- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre / Not Applicable; Rev. and updated 5th ed edition (Jan 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0898867819
- ISBN-13: 978-0898867817
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #508,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Mainstay with hikers for many years, 103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia belongs on the bookshelf of every native of and visitor to British Columbia. The areas covered are from the North Shore and Howe Sound to Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton, and through Hope-Manning Park and the Fraser Canyon. Engagingly written, meticulously detailed and usefully organized by area, the book will appeal to both novice and veteran hikers, whether they're looking for short, relatively easy hikes or rigorous climbing adventures.
About the Author
Jack Bryceland started hiking and climbing as a teenager in the Scottish Highlands. He has been an active member of the British Columbia Mountaineering Club since 1966 and Chilliwack Search & Rescue since helping to found it in 1975. He lives in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
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THIS SIXTH edition of 103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia continues the tradition and the style established by Mary and David Macaree with their first edition of the guide in 1973. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
THIS SIXTH edition of 103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia continues the tradition and the style established by Mary and David Macaree with their first edition of the guide in 1973. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fraser Valley hikes abound,
By Joanna J Welch (Abbotsford, BC, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 103 Hikes In Southwestern (Paperback)
Has an excellent and accurate amount of local hikes. We enjoyed our book so much that we purchased one for our son as well. He will now be enjoying lots of local hikes with his friends.
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This review is from: 103 Hikes In Southwestern (Paperback)
I'm a new hiker and I found this book is very useful, guildline so clear. Road direction is so clear. It really help alot. I love it :-)
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3.2 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the three classics,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Excellent hiking guide. Exact, blow-by-blow details for hikes within a weekend of Vancouver. These hikes all have trails. For off-trail hikes, where one navigates through the forest and alpine with a topographic map, compass, and altimeter, and for descriptions of climbing routes, use the book by Bruce Fairley (which is essentially an update of Dick Culbert's "Hiking Guide to Southwest BC"). Culbert's guide is out of print and badly out of date, but IMO a better, more concise guidebook. For instructions on HOW to hike and climb, try "The Complete Walker III" by Colin Fletcher, and on how to climb try "Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills".
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not impressed,
By steve smith - Published on Amazon.com
I have had this book for many years and done may of the hikes. It is a great source for the start of the trail but beyond that, you're pretty much on your own. There are no maps, just had drawn scribbles that seldomly represent the terrain. Be careful to look for the indication of North as it is never to the top of the page as it should. I just did one of the hikes yesterday, Deaks Bluffs Trail. The book is right on until after the third "Y" in the beggining of the trail but after that, you are totally on your own. Instead of factual directions or prominate features, the author(s) get way too wordy verging on poetic. Sweet but it doesn't help you in the back country. Anyone considering this book must realize that the trails contained in this book are serious back country and we pull many people off these mountains banged up, hypothermic and on occassion, dead. I feel that is by and large due to books like this put you in the high country but don't prepare you for whats in store. It doesn't suggest kit or proper clothing. A lovely mountian trail that gets clouded in often means you can't see fifteen feet ahead of you. Visual references are quite important to the less experienced. It is my opinion that the author(s) should stick to writing "walks" books where the conseqences are less severe. 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Probably the best hiking book for the vancouver Region,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
I have worn out 3 copies of this book over the year. Very good selection of hikes within a days drive of Vancouver. Good directions to trail heads and acurate time estimates for hike completion.
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