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Phelix Hut Work Trip July 01-03
This was advertised as a work trip. We did not have to climb any of the mountains in the area, so we could concentrate on getting things done. We spent July 01 working on the trail, July 02 at the … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, beginner-friendly, Phelix Creek, Phelix Hut, Workhike
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Hauling Firewood
The Objective We had driven up to the Brew trail head a couple of weeks previously and cut what we estimated was about half a ton of firewood. Now we were curious to see if we could carry it … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, Brew Hut, Firewood, Workhike
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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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Red Raincoats head to Brew (May 21-23 2016)
People who came up to Brew: Roland Burton, Lucy Buchanan-Parker, Alberto Contreras Sanz, Sarah Chay, Perrine Mezin, Jean-Yves Maetz, Xiaojiao Stacy Wang, Tomasz Smith, Bruno Godin, Scott Webster, The Veenstra Family (Christian, Line, Fenya), Lea Zhecheva Tasks: Get firewood, fix … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Ski, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged adventure, aquatabs turn to cynide, Brew Hut, Brew Mountain, hike, hiking, large group, outhouse, snowman, toddler, toilet advice, Workhike
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New fire extinguishers for Phelix Hut Jan 15-17
Thanks to the lickety-split actions of a few VOC members, the attempt to burn down the Brian Waddington (aka Phelix) Hut on New Year’s Eve failed, however, the hut needed afterwards a pair of new fire extinguishers. So Tianna, Roland, … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged 4wd, Intermediate, Phelix Hut, powder, ski touring, Small Group, Waddington Hut, Weekend, Workhike
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Harrison Hut Stove and the Quest for an Epic Butt–Oct 24-25, 2015
The last time I was up at Harrison Hut the back fell off of the stove. For a couple days it had been puffing smoke out of where you’d think smoke wasn’t supposed to come from, much to Roland’s misgivings, … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, autumn, Harrison Hut, hike, huts, Small Group, Weekend, Workhike
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Another Harrison Hut Fiasco: Flood
Participants: Pemberton SAR, the RCMP, Blackcombe Aviation, Mother Nature, a marmot, the Luggable Loo, Roland Burton, Jeff Mottershead, Christian Veenstra, Lea Zhecheva, Lianne McRadu, Joachim Klungseth, Henri Brunel, Ola Esten Roessum, Ben Farrow, Jacob Emil Toennesen, Ben Singleton-Polster, Meredith who’s … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged 2wd, accident, Harrison Hut, helicopter, hike, huts, Mid Group, multiday, Pemberton Icefield, Workhike
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Brew Hut Expedition Sept 2-4, 2015
Just came back from VOC’s Brew Hut. Here’s what we did. We were Carla, me, Carla’s brother Scott, and Scott’s two kids, Ben(12) and Ella(10). We picked them up at the Horseshoe Bay ferry around noon and then faffed for … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, Brew Hut, hike, huts, Mt Hope, Small Group, Weekend, Workhike
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PHXTR August 23-25
The Plan: This trip was originally going to the Harrison Hut and staying for a week, but the forest fires closed the road west of Pemberton and pretty soon we realised that the Harrison trip wasn’t going to happen. So … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, hike, huts, Mid Group, pemberton, Phelix Creek, Phelix Hut, summer, Weekend, Workhike
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