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The summits arising from the North Shore of Burrard Inlet are not part of a single, continuous ridge, they are separated from each other by four major valleys: Cypress Creek, the Capilano River, Lynn Valley and the Seymour River. Indian Arm of the Burrard Inlet separates Mount Seymour from the slopes above Coquitlam. To the east is the Golden Ears group which dominates the Fraser Valley above Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge. Spanning 20 kilometers from the summit plateau of Black Mountain to Mount Seymour, from west to east the main summits are: • Black
Mountain (1,217 metres) At about 20 million years of age the Coast Range is one of North America's youngest mountain ranges. The North Shore mountains are not particularly high, although pockets of snow can exist year-round on north-facing slopes, there are no glaciers or icefields at this elevation. In fact, only the summits of the West and East Lion, Crown Mountain and the Camel are above the treeline. Early settlers were attracted to the challenge of climbing these mountains. Because of its steep granite face the East Lion was thought to be impossible to scale. The first to undertake the feat were John Latta and his two brothers in 1903. Hearing that climbers often used ropes for mountaineering ascents, the brothers packed one along, although they had no idea of how they would use it. The technique they used was to grasp the small shrubs and bushes growing out of the cracks in the rock. After accomplishing the East Lion the brothers also climbed the West Lion on their way out! In 1908 Basil Darling climbed one of the most remote of the North Shore mountains, Cathedral Mountain. Coast Range mountaineering historian Bruce Fairley notes, "Darling was undoubtedly one of the outstanding mountaineers in all of North America in his time. He made many notable ascents, including the north buttress of the West Lion, and first ascents of Sky Pilot, Golden Ears, Cathedral and other peaks in the Vancouver area. Darling also made early winter attempts on the Lions, ascending the frozen Capilano River in the wee hours by lantern light." << Next: Skiing in Vancouver: A History >> << Return to Home Page >>
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