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Phelix Hut – The Outhouse edition
By: Natalie Makepeace Crew = Roland, Artem, Lianne, Genevieve, Gesa, Sarah, Alexis & Natalie In short – we drove up Friday and spent Saturday-Monday up there scrambling and working on the new outhouse hole. Best scramble was the “direct East … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged 2wd, backpacking, bears, Climb, hike, huts, med group, Mt Aragon, Mt Frodo, Mt Gandalf, multiday, pemberton, Phelix Hut, Workhike
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Shame and Redemption at the Barr Creek Bridge (Oct 22-23 and Nov 7-8)
A short preamble: For this to make make any sense to people new to the club I need to give a bit of background. Those familiar can skip this bit. Way back in the day there was keen VOCer Julien … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged dry, Epic, fall, Harrison Hut, Meager Creek, overnight, pemberton, rain, Snow, summer, Trail work, Winter
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The Mesh Team
So, what were we trying to accomplish? The Harrison Trail passes through two clear cuts, which were heli-logged. This part of the trail involves a lot of walking on logs. We were trying to make the logs less slippery by … Continue reading
Hot Springs – Party Weekend! A First VOC Encounter
I had just joined the VOC and this would be my first hike with the crew. My friend Shuvi had been begging me to join for years, and now that he was about to leave the city for a few … Continue reading
Harrison Hut Renos: a week of hard work in a beautiful place
There was a bit of confusion as to whether I was going in the first place, but after many of my other summer plans had fallen through, I was pretty determined to get up to the Harrison Hut for a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, dry, Harrison Hut, helicopter, hike, hiking, outhouse, pemberton, powder, rain, Running, summer, sunny, Trail work, Weekend, Whistler, Workhike
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Advantageous route traffic on the Mouse’s Tooth (September 6th)
After a Friday afternoon of bouldering in Squamish, Ted Angus and I drove north of Pemberton to search for a mythical alpine climb called “The Mouse’s tooth”. Purportedly, “The best alpine climb on the coast.” Specific route information for this climb is sparse. The route … Continue reading
Harrison Hut Trail Workhike (August 2-4)
With the August long weekend approaching and some high pressure stalled off the coast, it was an excellent opportunity to venture up to the Harrison Hut for my first time. As a new VOCer who had really enjoyed their first … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged 2wd, 4wd, Epic, Harrison Hut, hike, Lillooet River, Meager Creek, pemberton, Pemberton Icefield, Trail work, Weekend, Workhike
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A full weekend – Bridges, Pemberton Icecap, and Squamish-Cheakamus Divide
After crossing the Tantalus Range in a day last season I have been anxious to get out there and do another new long traverse in a short amount of time. A new baby (now 7 months old) has generally limited … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged backcountry, beginner, Brew Hut, Climb, climbing, Cypress, fall, Glacier, Harrison Hut, hiking, MEC, Mt. Fee, outhouse, overnight, pemberton, powder, Powder Mountain, ridge, ski, skiing, Slog, Snow, Spring, Squamish, sunny, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse, Weekend, Winter
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May long weekend — Harrison Trail work
Our Harrison Hut is our least-accessible hut, but we are working on that. As the first work/fun trip of the year, we had some objectives. We wanted to find out if Spidery Creek was washed out, if we could even … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, Anne, climbing, fall, Harrison Hut, hike, outhouse, pemberton, Running, Snow, summer, Trail work, Weekend
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Skiing Trip to Phelix Hut March 22-23
On Saturday, March 22, the VOC crew departed for Phelix Hut from Vancouver for a skiing overnight hut trip. The group departed Vancouver and went on the highway around 8 am. As the car heads north and approaches Pemberton area, … Continue reading