This was a 125-mile drive, and since I didn’t leave home until the late hour of 7:15 AM, the day was wearing on by the time I arrived there. I was driving my old VW Beetle, and I headed east, then north up the Fraser Canyon to the village of Lytton, population about 200 souls. On September 7th, 1975, a Sunday, I set out from my home in the town of Mission. It’s in a fairly remote area, unsullied by the hand of man, so I expected to find a beautiful peak in a beautiful area. The British Columbia Place Names book says it is from Sk-haest, meaning “peak between two ridges”. According to ethnologist James Teit, writing in 1917, the word skihist means “jump” or “leap” referring to a giant in mythological times who leapt back and forth between this summit and Akasik Mountain, which sits about 6 miles to the northeast. It sits in the Cantilever Range, which is a part of the Lillooet Range, which in turn is found in the Coast Mountains. That translates to the 38th-highest prominence of all peaks in North America. Skihist Mountain stands 9,738 feet tall, and has a whopping 8,081 feet of prominence. It was pretty hard to resist the lure of such a peak, so I went out and bought the map sheet that covered the area and started planning. When Dick’s book came out in 1974, it got a lot of us thinking about peaks out there that we should be visiting and climbing, including Yours Truly.
Dick Culbert’s pioneering book, “Alpine Guide to Southwestern BC” and Bruce Fairley’s “A Guide to Climbing and Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia” both mention that Skihist Mountain is the highest peak within their pages. Two guidebooks that cover the far southwestern corner of British Columbia both mention a peak that is higher than all of the others. So, without further ado, let’s go and explore this beautiful area. That has now changed, with the finding of a treasure-trove of photos that I long thought were lost.
They believe in the same philosophy as I that all life matters!! They were fast efficient and very caring.This is another of those climbs I’ve touched on in the past, but sadly had no pictures to illustrate the story. I would highly recommend this company as they removed the raccoons without stressing the mother losing her babies. After they left I heard the mother exit the house and actually caught her relocating the babies. They told us they will be back within 48 to check on the babies. Once the y completed that they put cages on our vents to raccoons could not enter our home that way again. The babies were placed in a heated box on top of our roof so the mother could find them and relocate them. The mother hid so they had to place a one way door for her to exit but could not return. They found 5 baby raccoons under a week old on the corner of the attic and placed them in a bag with the insulation around them so they would feel safe.
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The guys were professional and sympathic about the animals not being hurt and ensured me that they feel the same. The next day the crew were here bright and early ready for the job. We had our first consultation which showed us all the entries into our house that we should be aware of. We called skedaddle because we do not believe in killing wild life. We found out we had a litter of raccoons in our attic.
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