Went to the top of Whistler mountain this weekend

adam

I have to say, it was quite the surreal experience to see the mountains at "their" level. Gail and I took a gondola up about 5,000ft then a chairlift up another 1,000ft to the very top of the mountain. Breathtaking is an understatement.

Leaving the village:


Over Gail's shoulder isn't the top of the mountain, but from the ground it looks like it is. The top you're seeing there is about half-way up the gondola part of the trip:


The adventurers!:


Behind her you can BARELY make out the chair lift you can take to go to the very top:


View:


Signage:


She conquered her fear of heights!:


The rock was making me jealous:


So of course she has to rub it in:


View (the lake is out in the middle of nowhere as far as I could tell. No roads, buildings, etc.):


Walking on the way down from the chairlift to the gondola (you can walk for an hour or take the lift back down, we walked) we saw this:


View, that Blackcomb over there - another mountain + ski runs:


View:


So there yah have it; some pictures of our trip. It was a TON of fun and I recommend it to anyone who can make it to British Columbia for a weekend.

Keg

nice. I shall put that on the to do list.

Fuse

absolutely breathtaking scenery .. BC is a beautiful place

McIlroy

That looks awesome im going to have to go see that this summer ! You guys live just up in vancounver ? I am just a little south of you . Pretty near about an hour north of me is Mt. Baker which is enormous. That whole area is ideal for camping and hiking ! I could even give you directions to go to the Hot Spring which is a natrual spring/pool . Lots of hippies skinny dip in it though . Anyways you can hike up to the Glacier at Mt. baker and it's awesome ! if anybody else knows any cool places to visit in the Northern Washington area let me know . Also I know tons of great hiking places with very few visitors here in Washington if anybody needs ideas . Glad you all had fun adam !

flaagan

Sorry, bub, but I'm gonna make you two hike that with me should I take my road trip up north!

Cool photos, and absolutely beautiful scenery. It's like a combinations of my visits to New Mexico, the Sierras, and Zion National Park all rolled into one.

Luxury

Canadian Rockies is the best moutain range there is. Without a doubt.

I've yet to go to Whistler, but hopefully when I go there will be lots and lots of snow there.

snemmy

ack.. some of those make me dizzy/give some vertigo just looking at them. i would probably do okay at that height with stable ground under me.. on the lift up on the other hand i would probably need someone who has a tolerance for pain as i squeeze them in half.. o.o

and i wonder what's been painted out on the top portion of that sign.....

Thegodzero

and i shall put her on my to do list. ehh brome ehh?

hawken

nice, you should get a flickr account and look me up

Tulkamir

Nice stuff Adam. That looks absolutly great.

One question, how much did it cost? Too much for a student like me?

Blah, either way, my parents are making the trip down to visit me at some point this summer, I'll reccommend it to them.

Thanks for sharing man.

ChaosEidolon

man, Vancouver is amazing. 1st chance i get im so moving there =P

adam

$30 per person. For Gail and I + taxes it was a total of about $67.

Phobos

Better beak up that mountian spire, it's stealing your girl.

I went up to the chief in squamish. It was a two housr walk up and a half hour walk down. It was brutal but absolutely goreous at the top.

ebagg

Dayamn, I'm gonna grab me a dated and head up to Whistler one of these weekends! Very cool Adam!