Epic Hikes of the World ( PDFDrive )

The helicopter’s rotors whirl and roar above us, a dozen hikers squatting
together, our heads low to the dirt. It’s the first day of our heli-hiking trip in
British Columbia’s Bugaboo Mountains, and we’re learning to do the ‘heli
huddle’. To stay out of the helicopter’s landing path, we crouch and cluster on cue,
attempting to shield ourselves from the swirling propeller’s knock-you-over winds.
Heli-hiking is the warm-weather equivalent of heli-skiing, where a helicopter
whisks you into the mountains in search of pristine terrain. But instead of seeking to
make first tracks in untouched powder, you’re looking for remote hiking routes that
are difficult or impossible to reach unless you fly in.