Hi OP. A few things:
This grill is pretty cute
>>235345 if that is you we should hike together and fall in love and stuff. But, probably it is not.
>>235347This is actually a pretty funny reply. 9/10
>>235345>I live in british columbia>I want to climb mountainsWell, you're in the right place. You really can't go wrong with just getting stated. As I heard somewhere recently, "someday" is not a day of the week. Just get out and start hiking. Find a local place, even if it is flat, and go for a hike. From there I think it will probably all flow naturally.
Fastrack - find a local club and join up.
Flat-footed. Nah, well, I doubt it. I'm pretty flat footed and find with good insoles I can do just about anything. I'd be more concerned about long distance running than hiking/climbing.