True Patriot Love enables veterans to rediscover themselves on Mount Waddington

On July 7, eight Canadian Armed Forces veterans and six civilian business leaders arrived in Courtenay after an intense two-week expedition to Mount Waddington.

The mountain, once known as Mystery Mountain, is the highest peak in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. It is also the world’s 63rd most prominent peak. Its elevation is 4,019 metres. Unpredictable weather is caused by the mountain’s ice cap climate and wet winds. The mountain can still be below freezing, with a daily mean of -5.2 degrees Celsius in June and -2.1 degrees Celsius in July.

Led by True Patriot Love and Sergeant (retired) Jeremy Blair, the group set out on the mountaineering adventure for not only deeply personal reasons, but for fundraising.

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