Cognac Peak, Brandywine Mountain
Cognac Peak - 2140M 100M Prominence 50.11633, -123.21369 October 3, 2026 Brandywine Mountain - 2213M 428M Prominence 50.11470, -123.22111 October 3, 2026 Originally when I heard about Brandywine Mountain it seemed like it would be a really good peak to ski, but not long after I heard about a Sport climbing route called "Bastardo", which seemed like a pretty unique outing as well. Fast forward a few years and Bastardo seemed like a very easily achievable goal. Summer came and went and I kind of chalked it off as a "next year" climb, but when I moved to Squamish on October 1st, the weather looked very ideal for my first weekend there, so I made the plan. Orrin was also looking to get on something over the weekend, and despite not having heard of the route, which I didn't realize was only a few years old, he was in. Due to it being October and the days being already significantly shorter, we opted to drive up to the trailhead Friday night. Unfortunately my truck wa...
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