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To the Lost Valley (June 28 – July 1)
Participants: Jeremy Leal, Felix Jauvin, Sam McKoy, Annie Maurer After a mass exodus of trip participants due to fear of becoming lost forever in the Lost Valley, four brave souls met at Mt. Currie Coffee at 8 am on June … Continue reading
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Tagged bivouac, Blowdown, rain, ridge, scramble, scrambling, Snow, Trail work
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Introduction to Mountaineering
So it was on this Saturday June 8th, 2013, that the first Introduction to Mountaineering took place, at Cypress Mountain. According to what I’ve read, it is meant to be a one-day introduction to mountaineering, on real snow, but not … Continue reading
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Tagged Baden Powell trail, beginner, Cypress, day trip, dry, expedition, fall, Glacier, mountaineering, Running, self-arrest, ski, Snow
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Skaha long weekend and the little red outback that could
Last easter weekend Jens organized a beginner climbing trip to Skaha to show all us newbies the ropes (yeah I said it). I am super grateful to Jens and Sam for taking the time to do this. I know everyone … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, beginner, Climb, climbing, Easter Weekend, outhouse, provincial park, Skaha, summer, Weekend
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Easter climbing at Horne Lake
Horne Lake is a small climbing area on Vancouver Island, about 70km north-west of Nanaimo. The setting is beautiful, right above a huge lake with no big roads for miles around. More interestingly, the cliffs are made of limestone and … Continue reading
Team Bad Idea and the slowest ascent ever of Cascade waterfall
Original trip report at: http://crackandiceaddict.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/team-bad-idea-and-the-slowest-ascent-ever-of-cascade-waterfall/ Artem and Tom joined me in Banff for a few days of climbing on the 14th. Tom had never been ice climbing before and Artem had never done any serious ice climbs. I’m also a a … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner, Climb, climbing, ice climbing, leading, Rockies, Team Bad Idea
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The Weekend Adventure Tournament Extravaganza
It was a strange weekend. Vancouver We hatched the plan the previous Sunday. I was watching football with ex-VOCer Alex Thompson, bored and rained out for the weekend. Sustained rain had ended the Squamish climbing season, and with reliable skiing … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, adventure, Climb, climbing, cycle, fall, hike, mountaineering, Offwidth, Oregon, rain, ridge, scrambling, ski, ski touring, skiing, Smith Rock, Snow, Squamish, summer, trad, washington, Weekend, Whiteout, Winter
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Scrambling Around Wedgemount Lake
Photo credits: A: Adrian Armstrong R: Ryan Stelzer Leaving Vancouver and stopping at Squamish Mcdonalds we started up the trail at 7:40 AM. The weather was perfect on the first day. It took me 3 hours 5 minutes to get … Continue reading
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Tagged Climb, Face, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, scramble, scrambling, Squamish, Wedgemount Lake
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Glacier 1
Talk about wanting to do glacier 1, one student took a taxi all the way from North Vancouver to the Chance Creek logging road turnoff from Hwy 99. Next we had a bit of a cluster %*$% and parked 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged Cypress, Glacier, North Vancouver, scramble, Snow
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Semaphore Lakes Scramble (August 25-26)
My first trip with the VOC! I had done a lot of hiking in my pre-VOC life, but never much scrambling. I decided that a beginner friendly trip to Locomotive and Face Mountain would be a great introduction. On Saturday, … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner, canoe, dry, Face, Face Mountain, Glacier, hike, hiking, leading, Locomotive, Locomotive Mountain, paddle, pemberton, ridge, scramble, scrambling, Semaphore Lakes, Snow, Snowy, Train Glacier, Whistler
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Pirateering Camp 2012
I arrived at the club room on the August 29th to meet with other people interested in heading up to Mountaineering Camp. After some discussion with those in the room, it seemed like the Chehalis Range didn’t suit our skill … Continue reading
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Tagged Cerise Creek, Climb, Face, fall, Glacier, Joffre, leading, MEC, mountaineering, outhouse, rain, ridge, scramble, ski, Snow, traverse, turn around, Whiteout
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