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 Resources
We have included links, tools and references on this page that we
think will be of benefit to members and the public. We hope you
find them useful. If you think
we missed an important link please
contact us.
For more
resources please visit the individual
member club websites.
Note: The following links are provided for reference only.
The FMCBC does not necessarily endorse the actions of listed
organizations or any content in the following website links.
Maps
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Centre for Topographic Information
Canadas national topographic mapping agency with links for
hardcopy and digital topographic maps
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GeoBase
Government initiative that provides access to geospatial data,
including Canadian Digital Elevation Data
The FMCBC provides general
interest
maps of the Goat River Trail, Mount Arrowsmith and the Nootka Trail.
General Interest maps are not suited to navigation.
Guidebooks
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 Cairn Publishing
Guidebooks for hiking and scrambling in British Columbia.
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Elaho Publishing - Guidebooks
and related products for rock climbers and mountaineers, centred
on western Canada.
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John
Baldwin
Ski guidebook for the Coast Mountains and Whistler backcountry
map.
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Rocky Mountain Books -
Outdoor activity guidebooks, historical accounts of Canadian
mountaineering and other adventures, biographies, related
non-fiction books.
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The
Mountaineers Books
How-to guides for outdoor recreation, including the well-known
Freedom of the Hills, guidebooks and other outdoor
and
conservation books.
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Vancouver Island Trails Information
Society (VITIS)
Non-profit society that publishes
hiking trail guides
for Vancouver Island, covering the island in
three books.
Routes
Online
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Bivouac.com
- Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia with spatial database of
mountains in North America, mapping, trails, backroads, trail
and road conditions, trip reports and photos.
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ClubTread
Trails and trip reports for British Columbia and other parts
of North America.
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Island Climbing
Information on climbing on Vancouver Island.
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Skaha Bluffs Climbing -
Information on climbing at Skaha Bluffs.
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Squamish Climbing
Information on climbing in the Squamish area.
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trailpeak Trails and
trip reports for North America.
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Recreation Sites and Trails BC
British Columbia provincial government resource on public
campgrounds and trails located on Crown land outside of parks.
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West Coast Ice - Reports
on ice climbing conditions in British Columbia and the Pacific
Northwest.
 Avalanches
Safety
Access and Trail Organizations
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Climbers Access
Society of BC
- Supports public access to the cliffs and mountains of British
Columbia, and conservation of them.
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Hike Canada en Marche -
Creating the National Hiking Trail, with Hike BC coordinating
the British Columbia section. The National Hiking Trail is the
original footpath from coast to coast that was started in 1971.
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Outdoor Recreation Council of BC
- Represents the interests of the full range of public outdoor
recreation users of British Columbias lands and waters.
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Squamish Access Society
- Dedicated to preserving access to the climbing areas in and
around Squamish.
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Trails BC
Coordinates the development of the multi-use Trans Canada
Trail in British Columbia.
Conservation
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