Five days.
Nothing repeats.
Water. Machines. Horses. Ice. Granite.
Start on salt water. Take the controls off-road. Continue on horseback. Step onto alpine ice. Finish on granite. Every day changes the way you move — but you are never just along for the ride.
02 / Terrain & movement
The Line
Water. Machines. Horses.
Ice. Granite.
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Take the Water
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The terrain changes.
So does the way you move.
Chapter I / Water
Take the Water
Leave Vancouver by yacht and run north into Howe Sound. Then get off the deck. Suit up, take control of your own watercraft and spend the next section at water level — fast, wet and surrounded by the Coast Mountains. By Squamish, the city is already behind you.
Chapter II / Machines
Drive Inland
The water ends at Squamish. Change gear and take the controls of a high-performance side-by-side. Gravel, forest tracks and river valleys replace open water as you drive north toward Pemberton. There is no passenger version of this chapter. You drive it.
Chapter III / Horses
Ride the Valley
The engines stop. Continue on horseback through forest, meadow and open valley country. After two days of speed, distance becomes physical again — balance, terrain and the horse beneath you replacing throttle and suspension. Tonight, the machines stay behind.
A different pace. Still going somewhere.
Chapter IV / Ice
Step onto Ice
Breakfast in the valley. Lunch on the glacier. Lift directly into the alpine, land on the ice and move away from the aircraft with specialist guidance. Explore the glacier where conditions allow before stopping for lunch on the ice itself. Tea or whisky is poured over glacier ice. Then the journey moves on.
Chapter V / Granite
Finish on Granite
One last change. No engine. No horse. No aircraft. Finish The Passage on foot and rock with a guided granite ascent matched to the group. Five days after leaving Vancouver by water, the last metres are yours.
The Stay &
Food
Boots off. A hot meal. Tomorrow is already being taken care of.
After a day outside, come back to a hot meal, dry gear and room to recover. Share dinner, talk through the day and leave the preparation for tomorrow to us. A refined waterside stay and a secluded private mountain estate follow the route, with privacy and proper rest between active days.
You feel the journey. Not the logistics.
Your bags move ahead
Five days, five very different ways of moving. Your bags move ahead.
The next thing is ready
The next machine is ready when the last one stops. Riding gear is waiting in the valley.
Before you arrive
Alpine equipment is prepared before the aircraft lifts. Food, specialists and accommodation move around the journey rather than asking the journey to move around them.
The work behind it
The work behind The Passage is considerable. The point is that it should rarely feel that way.
Safety
Each section has its own specialists, briefing and equipment. They match participation to your ability and the conditions. Weather may change the exact route or timing; the team handles the adjustments.
Before You Go
- Participation
- Moderate. You drive, ride, walk and climb with guidance. Tell us about your experience before booking so we can match each section to the group.
- Equipment
- Specialist equipment is coordinated for each section. Clothing, footwear and any personal requirements are confirmed before departure.
- Insurance
- Orange Flint can arrange insurance, or you may use your own policy. We review the activity and cover requirements before booking.
- Conditions
- Weather and mountain conditions can change access, timing and the route. Exact routing and private access details are shared during enquiry.
- Booking terms
- Payment, cancellation and change terms are supplied with your proposal before any deposit.
