A few days ago I completed 27 days of the 36 day first ever Selkirk Traverse. Steve Senecal, Sam McKoy, Mark Grist, and Madeleine Martin-Preney started at Kootenay Pass on April 3rd 2016, I joined in Retallack on April 12th, and we finished in Mica on May 8th. Lena Rowat and Nick Matwyuk joined for the first 11 days, and Cindy Walker joined for the Goat Range.
There where a total of 8 legs, with food caches in Nelson, Retallack, Trout Lake, Battle Abbey, Revelstoke, Sorcerer Lodge, and Fairy Meadows.
I'll post more photos soon.
Douglas Noblet, Wild Air Photo
Some stats:
- Broken Gear tally: 3 ski poles, 2 skis, 2 bindings, 2 stove pumps, 1 boot buckle.
- Pine Marten Tally: 2kg lunch food, 1 Letherman and bits, water bottle lid, food scraper.
- White gas (entire trip): 16L
- Vertical gained: 43,000m +
- Total KM: 520km+
- Meters of river log crossings: to many
- Earliest wake up time. 12am
- Earliest bed time: 3:30pm
- Latest bed time: 2am
- Kootenay Pass to Nelson, 4 days
- Nelson to Retallack, 5 days
Retallack to Trout Lake, 5 days
Trout Lake to Battle Abbey, 6 days
Battle Abbey to Rogers Pass, 3 days
Sorcerer Lodge to Fairy Meadows, 4 days
Fairy Meadows to Mica, 5 days
