East Lion, West Lion
East Lion - 1606M 106M Prominence 49.45619, -123.18109 June 2, 2026 West Lion - 1654M 369M Prominence 49.45783, -123.18618 June 2, 2026 1755M Ascent and descent 11H 58M C2C, 11H 20M Moving 21.1 KM I was never super excited by the idea of climbing the Lions as I knew the West peak was an absolute tourist fest and the East Peak was a climb. When I saw them up close from the summit of Harvey last week though, my opinion quickly changed and I knew I wanted to climb them both as soon as possible. It seemed like a fun and relatively short outing, offering more good practice at roped up alpine climbing. I really didn't know how long of a day to expect, so Stella and I got started at quarter after 7 from the Lions Bay Elementary school yet again. The first hour or two felt all too familiar as we hiked up the road to the Lions Trailhead, then followed the gravel road. We took the turnoff for Harvey and the Lions, then continued on the road past the Harvey Trail and on to The Harvey creek cr...
