Buga Buga BUGABOOS !

After spending more than a month in Squamish, the rest of Canada was calling and especially... THE BUGABOOS ! I heard this place had amazing granite rock and it would be my first alpine experience so I was excited to go there :) Ivan would be my partner on this trip !

We knew that we wouldn't be able to eat fresh veggies, fruits or meat up there..... So, we decided to have a feast the day before leaving ! 8)

Fresh salmon, rice and veggies ! Yummy ! Thank you Ivan !

When you arrive to the Bugs, you park the car at the trailhead (1500m elevation) and wrap it with chicken wires so that porcupines don't chew on your brake lines !

Chicken wires around the car

We got there in the evening and decided to start hiking the next morning. The hike to the Applebee campground (2440m) takes about 3 to 4 hours. It took me about 5 hours..... We were planning on staying 7 days in the Bugs but realized later that we took food for at least 10 days !! On top of it, we only stayed 3 days because the weather turned bad...... (Yep, the descent was a plaisure too...... :} ). Then, in addition to the food, we had to carry our tent, cooking set, sleeping gear, climbing gear, underwear and socks ! My bag probably weighed between 25 and 30kg and my all body was dying after this ! Good training LoLo !! I was trying to convince myself all the way up ! ;)

However, the hike is beautiful !!

I finally got to the Applebee Dome and the Bugaboo Glacier ! Such a good reward !!!

Applebee Dome

The next day, we go for Sunshine Crack. A classic line of 11 pitches on the North face of Snowpatch Spire.

Snowpatch Spire

My first glacier ;)

Offwidth on the 2nd pitch !

The last and very long pitch, a fist crack !
© Sébastien Tanguay

Beautiful climb, full of cracks !

The next day, we go for McTech Arete and enjoy a beautiful sunrise before leaving Applebee...

No picture of the climb unfortunately but some at the top...!

Nice view on the Snowpatch and Bugaboo Spire

After this climb, the weather

got a little bit bad and the forecast

for the next days was rain, rain, rain... :(

Unfortunately, we had to leave much

earlier than we expected...

You probably want to know what the toilets look like !

No.....?

Ah well, I show you anyway !

 

 

Bye Bye Bugaboos...