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Crown Mountain. 18 People. One SeaBus.
It all started with 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia by Stephen Hui. I borrowed it from the library in a sleep deprived haze of procrastination. And there it was. Hike #10: 4/5 quality, double black difficulty, 17 km round trip, … Continue reading
Ups, Downs, Rocks, and Stars: Overnight on Mt. Elsay
August 22 and 23, 2022 At one point during the Mt. Elsay trip, someone mentioned that the newest VOC member writes the trip report. After some awkward staring and deliberation, we determined that I was the newest member, despite also … Continue reading
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Tagged backpacking, hiking, Mount Seymour, Mt. Elsay, Mt. Seymour, North Shore, overnight hike, Seymour
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Try, Try Again – Climbing the North Shore Winter Classics
“’Tis a lesson you should heed, If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try again; Then your courage should appear, For if you will persevere, You will conquer, never fear Try, try again…” – T.H. Palmer The North Shore is … Continue reading
Indian Arm – Sept. 27-28
Paddling Indian Arm: A Study Break There is only one good reason to wake up before sunrise on a Saturday and it is to go kayaking. I drag myself out of bed as the alarm drills it’s way into my … Continue reading
Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, boat, british columbia, Climb, Deep Cove, dry, Feast, Granite Falls, Indian arm, kayaking, leading, motorboat, North Shore, North Vancouver, paddle, paddling, scramble, Weekend
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Harrison Hut Bridge Repair (June 1, 2014)
This report is something like six weeks too late, but better late than never. In my defence I’ve been spending all my spare time on the stuff needed for a long-term solution for the bridge across Barr … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged bike, fall, Harrison Hut, Hope, North Shore, ski, Snow, traverse
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Two day trips on a sunny weekend
Looking for a trip Saturday, we weren’t so much worried about contributing to Global Warming, we just don’t like doing a lot of driving. So we decided to check out Wreck Beach, but not the usual “go to gate 6 … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged climbing, helicopter, Mud, North Shore, Seymour, Snow, sunny, Weekend
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January 25-26, 2014 Intro to Backcountry Skiing – Caspar Creek
Advertised as an intro to backcountry skiing trip, this amazing adventure offered experience not only in skiing outside resorts, but winter camping, survival skiing, and bushwhacking on skis! There was so much interest two groups were formed; one ventured to … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, backcountry, beginner, birthday, Climb, Face, fall, hike, hiking, leading, Manning Park, North Shore, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, traverse, Trek, Trekking, Whistler, Winter
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The Misty Icefield Traverse (April 20-28)
On April 20, Piotr Forysinski, Ben SP, Clemens Adolphs, Stephanie Grothe and I (Julien Renard) decided to put an end to the month long email faff that was threatening to overload my email account and finally go explore the Misty … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged Alpine Climbing, backcountry, Baker, bivouac, Climb, climbing, Epic, Face, fishing, Garibaldi Neve, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Judge Howay, Lillooet River, McBride, North Shore, pemberton, rain, ridge, scramble, ski, skiing, Skookumchuck Hot Springs, Snow, Suffering, trad, traverse, turn around
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Canyoning, Canyoneering, or Can-yawn-ing
On the weekend of August 24-25, Marcin Mirski, Phil Daoust, and myself went canyoning on the North Shore. With a stark lesson from Phil that it wasn’t called canyoneering and that only Americans called it that way, while the rest … Continue reading
Posted in Other, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, Cypress, Dmitri, dry, hike, Marcin, North Shore, scrambling, Weekend
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Hollyburn Ridge – Nov 27
Zoa Peak, the original location, was deemed too dangerous on account of avalanche conditions, so we trekked to our backyard on the North Shore for some backcountry skiing. The rain came down in sheets as we stuck our skis upright … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Cypress, daytrip, High Avvy, Hollyburn Ridge, North Shore, ski touring, Small Group
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