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Sunny G1 on Brandywine
What do Brandywine Glacier and Katy Perry have in common? They were both a lot bigger in the early 2000s and are most definitely Hot and Cold. This weekend 60 VOCers occupied Brandywine Glacier for 2022’s annual Glacier School G1, … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 4wd, Brandwine, Climb, Glacier, hike, large group, mountaineering, overnight, Snow, Weekend, Whistler
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Sea to Sky Trail Report
The Sea to Sky Highway has been the main connection between those of us living in the Vancouver Lower Mainland to access many destinations in the great outdoor that British Columbia offers. Every time I sit in a car going … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports
Tagged beginner-friendly, bike touring, bikepacking, cycling, pemberton, Squamish, Whistler
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The VOC Gets Fancy at Kees and Claire Hut
At 6:42 am on December 20th, I set a personal backpack-packing speed record in a frantic effort to stuff all my gear into my pack by 6:45, when I anticipated being picked up by Adam Rodrigues and Melissa Bernstein for … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged hut, skiing, Whistler, Winter, Winter Small Group
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Harrison Hut July 2016
Josi was in VOC about four years ago, went on trips, and made some amazing VOC videos., which you can find here: http://tinyurl.com/canada111 Recently she has been in Germany, making videos and messing with drones. This fall she’s going to … Continue reading
Blackcomb-Currie daytrip
Saturday, April 2nd. Normally, when trying to do a new (to me) ski traverse as a day-trip I end up spending far more time researching/planning the trip than I do on the trip itself (I think, for Tantalus it might … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged bivouac, Climb, climbing, daytrip, Face, Glacier, hiking, hitchhiking, McBride, ski, ski traverse, skiing, Snow, summer, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, toddler, traverse, Weekend, Whistler
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Kayaking Copper Creek
A few days after the Hagen debacle, Rose and I went to Southern Washington’s Copper creek, which Patrick from Portland was nice enough to show us down. This is a short and mellow class IV with a couple of easier … Continue reading
Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports
Tagged boat, kayaking, paddling, washington, Whistler
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Valentine’s + Whitewater
Whitewater is under-represented in VOC. Hopefully this will change. A few of us are devoted to it. Nobody really talks about it. I don’t even know if anyone is interested in it. There aren’t really any trip reports. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports
Tagged boat, Epic, Face, fog, kayaking, Mud, Oregon, paddle, rain, Running, scrambling, washington, Whistler
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Another Brew Trip Feb 20-21
This was originally to be Anna Geller’s and my trip because we both have birthdays on Feb 20. I looked at the Huts Registration page and it said that there would be 8 people at the Hut. I emailed the … Continue reading
Posted in Trip Reports
Tagged Alpha, beginner, dry, huts, musical, powder, ski, skiing, Snow, turn around, Weekend, Whistler
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Spearhead Traverse: March 7th to 8th
Unadulterated Type 1 Fun on The Spearhead March 7th-8th, 2015 Participants: Caroline Jung, Clemens Adolphs, Derry Lappin, Elliott Skierszkan, Ian Johnston Written by Ian As per usual for this year, this trip was conceived while crying about lack … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Garibaldi Park, Intermediate, Naden glacier, ski, ski touring, Small Group, Spearhead Traverse, Weekend, Whistler, Winter
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Ski Red Heather – Nov 23
Last weekend a group of 8 VOCers headed up to Red Heather to get in some turns and in the words of Alfred ‘it was easily the best skiing of the season so far’. Two all star drivers, Kasia and … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged Epic, rain, Red Heather, ski, skiing, Snow, turn around, Weekend, Whistler
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