Date: July 22-24, 2024 Participants: Julian Larsen, Alex Barth, Erik Reimers Most returning VOC members already know of the Tantalus traverse, but in case you don’t or you’re new to the club, it is a beautiful mountain ridge traverse … Continue reading
Cypress Glacier via Roe Creek Dates: July 27th – July 28th, 2024 Participants: Sean McKay, Stefanija Rekasius, Kathleen Griffin, Goldilocks the bear (non-VOC member, special guest) Once upon a time, there was a little brown bear whose fur sparkled gold in … Continue reading
Trip Date: July 9th-10th, 2024 Participants: Noah Macdonald, Austin Goodine 1 | CONTEXT After climbing the NW Ridge of Mt. Macdonald, the South Rib of Tupper was next on my list. Despite receiving the same grade (5.8) in the guidebook, … Continue reading
Trip Date: June 21st-22nd, 2024 Participants: Noah Macdonald, Seton Kriese 1 | CONTEXT Rogers Pass holds a special place in my heart. Soaring quartzite summits and ridges hold beautiful alpine climbing and scrambling in the summer and the transitional … Continue reading
Trip dates: October 6 – October 9, 2023 Trip participants: Julian Larsen, Timon Brinker, Isabella Ma, Adam Riesel, Isaac Borrego, Niclas Heinsdorf, Anna Vu, Jessica Leung ~ INTRO What occurred in Mazama on Thanksgiving weekend 2023 is well documented by Isabella … Continue reading
Trip Date: May 7th-10th, 2024 Participants: Noah Macdonald, Charles-Antoine Leblanc Summitting and skiing Mount Robson has been a dream of mine for longer than I can remember. On May 9th, I finally made that dream come true. Brevity is a virtue … Continue reading
Part 2 of 2. A long trip report detailing our time climbing in the Fitz Roy massif, Patagonia. You should read part one here first: https://www.ubc-voc.com/2023/10/03/a-first-foray-in-patagonia-pt-1 January 30-31: Mermoz misadventure We hiked back up to Piedra Negra, swapping our approach shoes … Continue reading
Featuring: Julian Larsen (me) and Luke Stockall Day 1: American Dream After arriving mid afternoon in Vegas, we had but one task: get groceries for the weekend so we can leave the city behind. This task proved more difficult … Continue reading
Justin Sze, Rosalie Gunawan, and Ewan Wright on the Tantalus Traverse, July 6-9 2023 Written by Ewan Wright Justin traced his finger through the dirt on the back of his Subaru: ‘Tant Trav, 3x’. Three people. Three days. I thought: … Continue reading
Trip dates: October 6 – October 9, 2023 Trip participants: Isabella Ma, Adam Riesel, Timon Brinker, Julian Larsen, Isaac Borrego, Niclas Heinsdorf, Anna Vu, Jessica Leung Below accounts the events of October 7, to October 8, 2023. Based in Mazama, … Continue reading