St. Marks’s Summit Cypress
Details
About the Hike:
St. Marks’s Summit Cypress-Micro Spikes
This is a moderately challenging intermediate hike (2.9 Difficulty)
Cypress Provincial Park
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/british-columbia/st-marks-summit-trail
Hiking boots and Micro Spikes are mandatory for this steep trail. Bring at least 2L of fluids to drink. Dress in layers. Bring crampons (snow/ice at higher elevation), sunscreen, bug spray, sunglasses, food, hiking essentials, and your smile.
Difficulty, Distance, and Elevation:
This is a Moderately challenging n intermediate hike: 10.9 km round trip, and 598 m elevation gain, with some steep sections and loose surface to the top. You may be exposed to the elements with little to no cover.
Meeting At: Meetup 9 am at Black Mountain Lodge at Cypress Bowl parking lot to get your free BAC-access tag
Parking: Cypress Parking Lot.
Transit Access: N/A. You are to arrange your own carpool.
Please bring extra footwear, in case of crossing muddy sections, as a courtesy to the driver.
Carpool Fee: Please pay your driver standard fee of $8.00 per hour driving fee.
Car Pool Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZQHJfEIAkVn1erGrwTPxZ3WVH-hg8uluGGs2XnxAQ0k/edit?gid=0#gid=0
After hike, we will go to Chelo Persian restaurant for Persian food. Address: 1078 Marine Dr, North Vancouver, BC V7P 1S5
Recommended Hiking Clothing, Footwear and Gear:
- Hiking Boots or Hiking Shoes plus Micro Spikes
- Small Daypack or Hiking backpack + 2 Bottles of Water (1 Liter, or more if needed) + Lunch + Snacks
- Sweater or a Hoodie
- Sunglasses and a Hat, Sunscreen if required (all optional)
- Light Jacket (optional)
- Rain Jacket (optional: if the sky is overcast or raining)
- Bug Spray or insect repellent agents
LEGAL INFORMATION, LIABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are a group of volunteers. We are NOT a professional organization or pro trail guides and/or pro event organizers. We will however, look out for each other. The organizer and any/all assistant organizers and other attendees are in no way responsible and liable for your personal safety and health state, before, during and at anytime after this event. Risks of attending hiking events include, but are not limited to: getting lost; slipping and falling; snow and ice; extreme cold; extreme heat; dangerous animals; falling trees or brush; falling rocks or landslides; flooding; bridge failure; and falling in fast moving water.
As a condition of your participation in the event, you assume all risk of personal injury, death or property loss resulting from any cause whatsoever including NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR BREACH OF ANY DUTY OF CARE ON THE PART OF THE HOST. You agree that the host shall not be liable for any personal injury, death or property loss and release the host from all liability and waive all claims with respect thereto.
Negligence includes failure on the part of the host to take reasonable steps to safeguard or protect you from or warn you of the risks, dangers and hazards referred to above. You assume all cost of your own rescue or evacuation.
By RSVP'ing "Yes", for this event, you acknowledge that you fully understand and accept the aforementioned conditions and following event attendance conditions and, you are solely responsible for your own health, safety and well-being before, during and at anytime after the event as stated previously.
All attendees shall forever hold harmless the organizers and other attendees and unconditionally waive any liabilities resulting from attending and/or participating in this event.
We hike together at a moderate pace, but if you cannot keep pace then you are responsible to safely hike your way back to the starting point.