook for missing/rescue/recovery costs associated with anyone they fly. They will not fly any climbers into Waddington who they feel are not qualified to safely complete their stated objective. When I flew with them in 2019, I got the impression their bread & butter is now skiers and provincial fire fighting contracts--and climbers were becoming too much of a liability.  

Ah, that's unfortunate to hear.