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A Sunny Fall Trip to Golden Ears Peak (late) Nov 11, 2018
Perhaps it was the unseasonably sunny weekend forecast, or perhaps it was the excitement to see and feel snow as winter approached. For some reason, we were craving a snowy summit this weekend. We set our eyes on a two-day … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, british columbia, early season, fall, hike, hiking, huts, multiday, overnight, ridge, scramble, scrambling, Small Group, Snow, summer, sunny, Weekend
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Introduction to Backcountry 2019
We gathered at the Cambie Creek car park of EC Manning Park, stretching our legs after the lengthy drive. Spirits were high and we were generally appreciative of the decent weather that greeted us – light snow with good visibility. … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, backcountry, beginner, beginner-friendly, british columbia, First-Time, Hope, Manning Park, Mid Group, multiday, overnight, powder, ridge, self propelled, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, Snowy, Telemark, Weekend, Winter
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The Buddy Picture: A Yosemite Adventure
by: Artem Babaian (AB) & Andrew G. Chapman (AGC) ## Prologue AB: “Because it is there.” I’ve long viewed climbing as a solitary pursuit. I climb to test my constitution, and because I can. Last winter I trained countless exhausting … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, Climb, friendship, Small Group, summer, Yosemite
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Garibaldi Lake Thanksgiving Weekend Trip
Garibaldi Lake is a magnificent alpine lake beset by tall snowy mountains and massive glaciers, it is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Squamish nation – to whom we give our gratitude. Garibaldi is also known … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backpacking, bear, bears, beginner, beginner-friendly, Black Tusk, fog, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, hike, large group, overnight, rain, Snow, Weekend
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Burton Hut Money Box Installation (June 17-18, 2018)
On June 17 we set out to Burton Hut. We went on the Rubble Creek Trail. Garibaldi Lake was melted out, so we had to do the dumbest trip ever. We first went on Taylor Meadows. We could see the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backcountry, Black Tusk, british columbia, Burton Hut, Epic, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Helm Creek, hike, hiking, huts, Marmots, Mt. Garibaldi, overnight, Phyllis Engine, provincial park, ski, ski touring, skiing, skitouring, Small Group, Snow, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Hut, Spring, Suffering, sunny, Taylor Meadows, Weekend, Workhike
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French-Haig-Robertson Traverse (May 18-19 2018)
My dad and I went on the French-Haig-Robertson traverse in Kananaskis Country. The trip was 20 km long and 1000 metres in elevation in the guide book, but we actually did about 24 km and climbed about 1500 metres. It … Continue reading
2018 Womyn’s Traverse – Skyline Trail aka Treelined Trail
Welcome to the story of the annual Womyn’s Traverse Bushwhack. We (Else, Heather, and Dakotah) are all relatively experienced and wanted an objective with a little bit of adventure and unknown, while keeping with the traverse theme; … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, Bushwhack, Manning Park, Skyline, Women's traverse
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Exploring Scotland: The Highlands, Sea and Skye
Carly Peterson and I, Kelsey Miller, were on the verge of completing our undergraduate degrees when we decided to plan a trip to celebrate our efforts over the last five years. We were hungry for escape from the confines of … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, bothies, hiking, hitchhiking, Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant, Scotland, scramble
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Spectacular Snow caving at Seymour
It was decided that the winter longhike this year was to be held at Seymour and the stoke was high. Very high in fact; there was such a demand that trip-organizer Byron Wilson had to increase the number of places … Continue reading
Cycle Touring the Hebrides – Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant 2016
Mike With excitement, we landed in Glasgow and watched the baggage coming off the plane. We saw being unloaded two half destroyed bike boxes, our bike boxes, which we had last seen looking in much fresher in Vancouver. Layovers in … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Special Reports, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, Cycle Touring, Neil MacKenzie Memorial Fund, Scotland
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