| Trail: Black Tusk (from Rubble Creek parking lot) Reads: 3895 Edit place |
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Place Details  Distance: 24.0Km Elevation: 1735m High Point: 2315m Location: Whistler, BC, Canada 12 Posts This was one of the strangest hikes I have done. April and I started at 2:30am, in hopes we would catch the sunrise. We were a bit late. The Mood and date:  Aug 11, 2012 Black Tusk (from Rubble Creek parking lot)
 I was quite happy I had the tusk to myself at 6am! Of course on the way back down I ran into a pack of 15 worryingly unprepared hikers. Lots Mood and date:  Aug 26, 2011 Black Tusk (from Rubble Creek parking lot)
The trail is a surprisingly easy one, it felt like a BIG walk , alot of great look uout points and the summit its very satisfying. We encountered Mood and date: Aug 11, 2011 Black Tusk (from Rubble Creek parking lot)
The trail up is straightforward. After 4.5 hrs or more of hard slogging you reach the base of black tusk proper. The easiest chimney is the farthest Mood and date:  Sep 09, 2010 Black Tusk (from Rubble Creek parking lot)
 A magical 3 days at Garibaldi Lake including a mad scramble to the summit of the Black Tusk Date: Aug 19, 2010 Black Tusk (from Rubble Creek parking lot)
 Technical scrambles should ideally be attempted by experienced hikers; but not if you witness the woefully underequipped throngs that storm Black Mood and date:  Jul 31, 2010 Black Tusk (from Rubble Creek parking lot)
In native lore, the Thunderbird was said to be protecting its home, the Black Tusk, or the "Landing Place of the Thunderbird", by sending thunder Mood and date: Jul 31, 2010 Black Tusk (from Rubble Creek parking lot) GPS
 Fantastic hike. Go overnight. Mood and date: Sep 12, 2009 Black Tusk (from Rubble Creek parking lot)
We arrived Saturday at 5pm at the trailhead and hiked up the Barrier to the Taylor meadows campground, which took us around two hours The paring Date: Aug 29, 2009 Black Tusk (from Rubble Creek parking lot)
The trial is snow free. No Mosquitos at all. Lots of people. Visibility was restricted by Clouds. Cold at the Top. We made it to the chimney. Date: Aug 15, 2009 Black Tusk (from Rubble Creek parking lot) GPS
 Long trip, beautiful vistas, varying weather conditions but never too cold, even with a snow squall and hail on the summit. Snow started at Date: Jun 20, 2009 Black Tusk (from Rubble Creek parking lot)
Overnight at Garibaldi Lake, climb up Black Tusk on Saturday and Mt Price on Sunday Date: Sep 06, 2008
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