CANADA Summer 2007

When? How long for? Summer Term ends on Friday 22nd June Proposed outbound flight on Wednesday 27th June How long for? Between three and four weeks Depends on individuals who want to come Proposed return flight on Wednesday 25th July gives us 28 days in Canada

The basic plan Fly into Calgary Start in Banff Work way North-west wards up through Banff and Jasper National Parks Fly back from Calgary

What we will be doing… Walking in the beautiful mountains Day walks and longer walks between backcountry campsites Highest peak Mount Robson 3954m (12,972 ft) in the far North of Jasper National Park The highest areas will have a substantial amount of snow on the tops, possibility of doing some easy alpine routes Scrambling, huge range of grades and lengths available Rock climbing, sport and trad, as well as bouldering Anything else people want, horse riding, mountain biking, white-water rafting, kayaking etc.

There is no fixed plan What happens depends on the people going and what we find when we get out there Flexibility is the key! Possibility of visiting Neil in Vancouver for some culture.

Flights www.flyzoom.com, cheap and cheerful! Fly direct from London Gatwick to Calgary Flight time 9 hours 30 mins approx. Flights are on a Wednesday Up to individual to book own flights

Hire cars We will need to hire cars as Canada is soo huge you cannot get around easily on public transport With 4 people to a smallish car we can minimise the costs as much as possible Fuel is cheap compared to this country at the moment, 45ppL They will also allow us to get food shopping easily and reach the more remote areas of the National Parks

Accomodation We will be camping for pretty much all of the time There are literally thousands of campgrounds in the national parks Operate on a first come first served basis You need a pass for backcountry camping An annual pass valid in all national parks is worthwhile if wild camping for more than 7 nights

The business The trip will not be cheap. Canada is a long way away and flights will cost about £500 We need to hire cars and for 28 days this should cost about £35 per person per week, based on 4 sharing Fuel is cheap, but the distances we will cover are large Camping will help to keep costs down Passes are required for entrance into the parks, but annual ones work out quite cheap at £30 The cost of food is about the same as this country

Costs per person Transport to London Gatwick and back from Bristol £50 approx Return Flights to Calgary £500, depends on exact flights Car Hire 28 days £140 approx Food 5 per day, £140 approx Camping, 15 nights at £8 per night average £120 Backcountry camping passes for all parks, £30 National park passes £60, Banff and Jasper TOTAL £1040 Fuel approx 2p per mile per person, but have no idea of estimated mileage ?? Joe says approx £40

I reckon for 28 days in Canada you will need to have £1,300 to spend This sounds horrendous but you will be getting a lot for your money There are things that I can’t factor in, so people will need to be flexible when we are out there Insurance will need to be purchased, £70 approx