Tag Archives: Spearhead

A Long Walk in the Dark: A Single-Push Base-to-Base Spearhead Traverse

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Noah Macdonald

TRIP DATES: March 6th – 7th, 2025 PARTICIPANTS: Erik Reimers, Evan Wong, Noah Macdonald BACKGROUND:  The Spearhead The Spearhead Traverse is a classic ski mountaineering route in Garibaldi Provincial Park. It is a horseshoe-shaped circuit that links Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains. The … Continue reading →

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Garibaldi Park Speed Traverse – Mt Currie to Red Heather

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Christian Veenstra

“You should turn back now,” the passerby said in a thick Russian accent as he watched me wallowing helplessly in the snow “you will die here”. That was more than 10 years ago, on my first trip into Garibaldi Park. Like … Continue reading →

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