I did a post-Challenge bag of West Lion yesterday. As glorious as the views and day were, the climb is not recommended for casual baggers without climbing experience and/or ropes and psychological fortitude. It would be crazy to attempt it in anything less than perfect weather conditions: a hint of rain or ice would make the traverse very unpleasant and dangerous.
The scariest part of the climb is at the base, where one must traverse east along a series of 75 cm-wide shelves that slope gently towards a near-certain deadly fall on the rock slopes 45 metres below.
Nothing more glorious than returning from a triumphant bagging adventure down a steep slope that is a bit technical, but not too technical, on a surface that consists primarily not of rocks and roots, but of wonderful duffy decayed cedar. Gravity and duff combine to emulate a slalom descent.
The newest bagging peak, de Pencier Bluffs, is a very pleasant adventure for the younger bagger or a bagging trail runner alike. It makes for a very agreeable post-work bag, ideally on a sunny day. The eastern side of Seymour, with lakes, tarns, bluffs, and blueberries, and a rabbits warren of runnable trails, is not often explored but well worth it.
As a multi-day heavy-pack hike, HSCT is a nasty multi-hump-backed monster.
As a peak bagging adventure artery, it is essential.
As a trail run, it is spectacular. There are few finer trial-running stretches than the single-track swoosh down from Hat Pass to Deeks Lake, past azure lakes, waterfalls, giant trees, and glorious peaks.
Submitted by David Crerar on 4 August, 2010 - 18:01
Exactly three years after he set the speed record for the West Coast Trail-Juan de Fuca Trail trail run, Gary Robbins set a new speed record for the 75K (or 77K: who's counting?) West Coast Trail, with his 10:08 narrowly shaving 5 minutes off of the 13-year-old record set by Frank Wolf & Kevin Vallely 10:13 on 24 July 1997: twitter.com/gary_robbins.
The much-beloved Glenn Pace will be chagrinned by this posting, but he is once again exposing himself to many hours and many miles of suffering as he attempts a semi-solo Easter Seals 24-Hour Relay this month in Burnaby.
Give early and give often: it is for a very worthy cause: all funds go directly towards allowing children with disabilities to attend summer camp. As members of CFA, we are particularly blessed with fitness and free access to outdoor adventure: share the joy.
A link for donations and further details of Glenn's quest:
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The newest bagging peak, de Pencier Bluffs, is a very pleasant adventure for the younger bagger or a bagging trail runner alike. It makes for a very agreeable post-work bag, ideally on a sunny day. The eastern side of Seymour, with lakes, tarns, bluffs, and blueberries, and a rabbits warren of runnable trails, is not often explored but well worth it.
The much-beloved Glenn Pace will be chagrinned by this posting, but he is once again exposing himself to many hours and many miles of suffering as he attempts a semi-solo 
