I simply went to bed on the driver’s seat while Alex and Vlad had to set up their tent. The last stretch on Kingdom Lakes FSR seemed like eternity but by 1 am ish we did make to the parking lot. Alex had attempted this peak in the past and directed me linking up several logging roads once turning off the main Hurley. I could have driven faster but I didn’t want to fuck up the suspensions of my truck. The crawling up and over Railroad Pass was a shit show of pot-holes and washboards that I couldn’t drive more than 30 km/h for pretty much the entire 40 ish kilometers on the Hurley. We left Vancouver at around 5 pm on Friday evening and made to the start of Hurley Road at around sunset. To make our lives easier I insisted on car-camping. I was not particularly keen on the long drives but among the three of us I had the most reliable vehicle for the mission so I had no excuse. The weather and condition was almost too good for Whitecap Mountain as I could have easily gone somewhere else for more technical climbs but I was tired and just wanted something relaxing. There then came the summer of 2020 when Alex, Vlad and I finally got a perfect window for it. And in the summer of 2019 I almost did it with Alex but again, the Montana road-trip came up and I had to bail. In the summer of 2017 I almost did it with Adam Walker from Washington but I had to bail the trip at the last minute due to an oppourtunity to climb Mt. I had been wanting to do Whitecap Mountain for years and the trigger was almost pulled several times in the past. Getting to Gold Bridge is a 4+ hour drive from Vancouver. The approach comes from McGillivray Pass to the west, which is accessed from Bralorne near Gold Bridge via Kingdom Lakes FSR and a somewhat-maintained trail. The standard route is however, just a long slog with a somewhat annoying but not bushy approach. This peak is highly visible from pretty much any summit in the Pemberton – Lillooet areas. It’s a big mountain by any measure, and despite the inland location it still boasts several small glaciers on the north side. The resort is in the town of Anderson, not far from Hurley, which has been dubbed the "snow capital" of Wisconsin.Whitecap Mountain is the 3rd highest in the loosely-defined region of “SW British Columbia” and also one of the handful “Ultras” in the region. The Red Cross and several local businesses and citizens provided food for the first responders. "We're open for business, so come on out."įirefighters from Anderson, Montreal, Hurley, Kimball, Oma, Mellen, Saxon/Gurney, Ironwood and Bessemer responded to the scene, as well as the Iron County Sheriff's Office, Iron County Highway Department, Iron County Forestry Department, Beacon Ambulance and Bayfield Electric Company. "We really appreciate everyone's support and kind words and offers for assistance," WhiteEagle said. WhiteEagle said the resort was still packed Saturday morning, despite the fire. Just before midnight, the resort posted that continental breakfast would be served Saturday morning and the ski lifts would be open. "Thank you for all the kind words of support! We will rebuild! #whitecapstrong," the resort wrote in its Facebook post. RELATED: Hurley, the Snow Capital of Wisconsin, gets 16 feet of snow per year
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