The document summarizes the activities of the 5th West Vancouver Scouts, Canada's first "Mountaineer Scout" group, over their first year. It describes their camps at Alice Lake and Joffre Lakes, hiking and climbing trips including up Black Mountain and to Eagle Bluff and the Matier Glacier, winter camping and snowshoeing, an investiture ceremony on the Stawamus Chief, Remembrance Day activities, Christmas tree selling, and participation in the North Shore Area Scouts Camporee. It hints at more ambitious adventures to come in the next year for this active Scout group.

1. 5 West Vancouver Scouts
th
Canada’s first (and only)
“Mountaineer Scout”
Group!

2. Annual North Shore
Candlelight Tribute to Veterans

7. Our First Camp at Alice Lake!

8. Fire lighting contest

10. Sunday morning hike

11. New Scouts raise their first flag.

12. Hike up & over Black Mountain to Cypress.

13. Eagle Bluff at the top of Black Mtn.

16. Black Mountain: Powned!

18. Our 1st Annual “Investiture Ceremony”
on Top of the Stawamus Chief

33. The NEW 5 West Van Scouts!
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34. Tavish

35. Max

36. Isaac

37. Conner

38. Simon

39. A Professional Photographer on Peak 2 took
pictures of our Investiture Ceremony on Peak 1

41. Remembrance Day Parade

43. Simon & Samantha presented a wreath on
behalf of Gleneagles Elementary

44. Isaac & Tavish presented a wreath on
behalf of all West Van Scout Groups

46. 5th West Van Scouts:
Looking sharp!

47. 1st Winter camp at Joffre Lakes
Provincial Park – Nov. 19–20, 2011

49. Mount Matier & the Matier Glacier…we’ll be getting a closer
look at that during our 5th winter camp…you’ll see…

51. Time to do anything to stay warm!

52. Group hug-a-thons keep you warm!

53. Everyone had a cozy night’s sleep…and then the
sun came up in the morning and warmed us all.

54. Too cozy in their tents…
the Scouts are sleeping in.

55. It may have been a bit cold last night but, hey,
we’re the 5th West Van Mountaineer Scouts and
when it gets cold…we bust out in dance!

56. Time for a little fun!

60. 5th West Van Scouts:
Dealing with the cold…….
“LIKE A BOSS”!

61. We do monthly night hikes on Cypress!

67. Annual Christmas Tree Selling
Fundraising at Park Royal

70. Even the Dads had fun!

71. Joffre Lake Winter Camp #2
January 21, 2012

75. Joffre Lake Winter Camp #3
February, 2012

78. Bed time!

79. Breakfast!

80. Time for the team to snowshoe
up into the mountains!

84. Lunch time!

85. Highest Investiture Ceremony in
Canada so far this year (6,300 feet)!
Welcome new Scout Finn!

86. Time to head back to base camp.

87. The mountain was smiling on us today!

88. Almost home…

89. A nice cozy campfire in the snow!

90. Snowshoe trips to Garibaldi Park!

95. Another of our monthly night hikes on Cypress

99. Joffre Lake Winter Camp #4
March, 2012

105. Joffre Lake Camp #5
April 13–15, 2012

106. Snowshoeing to Upper Joffre Lake

107. Middle Joffre Lake

109. Finally we meet the Matier Glacier!

111. Highest Scout Leader
Investiture Ceremony in Canada so far!

113. Cheering on a team of “split boarders”
skiing down the glacier

115. Trust Mountaineer Scouts to figure out that
avalanche probes make excellent flag poles!

117. Private tour of North Shore Rescue’s
Operations Centre

119. We are invited past the blue door…

120. Inside “The Embassy”

122. North Shore Area Scouts
Camporee
@ Camp Byng: May 4–6, 2012

127. Mmmmm…..bacon!

128. Rock climbing @ Lighthouse Park

133. 5th West Vancouver Scouts
Canada’s first & only
“Mountaineer Scout” Group!
If you think our first year was cool…
wait ‘til you see what adventures
we have planned for next year !