Tag Archives: Intermediate

Subterranean Shenanigans: Uncle of Underground

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Brianna Ragsdale

This November, a keen group of VOCers embarked on the first-ever Uncle of Underground – a trip from Vancouver to Port McNeill (involving 6 hours of travel to the northern end of Vancouver Island). Little did we know, this journey would have … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Trip Reports | Tagged caving, fall/winter, Intermediate, Mini Gil, Resonance, Vancouver Island, Weekend | 1 Comment

Mazama Multipitching Mayhem

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Isabella Ma

Trip dates: October 6 – October 9, 2023 Trip participants: Isabella Ma, Adam Riesel, Timon Brinker, Julian Larsen, Isaac Borrego, Niclas Heinsdorf, Anna Vu, Jessica Leung Below accounts the events of October 7, to October 8, 2023. Based in Mazama, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged awesome people, Climb, faffing about, First-multipitch, Intermediate, Mid Group, rock climbing, shenanigans, Weekend | 1 Comment

A Suprisingly Sunny September Saunter to the Spectacular Rampart Ponds

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Miranda Clark

For ten VOCers (Matthew Drenth, Alastair Nicholson, Haven Barr, Patric Berard, Ana Clara Feldman, Anabel Buechner, Chloe Garzon, Jerome Bernard, Cabrinha Clark, and Miranda Clark) this trip began like all other adventure trips, with a large amount of chaos very … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 10 people, 2wd, fall, Garibaldi Park, Intermediate, new friends., overnight hike, Photo Essay, Rampart Ponds, sunny, Weekend | 1 Comment

!GURI |AIB (The White Streak)

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Nina Robertson

Learning to Route Develop and Big Wall Climb in Spitzkoppe, Namibia Preparatory Ramblings Preparatory Ramblings It has taken me some time to submit this report. On my return from Namibia, I was greeted by a series of emergencies … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, africa, Alpine Climbing, alpine start, awesome people, backcountry, beast, big wall climbing, bigwall, birthday, Climb, climbing, development, Epic, Expediation, expedition, expert, Face, faff, first ascent, First summit, First-Time, gong show, Hauling, instruction, instructional, Intermediate, international, intro, leading, multi-pitch, multiday, namibia, near-miss, Neil Mackenzie, Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant, Neil MacKenzie Memorial Fund, new route, NMAG, overnight, Photo Contest, Photo Essay, portaledge, Rock, rock climbing, route development, runout, slab, slab-master, Slog, slog-fest, smal group, Small Group, So many new stuff, stars, story, stupidity, sunny, teaching, the white streak, type 2, type 2 fun, wildlife | 1 Comment

Potluck in Phelix (October 21-23, 2022)

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Stefanija Rekasius

Day 1: It was a great day to start out the trip. All 3 cars met up at 7:30/8pm at the McDonalds in Pemberton. There we enjoyed a mini-carb fest of burgers, fries, and ice cream. We then left all … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, cheese board, fall/winter, Feast, First-Time, Frodo, Gandalf, Intermediate, large group, Northwest Knob, Peregrine, Phelix Hut, potluck, stars, swimming, type 2 fun, Weekend | Leave a comment

Exodus Glacer

Posted on October 28, 2022 by John Commissaris

Exodus Glacier Oct 15-16, 2022 With each passing weekend dawned the ‘last weekend of sun’, and as a relative newbie in Canada and Vancouver, I was eager to get into the mountains with some locals before the end of summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike | Tagged Crevasse Rescue, Exodus, Glacier, Intermediate, Weekend | 3 Comments

Gotha and Coburg Peaks

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Nelson Fretenburg

With the weather forecast looking prime and the mountains waiting for us, Marko Smitran and I set our sights on Gotha and Coburg Peaks. We started off our day by meeting at my house in North Vancouver, before proceeding to … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Coburg, day hike, Deeks Lake, Gotha, Intermediate | Leave a comment

Juan De Fuca Trip Report 2022

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Brianna Ragsdale

Juan De Fuca Trip Report 2022 We kicked off our summer by hiking the Juan De Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island. This 47 km trail is known for its beautiful beach campsites, vibrant temperate rainforest, stunning rock formations, and of … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Intermediate, Juan De Fuca Trail | 3 Comments

Cheeky trip up Mulligan, Feb 15, 2021

Posted on February 15, 2021 by John Wragg

Note: All covid protocols were taken seriously on this trip. Mt mulligan trip report: Feb 15 2021 The team: Tobias, Edward, William, Kevin, and Myself. Posts on south coast touring on February 14 made Mulligan a desirable target for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, accident, Intermediate, mulligan, ski touring, Winter | 2 Comments

Cypress Glacier G1 School Oct. 3/4 2020

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Federico Leone

Sunny and warm on Saturday, foggy/cloudy and wet on Sunday. Not bad for coastal BC weather in October! One of the cars (a Jetta) did not have enough clearance to make it all the way to the trail head, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, 7 people, Aplne, BC, Cypress, G1, Glacier School, Intermediate, scrambling, Weekend | Leave a comment