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A Sunrise Adventure
October 19th, 2019: It was to be an early morning adventure. Plagued by midterm season, us students sought a weekend outdoor adventure, yet wanted to alot time for studying. Thus, the sunrise hike was planned. I was awoken from a … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner-friendly, day trip, Dayhiking, First-Time, Mid Group, Rainy Day, St. Marks Summit
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Will run for pulled pork: 3rd Annual Harvest Hustle & Post Run Feast
The 3rd Annual Harvest Hustle was a throw back to the inaugural event. In other words – rainy, wet, and totally typical of Vancouver. I spent the entire week leading up to the run checking the weather forecast and silently … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, autumn, Baden Powell trail, Bridle Path, day trip, Fisherman's Trail, Intermediate, Mid Group, Mount Seymour, Old Buck trail, Rainy Day, trail running
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G2: oh Shucks, Son, we almost made it (Mt. Shuksan pre-summit)
September 9-10, 2017 Eight hopeful glacier enthusiasts wake up Saturday morning to expand their glacier-travel skills and attempt to conquer Mt. Shuksan. Zack Wentz leads the group, but also includes a Swiss Mountaineer for 16 years, Pascale Vonaesch, who was … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Glacier, Glacier School, mountaineering, Rainy Day, scramble, washington, Weekend
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Stairs: An account of the Baden Powell Trail
After waking up at the obscenely early time of 5:30am on a Saturday, I made my way to the bus stop, hopped on to the first bus that came by and struggled not to fall asleep as I made my … Continue reading
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Tagged Baden Powell, Baden Powell trail, beginner, beginner-friendly, car-free, day hike, day trip, Dayhiking, daytrip, Deep Cove, ferry, Grouse Mountain, Lynn creek, Lynn valley, Mid Group, North Vancouver, Quarry Rock, rainy, Rainy Day, Spring, sunny, type 2 fun
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Running from Cheakamus to Rubble Creek – Just Your Average Anniversary Activity
Running from Cheakamus to Rubble Creek – Just Your Average Anniversary Activity by Hannah Jensen On September 19, 2015, I met my boyfriend, Michael Stone, doing the VOC “Black Tusk in a Day” trail run. This year, we took over … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, day trip, Garibaldi Park, Helm Creek, Rainy Day, Small Group, Taylor Meadows, trail running
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Tolkien Range – July Long Weekend
July 30th: 5 A.M. Saturday morning. Beep beep beep beep beep. Rise and shine. Early mornings have never been my sort of thing, but the alarm clock doesn’t seem as daunting whenever action and adventure is on the weekend agenda. … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Special Reports, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, 4wd, adventure, backpacking, Beautiful BC, Black Flies, Epic, First-Time, Lightning, Marmots, MEC, Mid Group, Mosquitos, Mt Aragon, Mt Gandalf, overnight, Phelix Hut, Rainy Day, summer, Waddington Hut, Weekend
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Workhike to Lizzie: A beginner’s perspective
The Lizzie trail-builder crew comprised of Roland Burton, Simon Litchwark, Vincent Hanlon, Alexander Girard, Julien Renard, Erica Acton, Kasia Celler, Filip Kilibarda, Mirko Moeller, Jeff Taylor, Jin Guo and me (Taniya Adak). Interestingly, Jin got to know of VOC’s existence … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner-friendly, hotsprings, multiday, Rainy Day, Trail work, Workhike
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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
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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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