John Baldwin is one of the greatest North American mountaineers and explorers of our time. His contributions to the mountain community are widely known and recognized. John has been exploring the Coast Mountains of western British Columbia for over 45 years. Over these years, he has completed numerous first ascents and pioneered many long traverses on skis and on foot, often to remote areas that have rarely been seen or photographed! You may know him from books such as “”Exploring the Coast Mountains on Skis””.
Join legendary mountaineer John Baldwin as he shares breathtaking photos and stories from the creation of his new book Coast Mountain High Routes—a groundbreaking guide to 46 summer high routes and alpine traverses across the Coast Mountains. These are the great skyline journeys: off-trail adventures that wind through vast, remote mountain ranges, keeping you high in the alpine and offering the feeling of standing on a summit for an entire trip.
Blending the spirit of thru-hiking, backpacking, and mountaineering, each route is a continuous journey—you carry your camp on your back, never retrace your steps, and move through fresh, untamed terrain every day. The routes range from 3-day adventures in the Sea to Sky corridor to epic 22-day traverses through the high grasslands of the Chilcotin or above dramatic coastal inlets reaching as far north as Bella Coola. All pass through wild, untouched landscapes, and most have never before been described in any guidebook.
Copies of Coast Mountain High Routes will be available for sale at the event.
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