Wild Camping in Garibaldi Park, Hiking to the Black Tusk and Panorama Point

My friend and I spent 3 nights wild camping at one of the most beautiful places in Canada called Garibaldi Lake.
In August 2021, Parker Matthews and I made the opportunity to take a Canada Road trip and decided to go camping in Garibaldi Park. With advance permits required for the main campsites, we wild camped around the side of the lake. We hiked 5.5 miles (8.9km) from Rubble Trailhead to Garibaldi Lake and set up camp in the evening glow. The next day, we explored a bushwhack trail up part of Mt. Alice.
The next day aimed at summit The Black Tusk, also called Landing Place of the Thunderbird. Little did we know that as we made the final approach, it would be thundering hail down on us. Rather than attempt to climb a chimney in a storm, we retreated back to Garibaldi Lake to eat an early dinner and shiver until the storm let up.
The final day, we loaded up all our gear, climbed 2,700ft (823m) up to Panorama Point for epic views of The Black Tusk and the Garibaldi Range before descending back to Rubble Creek Trailhead for a total distance of 13.5 miles (21.7km).
Special Thanks:
Parker Matthews, an excellent adventure companion
Video by:
Thomas Robinson - zoomdak.com/​
Shot on Canon 5d Mark IV and iPhone 11
Music by:
Beyond - Michael Vignola
No Words
Serious and Reflective Minimalist Piano - Suite Tracks Music
Future chill beat - LiQWYD
Gear:
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Drone - amzn.to/3RlUi9Y
Microphone - amzn.to/3crk0em
Tripod - amzn.to/3RjX8Mm
Micro SD - amzn.to/3PRCdiM
Camera Bag - amzn.to/3e7eRsl
Battery Pack - amzn.to/3AsV7GV
0:00 Prelude
0:13 Hike In
0:52 Garibaldi Lake
2:31 Hike to The Black Tusk
4:39 Hike to Panorama Point
5:46 Panorama Point and Hike Out
7:24 Outtakes
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[@vs123]

Video sharing perfect my friend

[@Zoomdak]

Thanks for watching!

[@ervinslens]

This is just outstanding and fantastic upload. Music is just insanely beautiful here as well as landscapes.

[@Zoomdak]

Thank you for you kind words! I was a little unsure of the music choices, so I'm glad you like them!

[@TonyHaydenOnTheTrail]

That's going on my bucket list. Nice.

[@Zoomdak]

You gotta get up there at some point, amazing place!

[@ja1creative]

Another balanced, brilliant, and blissful video! The outtakes are a fabulous way to bring closure to the video. I think Matt was channeling either Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton with that match routine.

[@Zoomdak]

Thanks man! Ya that match scene was too good!

[@BlueOrangeArt]

Looks like an awesome hike!

[@Zoomdak]

It was, really amazing place!

[@susanrichardson2392]

I'm amazed there was no snow in May! Gorgeous

[@Zoomdak]

Thanks! That would be amazing, but this was actually last August.

[@deanburkette3340]

Nice camera work.

[@Zoomdak]

Thanks for watching!

[@SavvyExploring]

Really fun and beautiful video! There are a couple of spots, like around 49 seconds in where you appear to be skirting around the side of the water. Was the lake level high or something?

[@Zoomdak]

Thanks so much! It was my only time there, it was in August, so I'm guessing the lake level must have been really high from snow melt.

[@stepsforthesoul]

Backpacking Canada this summer. This place looks dope! How do you get permits in Canada?

[@Zoomdak]

Such an incredible place to backpack! Reservations are available online starting on April 16th this year. This is the main site for Garibaldi Park: bcparks.ca/reservations/backcountry-camping/garibaldi/

[@stepsforthesoul]

@@Zoomdak perfect! Thank you for the info