17 people died while hiking, climbing in B.C. in 2025

Seventeen people died while hiking or climbing in B.C. in 2025, the latest B.C. Coroners Service data shows.
The coroners service released the “Hiking/Climbing Related Deaths in BC, 2016-2025” on Thursday (June 4). In the 10-year period, there were 143 deaths, equating to approximately 24 deaths per year.
The report shows that 2019 had the most deaths with 21, followed by 20 deaths in 2023 and 19 in 2016. The fewest deaths were in 2020 with eight.
Most of the deaths happened between