West Coast Trail // Sarah, Kerith, Josh, Abilee & Kelly walk the West Coast Trail – a hard testing ground for Sarah’s SideStix Sports Crutches.
27 Oct
Adventures: SideStix, West Coast Trail | Comments
The West Coast Trail
Sarah, Kerith, Josh Abi & Kelly hiked the West Coast Trail on August 26th, 2009. Sarah used the pre-production version of the SideStix Sports Crutches together with carbide cleated hiking tips and the sand / mud tips. The West Coast Trail (WCT) is a coastal wilderness component of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. It has the...
05 Sep
West Coast Trail | Comments
Pre-Trail… (August 25th)
Well the trip certainly started off with bang… We just thought it was another rock hitting the bottom of the truck as we sped down 80Km of logging roads… however it turned out to be a rear tire blow-out (Rob – you were right, new tires would have been a good idea!). We changed the...
05 Sep
West Coast Trail | Comments
Day 1… (August 26th)
Day One really started at the 1pm Parks Canada briefing. The briefing was informative and brief! Many thanks to Dawn for keeping it short, because she had informed us that if we got to the point at the edge of Pachena Beach by 2pm, we could avoid the first set of ladders… Why do something today...
05 Sep
West Coast Trail | Comments
Day 2… (August 27th)
A lovely morning sun greeted us and we languished in its warming rays. Speed was definitely not on the agenda and breaking camp took till 10am! From Darling River, we had about 3Km of beach before we had to re-enter the forest at Tsocowis Creek. (Valencia Bluffs (about 1 Km further,) is impassable via the beach.) We...
05 Sep
West Coast Trail | Comments
Day 3… (August 28th)
Cool temperatures, cloud & fog, combined with the prospect of the longest day of the trail, helped speed us through the process of breaking camp. Not as fast as we’d hoped though, and it was 8am when we headed off on the beach to Tsusiat Point. The beach sand was freshly ‘groomed’ and made for a...
SideStix “Go Far” Gallery
Copyright © 2008-2011 SideStix - All rights reserved. goldenpinecone design.