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Brew Hut Smackdown–Dec 5
My son, Devlin, was all fired up to skin up to Brew on his own steam. I’d been looking at the snow forecast thinking that maybe it wasn’t meant to be this weekend but we went anyways because he didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 4wd, beginner-friendly, Brew Hut, huts, ski, ski touring, skitouring, Small Group
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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
Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
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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Shame and Redemption at the Barr Creek Bridge (Oct 22-23 and Nov 7-8)
A short preamble: For this to make make any sense to people new to the club I need to give a bit of background. Those familiar can skip this bit. Way back in the day there was keen VOCer Julien … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged dry, Epic, fall, Harrison Hut, Meager Creek, overnight, pemberton, rain, Snow, summer, Trail work, Winter
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Barr Creek Log Pullarama
This is a fairly late trip report, but better late than never. I’d been prompted by Ben Singleton-Polster to remove the log jam that threatened the bridge over Barr Creek for over a year. I had intended to do this … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, outhouse, Spring
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Harrison Hut Bridge Repair (June 1, 2014)
This report is something like six weeks too late, but better late than never. In my defence I’ve been spending all my spare time on the stuff needed for a long-term solution for the bridge across Barr … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged bike, fall, Harrison Hut, Hope, North Shore, ski, Snow, traverse
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Barr Creek bridge installation: Marmots are terrible
I’d made an attempt to rustle up some people to install the bridge over Barr Creek (as part of the new route to the Harrison Hut) but in the end everyone either bailed or stopped responding to emails. Because I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged 4wd, boat, Harrison Hut, hike, outhouse, pemberton
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