Tag Archives: ridge

How Mount Rainier Defeated Us

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Matt Kennedy

What the hell am I doing here? This feeling of uncertainty, disbelief, of surreal adventure leading up to this moment and of the impending challenge leading away from it, has become an addiction since I joined the VOC. So when … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backpacking, Baker, Climb, climbing, dry, fall, Glacier, Glacier School, helicopter, hike, hiking, leading, mountaineering, ridge, Snow, Suffering, summer, Trek, washington | 2 Comments

Alpine climbing in the Manatee Group (Aug 1st – 9th)

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Will Beattie

Somewhere above the Lillooet valley a great tower of rock rises out of the glacier below, imposing itself upon the surrounding landscape. The group to which it belongs, the Manatees, is a remote place. It sees just a few visits … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, adventure, Alpine Climbing, Climb, climbing, Face, fall, Glacier, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, Hope, leading, mountaineering, rats, ridge, Running, scramble, scrambling, ski, Slog, Snow, Squamish, summer, Trek, Winter | 2 Comments

Nesakwatch Spires, August 2nd-4th 2014

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Veronika Schmitt

With: Todd Mackenzie, Erica Lay, Knut Kitching, Tianna Sturdy, Alfred Larsen, Ted Angus, Ian Dusome, Veronika Schmitt Todd and I were thinking about climbing Mt. Stuart that weekend, but when we saw on the message board that some people were … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, Climb, climbing, Enchainment, Glacier, hike, Pipeline, ridge, scramble, scrambling, Weekend | Leave a comment

Upwards to Panorama Ridge in Foggy Garibaldi (July 5)

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Michael Zima

With the weather forecast in doubt and a cloudy morning settling over the city, we set out early from Vancouver in two cars. A few last-minute additions made sure that this daytrip to Panorama Ridge would see a well-sized group … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged fog, Garibaldi Park, panorama, rain, ridge | Leave a comment

Mt. Rexford / Nesakwatch Spires (July 12-14)

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Nick Matwyuk

There needs to be more stoke about the Mt. Rexford / Nesakwatch Spire area so I’ll try to pump it up with this TR. After posting this trip on the message board there was some interest and an awesome group … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Climb, climbing, Face, leading, Offwidth, ridge | 2 Comments

Harrison Hut Trail Workhike (June 28-29)

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Shane Duan

This is more of a report from the technical perspective of what we did and what we discovered. The original plan: Two cars heading up to do some trail building/improvement for the Harrison Hut trail. Car1 (of 5) arrive on Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged adventure, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, huts, ridge, scrambling, Spring, summer, Trek, Weekend, Workhike | 5 Comments

Take 2: Black Tusk and Lake Garibaldi

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Ailsa Naismith

It was a beautiful, sunny Saturday. The birds were chirping, the skies were doing what skies do, and of course no one was on time to the meeting point. However, the force was with us and we managed to assemble … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, bears, Black Tusk, Climb, dry, expert, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, hike, leading, panorama, Panorama Ridge, rain, ridge, ski, skiing, Snow, Squamish, Stanley Park, sunny, Taylor Meadows, Weekend | Leave a comment

A full weekend – Bridges, Pemberton Icecap, and Squamish-Cheakamus Divide

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Christian Veenstra

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 | 11 Comments

Rockies Ice Climbing: Part 2 – The Walking

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Alfred Larsen

Ian had combed through the old ice guidebook and found an adventure behind Yamnuska to Association Peak. One of these routes was a 200m WI3 and the other a 100m WI2, without much more info. Tom, Ian, and I made … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, bear, Bootpack, Canmore, Climb, climbing, dry, fall, Firewood, hotsprings, ice climbing, outhouse, ridge, Rockies, ski, Snow, Snowy, WI4 | 1 Comment

Wedgemount Lake July 20-21, 2013

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Matt Kennedy

We began our trip up to Wedgemount Lake on the later side Saturday morning. Around 8:00 I was picked up, ready to be off on my first outing with the VOC. The Moto car, driven by Spencer and filled with … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Anne, Climb, Glacier, hike, leading, Mt. Cook, ridge, scramble, self-arrest, Snow, Snowy, spencer, Squamish, Wedgemount Lake, Whistler | Leave a comment