Welcome to the 2010 Bagger Challenge

Last year was so much fun that we should do it again.

A few notes on this year's contest:

• to avoid approaching cold and short daylight, and to avoid missed Thanksgiving dinners and irate spouses, we've pulled the end date back, to October 10th.
• to compensate for Bagger withdrawal, we've:
  
  • pulled back the main start date by a week;
  • pulled back the start date, for the snowless Howe Sound peaks only, to April 1st.
• we've rounded up the number to 50 peaks.
• several of the peaks are especially chosen to be family-friendly.
• other new peaks are less trails than bushwhacks, and untested, and may be removed/replaced if they fall short of Bagger safety or fun standards: Collins, Coburg, and Perrault.
• introduced, thanks to Craig Moore, the idea of waterbagging: a pure climb from sea to peak. Used as a tiebreaker if necessary.
• put in lots of fun hyperlinks to peak pictures and trip reports.
• added a dandy section of "top peak" lists: www.clubfatass.com/baggers-list-best
• we hope to organise a few Flash CFA events up some of these peaks (probably at least Capilano and Paton/Coliseum/Burwell in the summer): stay tuned. Any bagaholic keeners are encouraged to organise their own flash events/adventures.
• always bring a headlamp!
• as your charitable focus this year, do consider the wonderful work done by the wonderful people at North Shore Rescue: www.northshorerescue.com/donateonline.html

WOO-HOO! HAVE FUN! BE SAFE!