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Tag Archives: Hope
Burton Hut Feb 19th – 21st
It is difficult to write a better trip report than Roland’s so I thought I should just add some details and quote his summary of the trip. “Executive Summary: Sphinx Camp seemed small this year. Just Cassandra and me. Can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Trip Reports
Tagged birthday, Black Tusk, Burton Hut, ferry, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Hope, huts, outhouse, ski, skiing, Snow, Taylor Meadows, turn around
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Liquid Gold – A Brew Hut Adventure
There exists a legend of a treasure hidden away deep within the mountains of the Sea-to-Sky. It is a treasure as old as it is valued. It is a treasure of gold: liquid gold: liquid pleasure: BEER. Rumors echoed through … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, Anne, Brew Hut, dry, Firewood, Hope, large group, rain, Snow, Squamish
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Zoa Peak: An intro to Voile Strap Bindings
The night before was full of excitement, not knowing what to expect from my first real backcountry ski trip. Overwhelmed with excitement, I almost couldn’t sleep that night. What would teleskiing be like? Would I tumble down the mountain upon … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged backcountry, Face, hike, hiking, Hope, powder, scrambling, ski, skiing, Snow, sunny, Trek, Voile Strap, Zoa Peak
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A Day to Remember
Earlier this year in the winter, the club replaced the front door at Sphinx (Burton) Hut with a new one. However, the new door had a big gap at the bottom which created various problems; for example, snow drift in, … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Climb, Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged accident, Black Tusk, Climb, day trip, fall, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, helicopter, hike, hiking, Hope, outhouse, paddle, paddling, ridge, Running, scramble, scrambling, Snow, Sphinx Bay, Squamish, summer, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, Trail work, traverse, Weekend, Winter
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NE Buttress of Slesse
The NE Buttress of Slesse is a long and classic climb up a very intimidating mountain and draws climbers from all over the Pacific NW. Rated 5.9 with up to 25 pitches, apparently most climbers either bivy on the way … Continue reading
Team Alpine Start and the Sunshine Coast Trail: June 20- July 1, 2013
Introduction (Cora): A few months back, my friend Ionatan contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in joining him on the Sunshine Coast Trail near Powell River. This trail is 180 km long, and includes many … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, backcountry, bear, bears, cougar, day trip, dry, Face, ferry, flagging, fog, hike, hiking, Hope, Horseshoe Bay, huts, Mud, outhouse, Powell River, rain, Rainy Day, scrambling, skiing, Sunshine Coast
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Phelix Scrambles July 13-14
Bright and early Saturday morning, the Campbellmobile picked me up for my fourth VOC trip: a weekend of hiking and scrambling around Phelix Hut. It was Ross’s 40th trip, overall, but his first trip as an organizer. It got off … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Huts, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, 4wd, Climb, climbing, Dmitri, dry, Golden Ears, hike, hiking, Hope, Mt Aragon, Mt Gandalf, pemberton, Phelix Hut, rain, ridge, Running, scramble, scrambling, shadowfax, Snow, Snowy, Squamish, summer, Waddington Hut, Weekend, Whistler
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Intro to back-country Burns suppers on skis!
The intro to backcountry trips have had an eventful recent history. I don’t know the exact details but the last two trips involved either severe hypothermia or actual helicopters! I have previously commented that I’ve enjoyed many painstakingly organised, smooth … Continue reading
Liberty Ridge
July 5th After being skunked for weather on the past two consecutive weekends, the forecast was finally looking up. Nick Matwyuk and I had been eyeing Liberty Ridge on Mt. Rainier ever since our abject failure on Mt. Logan in … Continue reading
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Tagged Baker, Climb, climbing, Face, fall, Glacier, Hope, mountaineering, ridge, scrambling, Snow, sunny
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The loss off the learning curve.
Participants: Katherine Valentine, Nick Matwyuk, Artem Bylinskii, Samuel Mckoy, Jessica Litman, Kate Wootton and Helene Gylling The trip started saturday morning, promissing late (6.20) with a drive to Pemberton to pick up Sam. The convoy consisted off 2 cars (not … Continue reading
