Starbird Range

Dates & Price

August 8 - 14, 2010
Cost per person is $1495 + GST

The Starbird Range is home to some seldom-visited granite pinnacles that are reminiscent of the legendary spires found in the Bugaboos. Located SE of the Bugaboos in the Southern Purcells, the Starbird Range offers a variety of esthetically beautiful climbing routes to challenge us throughout the week.

From our basecamp at treeline in a small tarn at the head of Welsh Creek, situated at the point on the Starbird Range where secondary ridges branch out to the Scotch, Welsh and Irish Peaks, our objectives for the week will be the highest peaks in the region: Gwendoline (3149m/10331ft), North Star (3123m/10246ft), with other options in the area that include Alpha Centauri, Carmarthen, Glamorgan and Black Fang.

After meeting in Radium, BC, we’ll drive up a logging road before hiking the rest of the way into the area and setting up our basecamp. This is the perfect location for general mountaineering-style climbing in an area that has no shortage of interesting climbing on beautiful granite.

Level of Difficulty

This camp is designed for those with some hiking, scrambling and climbing experience. You must have a good level of fitness and some experience traveling on exposed fourth-class terrain, and be able to carry up to a 14kg (30lb) pack for several hours each day and a 22kg (50lb) pack for the approach to base camp. This camp will be porter-assisted to carry the food into our base camp however you will be expected to carry all of your personal gear and a share of the group gear.

Information package:

Info Pack to follow

Gear List

Info on sign up process

Photo: © Rob Whiteway

2010 Planned Itinerary*
August 8: Meet at 8am in the parking lot of the Regent Hotel in Radium (at the stoplights), drive up logging roads to Forester Creek, then hike into basecamp
August 9 - 13: Climb the peaks in the Starbird range
August 14: Hike back out to the trailhead.
*subject to change

Included

Guiding throughout the camp
All meals starting with dinner on August 8th, ending with lunch on August 14th
All group gear including tents
Shared tent accommodation throughout the camp
Porters to carry the food into camp

Not Included

Transportation (participants will be expected to use their own vehicles to carpool)
Breakfast or lunch on August 8th (please bring a bag lunch)
Dinners on August 7th or 14th
Accommodation on August 7th or 14th
Personal Gear (see equipment list)

Staff:

ACMG Mountain Guide Sylvia Forest		Camp Manager Dan Doll

Other great summer trips offered by the Alpine Club of Canada:

Getting Started:		Moderate:
	First Summits — Summer Mountaineering Jun 30 (eve) - July 4, 2010 (4 days)		Peakbaggers Guide to Lake Louise July 31 (eve)- Aug 7, 2010 (7 days)
	Wapta Traverse July 17 (eve) – 24, 2010 (7 days)		Classic Peaks at Lake O'Hara Aug 7(eve)- Aug 14, 2010 (7 days)
			55+ Summer Trekking and Climbing Camp Aug 15 - 20, 2010 (6 days)
			Little Yoho Climbing Camp Aug 26 (eve)- Aug 31, 2010 (5 days)
Advanced:		Special:
	Starbird Range August 8 (eve) - August 14, 2010 (5 days)		Under 25 Climbing Camp July 5 - July 9, 2010
	11,000ers of the Purcells Aug 15 (eve) - 20 Aug, 2010 (5 days)		The North Face Leadership Training July 31 - Aug 7, 2010 (7 days)

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