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:
![whistlerclimb_03.jpg](http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/whistler/climb/whistlerclimb_03.jpg)
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:
![whistlerclimb_05.jpg](http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/whistler/climb/whistlerclimb_05.jpg)
The adventurers!:
![whistlerclimb_06.jpg](http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/whistler/climb/whistlerclimb_06.jpg)
Behind her you can BARELY make out the chair lift you can take to go to the very top:
![whistlerclimb_12.jpg](http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/whistler/climb/whistlerclimb_12.jpg)
View:
![whistlerclimb_14.jpg](http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/whistler/climb/whistlerclimb_14.jpg)
Signage:
![whistlerclimb_17.jpg](http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/whistler/climb/whistlerclimb_17.jpg)
She conquered her fear of heights!:
![whistlerclimb_24.jpg](http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/whistler/climb/whistlerclimb_24.jpg)
The rock was making me jealous:
![whistlerclimb_27.jpg](http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/whistler/climb/whistlerclimb_27.jpg)
So of course she has to rub it in:
![whistlerclimb_30.jpg](http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/whistler/climb/whistlerclimb_30.jpg)
View (the lake is out in the middle of nowhere as far as I could tell. No roads, buildings, etc.):
![whistlerclimb_28.jpg](http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/whistler/climb/whistlerclimb_28.jpg)
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:
![whistlerclimb_35.jpg](http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/whistler/climb/whistlerclimb_35.jpg)
View, that Blackcomb over there - another mountain + ski runs:
![whistlerclimb_37.jpg](http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/whistler/climb/whistlerclimb_37.jpg)
View:
![whistlerclimb_39.jpg](http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/whistler/climb/whistlerclimb_39.jpg)
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.
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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.
I've yet to go to Whistler, but hopefully when I go there will be lots and lots of snow there.
and i wonder what's been painted out on the top portion of that sign.....
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.
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.