Image: Hope SAR / Hope Search and Rescue says a stranded hiker was rescued from the top of Mount Outram between Friday night and early Saturday morning.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Hiker rescued

Hiker rescued overnight southeast of Hope

Sep 7, 2024 | 2:51 PM

MOUNT OUTRAM (MANNING PROVINCIAL PARK) — Mount Outram is a sought after destination for backcountry hikers as one of the highest Cascade Range peaks in southern British Columbia.

However, a hiker that managed to reach the top of the roughly 8,000-foot summit needed help during the weekend, prompting a call for service to Hope Search and Rescue.

The non-profit, all-volunteer organization says its members were paged to assist a stranded hiker Friday night (Sept. 6) at the top of Mount Outram. The hiker was located, and its team of rescue volunteers hiked out safely. They returned to base early Saturday at 3:30 a.m.

“Hope Search and Rescue would like to take this opportunity to remind hikers to leave a trip plan with a person you trust and always carry your 10 essentials,” the group said.

Image: Hope SAR / Mount Outram.

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Founded in 1963, Hope Search and Rescue’s coverage area stretches from just north of Boston Bar in the north, to Skagit Valley Provincial Park and U.S. border in the south, and from Laidlaw in the west to Allison Pass in Manning Park to the east.