Rock/Ice Climbing advise for late Sep/Oct in BC
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:57 pm
Hi all,
we are planning a 3.5 weeks trip in BC starting from Vancouver on Sept.18th. It is not a lot of time but we'd love to climb and see as much as possible. I've been searching the internet for good climbing spots and weather conditions, so already have a rough, vage idea of what is expecting us.
One of the climbing areas we really wanted to visit are the Bugaboos and the spots around Lake Louse. However, all the reports and articles I found are about conditions in summer - from June till beginning of Sept. Now, we are a bit concerned that it might be already too cold and maybe rainy/snowy when we arrive there, which will be end Sept/Oct. So now, I am thinking if we should rather take our ice climbing equipment. And here comes my question, does anybody has an experience with rock/ice climbing at that time of the year in the Rockies or generally BC? We are coming from Europe so won't be able to take all our gear with us (new regulations allow only 23kg ). Can any reccomand any cliimbing areas suitable for this time period? Is it better to go to the Rockies or maybe Squamish?
And maybe one more thing. Renting a camper in Canada is sooo expensive. So we decided to rent a small car to get around. Do you think it is possible and reasonable to camp at this time of the year? I read in some other posts that also bears are active, so we are not sure if camping with a tent is a good idea at all. Sorry if I am writing any nonsence. It's all information I've gathered from the internet - it will be our first time in Canada.
Thanks for any help, advise, comments and/or information,
Elisabeth
we are planning a 3.5 weeks trip in BC starting from Vancouver on Sept.18th. It is not a lot of time but we'd love to climb and see as much as possible. I've been searching the internet for good climbing spots and weather conditions, so already have a rough, vage idea of what is expecting us.
One of the climbing areas we really wanted to visit are the Bugaboos and the spots around Lake Louse. However, all the reports and articles I found are about conditions in summer - from June till beginning of Sept. Now, we are a bit concerned that it might be already too cold and maybe rainy/snowy when we arrive there, which will be end Sept/Oct. So now, I am thinking if we should rather take our ice climbing equipment. And here comes my question, does anybody has an experience with rock/ice climbing at that time of the year in the Rockies or generally BC? We are coming from Europe so won't be able to take all our gear with us (new regulations allow only 23kg ). Can any reccomand any cliimbing areas suitable for this time period? Is it better to go to the Rockies or maybe Squamish?
And maybe one more thing. Renting a camper in Canada is sooo expensive. So we decided to rent a small car to get around. Do you think it is possible and reasonable to camp at this time of the year? I read in some other posts that also bears are active, so we are not sure if camping with a tent is a good idea at all. Sorry if I am writing any nonsence. It's all information I've gathered from the internet - it will be our first time in Canada.
Thanks for any help, advise, comments and/or information,
Elisabeth