Canadas high points
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:45 pm
I always hear about people doing the high points of the U.S. but don't often hear mention of people doing the Canadian ones. At least not as much. Have many people here done them or are doing them currently? I know that many are a bit tricky to get to, attaining transportation to the mountain or near it I mean. I'm researching a trip to the high point of Newfoundland and Labrador (and subsequently Quebec since it's the same mountain). It's called Mount Caubvick in Newfoundland and Mont D'Iberville in Quebec. I'm not trying to do the high points but am interested in this mountain because of it's location, scenery, experience level required, etc. I've had a hard time finding possible ways to get near it though. So far the only guy to respond to my inquiry said he could fly out of Goose-Bay direct to the landing strip but cost would be $12000. But he also said that because of the 2 people that went up and died in 2004 (reports say because they headed up in bad weather then there was an accident leaving one injured and the other fell when she tried to descend the mountain herself). He said he refused them too. I have also found a way to get to Nain from Goose-Bay but that still puts me 300km away from the mountain! I've found one mention of a man who will take you up to the coastal area near the mountain once you get to Nain by boat for $800 per person. But that was over 10 years ago. There are tours that go up to the area but not to the mountain itself and so far none have answered questions about hitching a ride to or from the mountain with them. I have read the book "Not Won In A Day" by Jack Bennet. He flew up then came back to civilization via the Koroc River, which isn't much of an option for us since we aren't white water experts at all! I guess I sort off wandered from my main question about Canadian high pointers but it's sort of related since if there are any here then maybe they could drop me a line about how they got up there. I read the article here on the mountain which has some good information. I could really use some specific information on names of places that for sure have transportation available and it would be nice if they were ones who would actually respond to inquiries. I've been in contact with pretty much every airport in the region but very few actually offer transportation up there ( some fly from Kuujjuak Quebec but it's alot of money just to get there from Montreal and that's before you charter a flight to the mountain if they agree) and I all ready mentioned one's response. I have talked to one person in gov't there (I'm working on learning the language of the Inuit people there for fun) and she didn't mention any red tape as far as people not being allowed up there anymore so it must be possible, just alot of effort to make certain arrangements.