Author Archives: Cassandra Elphinstone

Snowspider Hut – and my first VOC trip

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Cassandra Elphinstone

After seeing that the weather forecast was not going to be suitable for the Squamish-Cheakamus traverse we decided to try to go into Snowspider Hut via Vantage Col. However, in the days leading up to the weekend the avalanche forecast … Continue reading →

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Sunshine

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Cassandra Elphinstone

written by Roland Burton photos by Paloma Gros and Cassandra Elphinstone This wasn’t my trip.  It was Paloma’s trip.  When she proposed the trip, it sounded like I could get away from home for a whole week, as this was … Continue reading →

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Two and a half VOC Huts in a Week

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Cassandra Elphinstone

by Cassandra, Isabel, Tom and Roland Participants: Tom, Benoit, Roland, Isabel and Cassandra This trip was altogether a special trip! Even though we set out to visit and fix up three of the four VOC huts in a week, only … Continue reading →

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Burton Hut Feb 19th – 21st

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Cassandra Elphinstone

It is difficult to write a better trip report than Roland’s so I thought I should just add some details and quote his summary of the trip. “Executive Summary: Sphinx Camp seemed small this year. Just Cassandra and me. Can’t … Continue reading →

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G2 at Wedgemount Glacier, September 6-8, 2013

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Cassandra Elphinstone

“The youngest writes the trip report.” This is what Olek told me before we began the hike down from Wedgemount Lake. It wasn’t that I had not heard this before but I had never taken it seriously. Last year for … Continue reading →

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