[TR] Northern BC (PG to be precise) - Local stuff 9/16/2011

[gertlush]

Trip: Northern BC (PG to be precise) - Local stuff

 

Date: 9/16/2011

 

Trip Report:

Thought I would show people some stuff from Northern BC. Prince George gets a bad rap from the effete southerners in our province but within 4-5 hours drive is a lot of stuff (Jasper, Smithers, Tumbler Ridge etc) Plus it is a very livable, cheap city (& you can hardly smell the pulp!)

 

Remember, Squamish also used to be known as the armpit of BC... can it be long before lululemon and little yappy dogs make an appearance here???

 

There are many touristy sites to take in:

 

 

Good (but short) crack climbing to train you for Squamish:

 

 

Steep granite-y stuff:

 

 

Good hiking:

 

 

With some very fantastical remote Rockies peaks to drool over:

 

 

And since it snows a shite load some skiing:

 

 

I haven't touched on a lot because I don't have pictures...some excellent climbing out near Chetwynd (sandystone) or Fort St James (m/p limestone)... backcountry near Smithers...even more local climbing... come for a visit, smell the pulp!

 

 

 

Gear Notes:

Domestic pickup truck

 

Approach Notes:

10 hours drive from Van

[JasonG]

Was this a post from the Prince George Tourism Bureau?

[G-spotter]

You should go check out the Kristi Glacier area

 

Better rock than the Rockies and three hour drive from PG

[AlpineK]

I've never hung out in PG, but it's an important milestone on a few northern BC trips. Shames Mountain out of Terrace has some of the best lift served bc skiing I remember. A one ride lift ticket takes you to the bottom of some killer terrain.

 

[img:center]http://www.backcountryskiingcanada.com/images/routes/Shames/shames.jpg[/img]

 

South facing slopes

[img:center]http://livinginpatagonia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Geronimo-Bowl_1.JPG[/img]

 

The north facing bowls are just over the ridge

[G-spotter]

Shames is up for sale. I was just in Terrace last week and there's a group in town that is set up as a cooperative and trying to sell shares in the coop to people so that they can buy the mountain.

 

http://friendsofshames.ca/

 

 

[gertlush]

I went to hike the Kristi Glacier trail last year but it was totally socked in so didn't see anything at all... other than the ass end of a grizzly cub running away from us which turned us back in the other direction. Apparently there is a lot of good ice climbing within 2-3 hours of town as well.. I'd like to sample it this winter if I can get off my ass.