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Alpine climbing in the Manatee Group (Aug 1st – 9th)
Somewhere above the Lillooet valley a great tower of rock rises out of the glacier below, imposing itself upon the surrounding landscape. The group to which it belongs, the Manatees, is a remote place. It sees just a few visits … Continue reading
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Tagged accident, adventure, Alpine Climbing, Climb, climbing, Face, fall, Glacier, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, Hope, leading, mountaineering, rats, ridge, Running, scramble, scrambling, ski, Slog, Snow, Squamish, summer, Trek, Winter
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Nesakwatch Spires, August 2nd-4th 2014
With: Todd Mackenzie, Erica Lay, Knut Kitching, Tianna Sturdy, Alfred Larsen, Ted Angus, Ian Dusome, Veronika Schmitt Todd and I were thinking about climbing Mt. Stuart that weekend, but when we saw on the message board that some people were … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpine Climbing, Climb, climbing, Enchainment, Glacier, hike, Pipeline, ridge, scramble, scrambling, Weekend
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The Mountains Are Calling: VOC Tantalus Trip, August 2-4 2014
The Mountains Are Calling A novice’s account of the VOC Tantalus Trip, August 2-4 2014 The Tantalus Mountains emerge to the west of the Sea to Sky Highway in formidably angled peaks, graced with permanent snow fields and modest glaciers … Continue reading
Mt. Rexford / Nesakwatch Spires (July 12-14)
There needs to be more stoke about the Mt. Rexford / Nesakwatch Spire area so I’ll try to pump it up with this TR. After posting this trip on the message board there was some interest and an awesome group … Continue reading
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day Scrambling and Climbing
Let’s be honest, we don’t really need an excuse to go out and have fun in the mountains, but if there’s a special occasion to give everything an official flair, then who would mind? As it happens, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day is Quebec’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, Climb, climbing, cragging, Face, fall, frost bite, hike, hiking, Lead Ladder, Mud, overnight, Running, scramble, scrambling, self-arrest, Snow, Squamish, summer, sunny, Tricouni, Weekend
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Saxony Climbing: How I stopped worrying and learned to love knots
Artem Posted: Hello VOCers, So in May I am going to be in Dresden for a while and there are some nice climbs in the area but they have this quirk that metal protection is not allowed. What this means … Continue reading
Take 2: Black Tusk and Lake Garibaldi
It was a beautiful, sunny Saturday. The birds were chirping, the skies were doing what skies do, and of course no one was on time to the meeting point. However, the force was with us and we managed to assemble … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, bears, Black Tusk, Climb, dry, expert, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, hike, leading, panorama, Panorama Ridge, rain, ridge, ski, skiing, Snow, Squamish, Stanley Park, sunny, Taylor Meadows, Weekend
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Beginner Friendly Intro to Scrambling: Black Tusk and Panorama Ridge
Trip report by Crystal To. Being native to what most VOC’ers consider a foreign suburb (Burnaby), I was fortunate enough to be picked up at an ungodly hour by Martin the Skier (there were two Martins on this trip), who … Continue reading
Victoria Day Climbing: In Which Tim Emmett and Fred Beckey Were Ross-ist
Canadians are lucky to have three days off in May to commemorate Queen Victoria and the monarchy. Several VOC members couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the royal family than to climb. With that, faff began on planning … Continue reading
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Tagged bear, Climb, climbing, dry, rain, Running, Skaha, Smoke Bluffs, Squamish, summer, trad, Weekend
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Hyalite Ice Climbing: a love story
Ice Climbing; a love story. So fair warning folks; this may turn out to be more of a cloying love letter to ice climbing than a legitimate trip report. Also, it’s pretty damn self-centred. Tough. You’ve been warmed. The cast: … Continue reading