He approached the Maple Ridge Parks and Recreation department about forming a hiking group and managed to get a meeting organized, which more than 200 people turned out for.
Hume was born in Scotland, where he was a mountaineer and star athlete as a rugby player and runner.
Hume was a standout in track and field, and directed the Dewdney Mile event, which attracted top athletes.
An organizer by nature, he also started the city’s first mountain rescue team, drawing on his experience doing rescues in Europe.