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Alpine Skills Course at Anniversary Glacier
July 6-7-8, 2018 On July 6-7-8, a group of 13 VOCers with three awesome instructors: Luca, Heather and Raz, ventured in the mountains to learn alpine skills. The class content was ambitious, enticing and exciting! Enough seducing for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpine Skills Class, Awesome instructors, backpacking, Cerise Creek Trail, Crevasse, Duffey Lake Road, Glacier, Ice, Intermediate, Joffre Mountain, Keiths Hut, Matier Mount, Mid Group, overnight, Rain or Shine, Rock, Snow, So many new stuff, Weekend
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Up and up and up to Sigurd Peak! – Sunday 8 July 2018
Lianne, Mirko, Mia, Andrew and I started our incline from the trail head on Ashlu Road at 9am as planned. We took the wrong turn that made for a brief detour in the beginning, but were back on track soon … Continue reading
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Eagle Expedition Mar 18
My sister Phyllis and her man Rod flew in from Medicine Hat. Their departure from Medicine Hat was delayed because the aircraft fuel truck driver locked his keys in the cab, so they couldn’t move the fuel truck, which was … Continue reading
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Going for Gold (The Golden Hinde)
Participants: George Hill, Anna La Lau, Esther Li, Sarah Taylor, Nick Hindley, Mirtha Gamiz, Felix Ossig-Bonanno Thursday, August 17, 2017 Sarah Taylor In the spirit of the peak bagging challenge that has been taking place this summer, our group signed on … Continue reading
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Exploring Scotland: The Highlands, Sea and Skye
Carly Peterson and I, Kelsey Miller, were on the verge of completing our undergraduate degrees when we decided to plan a trip to celebrate our efforts over the last five years. We were hungry for escape from the confines of … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, bothies, hiking, hitchhiking, Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant, Scotland, scramble
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Rain or Shine up Mt. Seymour
This past Sunday, a group of us eight VOCers went on a trip up Dog Mountain in Seymour Provincial Park. The morning weather showed little promise of clearing, with thick, grey fumes of morning fog hanging heavily over the road, … Continue reading
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The tale of a little beating – Or: How to catch a mouse.
The tale of a little beating. Or: How to catch a mouse. Driving down the winding road to our campsite, we contemplated how fortunate we were to embark on the Juan de Fuca trail on such short notice, many others … Continue reading
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Halloweekend at Phelix Hut
I woke up on Saturday morning around 4:00am in a daze of nerves but mostly excitement about going on my first real VOC trip. Else picked me up and soon we were on the Sea to Sky highway headed to … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner-friendly, Halloween, Phelix Hut, snowshoeing, sunny, Weekend
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A European Best Buds Reunion Part 2: Triglav, Slovenia
After a few days off from our Dolomites adventure, Jake and I spent a day in the beautiful capital of Slovenia, Ljubliana, before heading to Triglav National Park on July 15, 2017. This was truly one of the greenest and … Continue reading
A European Best Buds Reunion Part 1: Dolomites, Italy
Jake Jones and I became best buds and regular adventure buddies during his time on exchange at UBC. Sadly, he had returned to Manchester to finish his degree. When Nicole Barrette and I received the Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant and … Continue reading
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Tagged climbing, Dolomites, hiking, Italy, via ferrata
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