Hike the trails near Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park
Spend one (1) night at A. O. Wheeler Hut This is the one and only ACC hut which can be reached by vehicle in summer
When?
Arrive SATURDAY, September 9. Leave SUNDAY, September 10
Time Zone Change - The Wheeler hut is on PDT, that's one hour behind Calgary.
The time zone boundary is the eastern border of Glacier National Park
There is plenty of room for more hikers.
The hut sleeps up to 30 people.
To sign-up for the trip,
contact
King Shit at
You should be vaccinated for Covid-19 to join us.
Yes, there are exceptions...
Contact the King Shit if you think you might be an exception
Here's the Plan so far..
Some hikers may want to come early on Saturday and go for a hike
before the hut is open
Last year some hashers went to Golden on Friday night
King Shit plans to arrive at 11am PDT (That's 12pm Calgary time)
You'll sleep in A. O. Wheeler Hut, which is run by the Alpine Club of Canada
The Hut will be open after 3 pm on Saturday (We can't enter the hut before 3)
Directions:
Access is off the Trans-Canada Highway approximately 3.5 kilometers west of
the Rogers Pass information centre
Very Important:
If you are driving from the east (from Calgary)
please do NOT make the difficult left turn along a dangerous curve of the highway
into the parking lot. Instead:
Go PAST the turnoff to the Illecillewaet Campground
Several hundred meters further down the highway
is a railway access road on the right-hand side
where it is safer to turn around
Approach the parking lot from the west
On the south side of the highway there is
a sign for the turnoff to the Illecillewaet Campground and parking area
Drive up the road to the parking area near the Illecillewaet Campground and
park
Display your parking pass before you leave your vehicle
From the end of the Illecillewaet Campground,
walk up the road for about 5 minutes,
the Wheeler Hut will be on your left.
Run? There will most likely be a hash "run" on Saturday night
What to Bring
Parks Canada pass for your car
Parking Pass for the campground
(We will email you a PDF to print before Sept 9)
A back pack that's big enough to hold all your stuff.
It's less than a 5 minute walk to the hut from the parking lot, but
you probably only want to make one trip
Bring a Day Pack for hiking on Saturday (and maybe Sunday).
A small bag with just your lunch, water and a few clothes
is much comfortable to haul around than a giant backpack
Do NOT bring therma-rest/sleeping pad. The hut is supplied with mattresses
Clothing for late fall or early winter temperatures at the top
of the mountain. The weather in the mountains can change very
quickly. You could experience summer heat and winter snow on the
same day!
IMPORTANT - All garbage must be carried out with us when we
leave
Food and Drink
Bring lunch on Saturday. We can't enter the hut before 3 PM
Supper and Breakfast will be provided at the hut
If you can’t eat certain foods, tell the organizers ASAP
so that we will have food for you on the weekend
Arriving Late?
Let the organizers know when you'll arrive
Don't count on phoning us at the hut.
Cell service is not reliable in this location
Contact King Shit if someone asks to come at the last minute
and we'll see what we can work out
How Much?
Final cost is $125 per person
(hut + food + ACC + incidentals)
e-transfer funds to
King Shit at
You can also bring cash to King Shit at our next run
Be aware that you might not get your deposit back
if there's nobody on the waiting list to take your place.
The ACC requires a big non-refundable deposit for the hut
and King Shit used his personal credit card to pay it.
More Questions?
There is a lot of info on the web about hiking in the Canadian Rockies
