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Hiking, Trail Running, Snowshoeing

Observation Mountain: A Kluane Classic

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Zachary Wirth

The Ä’äy Chù West is the most popular overnight trip in Kluane National Park and Reserve – and for good reason. The trail travels 22 kilometres up the Ä’äy Chù Valley from the Alaska Highway to the Canada Creek … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | 4 Comments

The longest distance between two points: five days backpacking in the Grand Canyon

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Luis Dias

Day One: Saturday, April 19, 2025. I awoke to the sound of birds, with a stiff breeze billowing my tent fly. Poking my head out into the morning air, I took a deep breath as the first rays of light … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, Grand Canyon, Intermediate, Mid Group, Spring, Tonto Trail, USA | 1 Comment

Winter Longhike 2025

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Elisabeth Giroud

When I moved to Vancouver several years ago, I instantly fell in love with the mountains and decided I needed to experience this thing known as “winter camping”. Did I understand what it entailed? Certainly not. I just wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, Brockton Point, First-Time, large group, Longhike, Mt. Seymour, snow caves, snowshoeing, Weekend, Winter | 1 Comment

Wrottesley Odyssey

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Harrison Crerar

Mount Wrottesley is the large dome-shaped peak visible across Howe Sound from the Sea-to-Sky Highway, Cypress Mountain resort, most of the Howe Sound Crest Trail, and the UBC area. Like most Vancouverites, I’d seen it hundreds of times, but never … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Box Canyon, hiking, mountaineering, scrambling, snowshoeing, solo trip, Spring, Sunshine Coast, Weekend, wrottesley | 1 Comment

Trip Dates: April 19-21, 2025 Trip Participants: Alexander Liu, Ayano Miyamoto, Lillian McCallum, Marie Sandler, Matilda Ridge, Morgan Tidler, Roseisa Weeraratne, & Sarah Tischer Have you ever been on a VOC trip where you set-off after 10am and arrived back … Continue reading →

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Lillian McCallum | 2 Comments

Red Heather Chaos: Hot Chocolate Tasting, Overslept Alarms, and Tree Wells – A Trip to Remember

Posted on March 21, 2025 by AC Muller

Trip date: Saturday, March 15th Trip participants: Ann-Cathrin (AC) Muller, Sri Chaitanya, Diego Fernandez, Le Tra Mi Do, JJ James, Lucile Paschal, Eemaan Alam, Ellen Scott, Roseisa Weeraratne, Faisal Maqbool, Tristan Lefferts, Joanne Ho, Zack Peachell, Cecily Downs, Ivana Sanchez … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, concussion, hot chocolate, large group, skiing, tree well | 8 Comments

Howe Lake via the Tatsquan Horseshoe: Should’ve just done Ape Lake.

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Ryan MacDonald

Not a lot of trip reports this winter, even for some of the big events, sad times for readers like myself who’ve been trapped on the surface of mars for the past few months. I had a bit of free … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Bella Coola, british columbia, hiking, mountaineering, roadtrip, Slog, Small Group, type 2 fun | 2 Comments

Laughton Glacier and the Logbook

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Meg Slot

Sometimes I think the world must be so different from what it was 40 years ago, the influence of technology and the internet must have irreversibly changed human nature at it’s core. Surely, my scrolling of social media must’ve shifted … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged alaska, backpacking, beginner-friendly, cabin, Glacier, hiking, overnight, snowshoeing | 1 Comment

Blinch Peak: a sense of remoteness in Mission’s backyard

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Paul Ramu

January 26th Stats: 17km / 1,200 elevation gain C2C 10 hours (moderate pace with very few breaks) Participants: Harrison C (organizer/leader), Paul R (myself) Gear (all needed): Snowshoes, Crampons, Ice axe, Avy kit, bike (cuts ~5km) Blinch Peak is … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, bushwacking, crampons, day trip, hike, hiking, ridge, Snow, snowshoeing, Stave, sunny, traverse, Winter | Leave a comment

Brewhahome: One Hut, Too Many Hikers

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Raditya Rizqia

Trip Date: Saturday, January 11th to Sunday, January 12th, 2025 This report covers our trip to Brew Hut over the weekend of January 11th–12th. With 23 people in total, it was a successful trip with great weather. Trip Leaders: Duncan … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Other, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, day hike, skiing, snowshoeing | 8 Comments