Colossal 2015 - B.C. Canada

[WU7X]

Well done! I especially like your photography. nothing like fall tamaracks and glacial striations on rocks to get my brain dreaming of next year!

 

[PPCLI_Jim]

can i get a copy of your tracks?

 

[ljrunner05]

What an awesome Report and Photos!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[icedragonmx]

Great write up and excellent pictures! I have been fixated on finding the ice cave area shown in your trip report and was hoping you might share? I was looking to include this in my plans for another road trip this summer and that would be a wickedly nice spot! I have tried the whole Google map search (20 hrs plus so far) without luck so just a FYI that you have done an excellent job of hiding this from the masses! Promise to leave no trace if you do share a PM with the coordinates. Cheers

 

[OregonLC]

can i get a copy of your tracks?

Promise to leave no trace if you do share a PM with the coordinates. Cheers

I'd love to see the route too. Heck, I'll trade you for some hard to find spots in OR! ;-)

It's sad that we all feel the need to be protective of great spots. If everyone would just use common sense on the trail and pack out their garbage...

 

[morerpmfred]

Lots of off road abusers in interweb.
It is close to Radium/Invermere. You need to get out and explore.

 

[icedragonmx]

Lots of off road abusers in interweb.
It is close to Radium/Invermere. You need to get out and explore.

I have plans to do just that this summer (explore the Radium/Invermere area). It is an extra 16hrs of highway driving for me just to get close to the good stuff so its nice to have a pin to aim for. I did find 5 other possible routes including a fun hike/portage to a glacier lake that will beat this summers glacier approach by 7km. It is sad that we have to be protective of our discoveries as quoted above. I was involved in creating a "interesting" rock trail that was sponsored by Canadian Four Wheel Drive Magazine and Warn Industries back in the day. There was still worries back then 20 years ago about trail abuse (creating bypasses) and the whole tread lightly concept. Funny how some things never change. I did share a few discoveries in the day and one of the rock climbing areas we found on a rainy day 4x4 excursion now has over a 120 routes on it. I think I'll have fun looking regardless. The great pictures and story are my inspiration to find a few mountain trails for myself. Thanks to the OP for that!

 

[ljrunner05]

That's really too bad, but I guess I understand. As my father and I are starting more overlanding trips, I'm collecting a personal database of trips we'd like to take. It will be a while before we head that far north, but if / when we do I may PM you. Maybe you can show us around. :bike_rider:

 

[driftsafari]

Awesome write up and report. I need to get out the rockies soon. In Calgary a bit but without having my jeep.


Ps. You wouldn't know Stu Manchester would you? He used to own a Tacoma and the name Addison rings a bell.

 

[rickashay]

Wow fantastic post/s. I am on the other side of the rocky's, and have done a lot of exploring on this side - I can appreciate the feeling of feeling insignificant.

Thanks for the great pictures, and handily-worded writeup. Thanks for also showing discretion on locations, as a BC/Canadian resident I appreciate spots that are worth finding!

Awesome trip report!! I want to ask what roads and other details, but like the last poster, half the fun is finding these places!! I have an idea on the cabin location.

Specs on the little green tacoma?? Saw it rolling around Nelson right around the time of this trip and immediately thought "wonder if he's on ExPo or Untitled(was cruising that site while I was working north of Calgary last year.Did a shake night at peters lol)

I appreciate the mutual respect for the discrete locations. We have an endless amount of terrain to explore here in Canada and I can onnly just encourage people to get out and explore! It's such a shame that there are so many disrespectful offroaders out there that ruin it for us good folk!

The green Tacoma is my Dad's and I helped him build it last year. He's got a few more mods incoming but it's definitely a rad and clean truck! He lives in Nelson BC, so you definitely saw it! haha

Beautiful photos and good write up. This makes me want to visit B.C. now!

Well done. Enjoyed the report and pics. I've done some exploring up in BC and it's a fantastic area.

BC is awesome! God's country for sure.

Great write up and pictures, now I'm pissed that I turned around at the wash out while out exploring that area

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Not too familiar with that washout... could have been a different pass?

Well done! I especially like your photography. nothing like fall tamaracks and glacial striations on rocks to get my brain dreaming of next year!

No doubt, it's why we chose this trip at this time of year. The Tamarack trees and that glacier made it feel otherwordly.

can i get a copy of your tracks?

What an awesome Report and Photos!! Thanks for sharing!

Great write up and excellent pictures! I have been fixated on finding the ice cave area shown in your trip report and was hoping you might share? I was looking to include this in my plans for another road trip this summer and that would be a wickedly nice spot! I have tried the whole Google map search (20 hrs plus so far) without luck so just a FYI that you have done an excellent job of hiding this from the masses! Promise to leave no trace if you do share a PM with the coordinates. Cheers

I'd love to see the route too. Heck, I'll trade you for some hard to find spots in OR! ;-)

It's sad that we all feel the need to be protective of great spots. If everyone would just use common sense on the trail and pack out their garbage...

Lots of off road abusers in interweb.
It is close to Radium/Invermere. You need to get out and explore.

Unfortunately I will not be sharing the tracks. Please take no personal offense, I just have too much respect for these lands and not enough respect for all of the users of our beautiful public lands. Like I said above, head to BC and get out and explore, you will not be disappointed! If anyone is seriously planning a trip to our region, PM me and I may even be willing to tag alone or point you towards some good areas in general. I'm always keen to help the like minded, as I too don't mind the od local tip when I head out of town, but I definitely respect discretion and am not disappointed when I am left to explore at my own means.

I have plans to do just that this summer (explore the Radium/Invermere area). It is an extra 16hrs of highway driving for me just to get close to the good stuff so its nice to have a pin to aim for. I did find 5 other possible routes including a fun hike/portage to a glacier lake that will beat this summers glacier approach by 7km. It is sad that we have to be protective of our discoveries as quoted above. I was involved in creating a "interesting" rock trail that was sponsored by Canadian Four Wheel Drive Magazine and Warn Industries back in the day. There was still worries back then 20 years ago about trail abuse (creating bypasses) and the whole tread lightly concept. Funny how some things never change. I did share a few discoveries in the day and one of the rock climbing areas we found on a rainy day 4x4 excursion now has over a 120 routes on it. I think I'll have fun looking regardless. The great pictures and story are my inspiration to find a few mountain trails for myself. Thanks to the OP for that!

Cheers and good luck! Glad I could help motivate you to get out and explore. Enjoy the area, its stunning!

That's really too bad, but I guess I understand. As my father and I are starting more overlanding trips, I'm collecting a personal database of trips we'd like to take. It will be a while before we head that far north, but if / when we do I may PM you. Maybe you can show us around. :bike_rider:

Deal!

Awesome write up and report. I need to get out the rockies soon. In Calgary a bit but without having my jeep.


Ps. You wouldn't know Stu Manchester would you? He used to own a Tacoma and the name Addison rings a bell.

Drive out with the Jeep and visit! Stu? haha Yah I used to work with him! Small world.

 

[Uboatcmdr]

There's definitely some great terrain around invermere, I've only had my dirt bike out there though, not the jeep. Does your group usually post up trips like this on untitled off-road? Looking to get some move overland type trips in compared to random journeys through McLean creek haha.

 

[rickashay]

There's definitely some great terrain around invermere, I've only had my dirt bike out there though, not the jeep. Does your group usually post up trips like this on untitled off-road? Looking to get some move overland type trips in compared to random journeys through McLean creek haha.

Absolutely! Keep your eyes peeled on Untitled. Once the weather turns you'll see more trips for sure.

 

[Happykamper]

Nice job, great trip.

 

[Capt Jon]

Great report. Thanks for sharing it.

 

[Uboatcmdr]

Absolutely! Keep your eyes peeled on Untitled. Once the weather turns you'll see more trips for sure.

Right on, will do.

Im in the process right now of better equipping the jeep for long journeys,
basically getting it handling better on the highway and fabricating some new storage systems.

im pretty sure I've seen the tundra around town a few times.:drool: