Category Archives: Climb

Scrambling, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Ice Climbing

Phelix Hut – The Outhouse edition

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Artem Babaian

By: Natalie Makepeace Crew = Roland, Artem, Lianne, Genevieve, Gesa, Sarah, Alexis & Natalie In short – we drove up Friday and spent Saturday-Monday up there scrambling and working on the new outhouse hole. Best scramble was the “direct East … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, bears, Climb, hike, huts, med group, Mt Aragon, Mt Frodo, Mt Gandalf, multiday, pemberton, Phelix Hut, Workhike | Leave a comment

Team Bad Idea Doesn’t Give Up – The Return to Mount Churchill

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Marcin Mirski

Written by Dmitri Oguz and Marcin Mirski “ROCK!!!” Dmitri heard Marcin’s shout and looked up to see two potato-sized rocks coming down, quickly ducking below the overhang beside him. Not close enough to be scary, but close enough to hear … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, Churchill Lake, Climb, Dmitri, Egmont, hike, Jervis Inlet, kayaking, Marcin, Marlborough Lake, Mt Churchill, multiday, paddle, Small Group, TBI, Team Bad Idea, Vancouver Bay | 1 Comment

Alpine Skills Course

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Liz Lund

Alpine Skills Course or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Glacier July 10-12 2015 The crew: Sam, Sarah, Amy, Nicole, Nick, Artem, Liz I’ve dreamed of traversing a glacier, but never had the chance to do so. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Climb, hike, Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, Mid Group, mounteneering, multiday, summer | 1 Comment

Lead Ladder 2015

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Jessica Litman

This years Lead Ladder was a huge success! Many thanks to all the instructors who dedicated their time and energy to help teach us all the techniques and tricks of trad climbing. A special thanks goes to Jon for putting … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Other, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Climb, large group, Lead Ladder, multiday, scramble, Squamish, summer | Leave a comment

Double Whammy in the Joffre Range

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Matteo Agnoloni

I had always thought that the individual awarded the duty of writing the trip report was one who filled either of the following criteria: 1) newest member of the club 2) had never written a trip report before. Alas, my … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Climb, Garibaldi Park, Joffre Peak, Joffre Range, mountaineering, Small Group, summer, Weekend | Leave a comment

Bugabooya

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Ted Angus

The Tale of Tough Ted Day 1 Ted Angus and I were excited to head to the Bugaboos together this summer. Ted needed a break from long hours of thesis work, and I felt the need for one … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Alpine Climbing, Bugaboo Provincial Park, Climb, Conrad Kain hut, expedition, Small Group, Snowpatch Peak, summer, Vernon | Leave a comment

The Twin Sisters (June 27-28, 2015)

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Veronika Schmitt

Caitlin Schneider, Anne Vialettes, Veronika Schmitt On a hot Saturday morning at 6.30, Caitlin, Anne and I left Vancouver on Hwy 1 towards Washington to climb the Twins Sisters. The plan was to take the standard scramble (W Ridge) up … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Climb, Intermediate, scrambling, Small Group, summer, Twins Sisters, Weekend | Leave a comment

Mountaineering in the Bugaboos

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Tobias Klenze

Owen and me (Tobi) were finishing a road trip through some National Parks in the Northwestern USA, and we chose do drive back via Canada due to the prospects of a much more scenic route. Since I remembered Matt was … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Alpine Climbing, Bugaboo Provincial Park, Climb, Conrad Kain hut, expedition, expert, kootenay, Small Group | 1 Comment

Easter climbing in Skaha Bluffs

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Anton Enghoff-Poulsen

Written by Anton Enghoff-Poulsen Annabelle Harvey, Hanne Pedersen, Emmanuel Beraud, Sam Viavant, Pawel Mirski, Natan Villarreal and Anton Enghoff-Poulsen April 3 – April 5, 2015 Leaving from Vancouver early Friday morning heading towards Skaha in a little red car packed … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Climb, Intermediate, Mid Group, Petincton, rock climbing, Skaha, Skaha Bluffs, summer, Weekend | Leave a comment

Erockita : Introduction to Rock Climbing

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Artem Babaian

By Ella Weik Saturday, 21st March. A group of 20 bravely, adventurous climbers are heading bright and early to the smoke bluffs. No one else is around – because it is raining. Everything is wet and the sky doesn’t look … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, beginner, Climb, large group, rock climbing, Smoke Bluffs, Squamish, summer | 3 Comments