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Double Whammy in the Joffre Range
I had always thought that the individual awarded the duty of writing the trip report was one who filled either of the following criteria: 1) newest member of the club 2) had never written a trip report before. Alas, my … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Climb, Garibaldi Park, Joffre Peak, Joffre Range, mountaineering, Small Group, summer, Weekend
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A Spring Ascent of Mount Garibaldi
Usually I dread waking up early in the morning, as I thoroughly enjoy my 11 hours of weekend beauty sleep, but this weekend was an exception. This weekend, I’d be climbing Mount Garibaldi. I jumped out of bed at 4:30am … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 4wd, Brohm Ridge, Garibaldi Park, Mt. Garibaldi, ski, skitouring, Small Group, Weekend
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Spearhead Traverse: March 7th to 8th
Unadulterated Type 1 Fun on The Spearhead March 7th-8th, 2015 Participants: Caroline Jung, Clemens Adolphs, Derry Lappin, Elliott Skierszkan, Ian Johnston Written by Ian As per usual for this year, this trip was conceived while crying about lack … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Garibaldi Park, Intermediate, Naden glacier, ski, ski touring, Small Group, Spearhead Traverse, Weekend, Whistler, Winter
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Garibaldi Neve Traverse with Summit of Mt. Garibaldi
Written by Dan Rohn Matt Kennedy, Cora Skaien, Dakotah Fozzard, Noah Besen, Dan Rohn, Adam Osuchowski, Roland and Carla Burton Friday March 6, 2015 We piled up into our vehicles and got on the road mid-afternoon. Most of the gang … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged Castle Towers, Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Intermediate, Mid Group, Mt. Garibaldi, Neve Traverse, Phyllis Engine, ski, ski touring, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Hut, Weekend, Winter
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TAYLOR MEADOWS 29-30 NOV 2014
I waited for my fellow trip member’s car to arrive, all snugly packed with fancy equipment. I wore almost all the warm clothes I owned, uncertain of how cold it would be. This being my first experience being in snow … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Park, hike, midgroup, snowshoeing, Weekend, Winter
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Early spring trudge to Elfin Hut
On a Thursday morning, Feb. 19th, a newly inducted VOC member Kelsey Miller (and myself) took off from Vancouver in her ol’ boat of a Chrysler. We made the lovely morning drive along the Sea-to-Sky, and arrived at the Elfin/Diamond … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Other, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Elfin Hut, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, hike, snowshoeing, Weekend, Winter
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Sphinx Bay turned Neve 2015
On Friday night Mike, Taylor and Tobias were beginning to wonder if they were at the right one of the two Tim Hortons in Squamish because our car was late for the agreed upon meeting time. Then Mike gets a … Continue reading
Scraping up the Scree – Beginner Friendly Scrambling in Wedgemount Lake
Standing outside my house early on Saturday morning, my pack fully loaded with gear, I was struck by how quiet and serene the city is in the early hours of the morning, while most normal people are still in bed. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne, backcountry, beginner, Climb, climbing, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, hike, hiking, Mt. Cook, Mud, ridge, Running, scramble, scrambling, ski, Wedgemount Lake
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Castle Towers (September 20-21, 2014)
Intrepid adventurers: Brendan, Caitlin, Paul, Reid and Tianna After a surprisingly efficient meet up at the Timmies in Squamish the 5 of us headed towards the rubble creek parking lot Saturday morning. Paul, Reid and I started up the trail … Continue reading
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Tagged bear, Black Tusk, Castle Towers, Climb, Elfin Lakes, fall, Garibaldi Park, ridge, Running, Squamish, teaching, Weekend
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Traversing North Garibaldi Park
Link to Sam’s pictures There are few trips where you have the chance to grow your stoke for more than a month. This was one of them. On March 20th, Sam McKoy posted a traverse of the Misty Icefields onto … Continue reading