trip report by site editor Rick McCharles
One of our top 10 hikes in the world is Sunshine to Mt Assiniboine in the Canadian Rockies.
Nine of us made it to the top of Nub peak for the solar eclipse.
Our trip was nearly cancelled due to forest fire. Assiniboine opened up on the Wednesday before our Sunday start.
Three hiked up on the Assiniboine trail because Sunshine Meadows was still under closure.
Six took the helicopter in from Shark trailhead.
When you chopper in you can bring heavy food. And too much alcohol.
Happy hour at Assiniboine Lodge was 4-5pm.
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Great trip. The big downside was the hike out.
I told the group we’d be 8-9 hours on the 26 km hike out via Wonder Pass & Bryant Creek. I’d forgotten about the extra 2.5 km to the campground. Due to missing signage at the Wonder Pass turn-off we got lost for another hour or more. In the end it was 32.2 km for the day.
Everyone except for myself suffered a lot of foot pain.
In retrospect I wished I’d scheduled one night in a campground on the descent.
Details on our 3 day hike.
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