With 11am sunny weather overhead and an enthusiastic 4-year-old son at my side, the encouragement from my wife to disappear until dinner was all we needed to head straight to North Van for some impromptu baggery.
We left the house with all the right provisions but without a specific distination - I'd figure that out on the drive there.
During our 10.5 hour baggage expedition yesterday, David Crerar, Simon Cowell and I had lots of time to ponder things. The route we had chosen was new to the Bagger Challenge. "What will we call it?" I asked, assuming that, if we were successful, this route would become a classic.
After last weeks white-out and retreat from Seymour, the forecast today looked promising and I planned to bag DePencier Bluffs. A unsuspecting guest at a friends dinner party last night, Karen, got roped into the action. Little did she know about the Bagger Challenge, waterbagging and helicopter rides.
Karen arrived for a late start around 9:30 at my house. I tried not to freak her out as I set her up with a flashlight, emergency blankie and a whistle.
Capilano Mountain is one of the handful of peaks in the Bagger Challenge I'd not yet bagged, so when Neil contacted me about sneaking off to bag it mid-week, I was on it like white on rice.
With reference to the reasons why I love the Bagger Challenge, a key consideration for me is the reward of a panoramic view from the peak and the exhilarating feeling of being on top of the world.
Yesterday (a week day), I bagged a peak for the first time with my friend Neil the ChickenMan. Immediately upon my return, I went to a street party where none of the attendees were Baggers. My non-bagging friends could not understand what could possibly motivate someone to play hooky and go for a 6-hour run on an obscure trail. All this for bragging rights on a claim to have reached the peak of an obscure mountain peak and making it home alive in time for dinner.
It’s been a good year for me. It has been FULL with travel and many of this year’s trips for me were to North Vancouver, B.C., Canada and the surrounding area. What a treat it’s been!
During our 10.5 hour baggage expedition yesterday, David Crerar, Simon Cowell and I had lots of time to ponder things. The route we had chosen was new to the 
Capilano Mountain is one of the handful of peaks in the Bagger Challenge I'd not yet bagged, so when Neil contacted me about sneaking off to bag it mid-week, I was on it like white on rice.
With reference to the 
It’s been a good year for me. 
It has been FULL with travel and many of this year’s trips for me were to North Vancouver, B.C., Canada and the surrounding area. What a treat it’s been!
