[MCR] Tonquin Valley trail hikers bridge washed out

Subject: [MCR] Tonquin Valley trail hikers bridge washed out
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:55:07 -0600
I just talked to a friend of mine who is an outfitter who just came out of the Tonquin. He said that the bridge at mile 6 where you usually cross to hit the hikers trail into the Wates Gibson hut, which crosses the Astoria river has been washed out...
Sounds like all the cribbing is gone as well.

I have confirmed this with the Alpine Club of Canada.

This will mean you either have to go up through the switch backs to Amethyst Lakes then down again to get to the ACC hut. As well he mentioned some major rockfall in the boulder field near the switchbacks which forced him to return to the trail head. (This is with horses!)

He also said that Cavell Lake is the highest he has ever seen it with high waters raging at the outlet.
Very interesting for the end of September!

Peter Amann

Peter Amann
Mountain Guide
pamann@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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