Category Archives: Hike

Hiking, Trail Running, Snowshoeing

Mt. Gardner day-hike on Bowen Island

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Sophie Berger

  Although the meteorologists had lied again and it was not just light-showers but massive downpours in the morning, a large group of VOCers were motivated enough to meet at 6:15 am by the UBC bus loop, to start our … Continue reading →

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Sky Pilot to Mountain Lake traverse

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Martin Carnogursky

This trip was inspired by a traverse Nick Elson did on skis during the winter, linking up Sky Pilot and the Mountain Lake area via a north-south ridge system. After a bit of faff setting up a car at Furry … Continue reading →

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The long way to the top: Mount Baldy circumbike-n-hike [Cycling the Kettle Valley Rail Trail]

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Elliott Skierszkan

Cycling the Kettle-Valley Railroad or The long way to the top: Mount Baldy circumbike-n-hike Participants: Lucy Buchanan-Parker, Alberto Contreras-Sanz, Elliott Skierszkan, Emily Skierszkan I can’t quite decide the best title for this trip report, so I’ve listed a couple of … Continue reading →

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Preliminary Reconnaissance: Rediscovering Memorial Day Cave

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Raymond MacNeil

Note: There is also a cave known as Memorial Day Cave located in Germany Valley, West Virginia. As it happens, I am on very good terms with the Potomac Speleological Society, one of the local grottos that discovered and surveyed … Continue reading →

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Eager to Meager – Ski Carrying trip

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Noriko Okamoto

I was curious about the road condition of FSRs leading to Meager Creek / Harrison Hut / Pemberton Icecap. So I decided to go take a look. Well, not quite to the hut, but to the hot spring. In short, … Continue reading →

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A Sunny Fall Trip to Golden Ears Peak (late) Nov 11, 2018

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Chern Jie Chang

Perhaps it was the unseasonably sunny weekend forecast, or perhaps it was the excitement to see and feel snow as winter approached. For some reason, we were craving a snowy summit this weekend. We set our eyes on a two-day … Continue reading →

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Lovely Humans to Lake Lovely Water – July 20-22, 2018

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Maria Berno

Trip Organizer: Maria Berno Trip Attendees: Maria, Tom, Mark, Glen, Mirtha, Glen, Graham, Derek, Tabea, Christine, Robert After hearing so many lovely things about Lake Lovely Water but many horror stories about the approach I decided it was my turn … Continue reading →

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Iron Chef at Brew Hut

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Lucas Bezerra

The legendary Iron Chef at Brew Hut started off strong as, although our organiser Joe “Energy Legs” O’Brien told us to expect snowy slushy hiking, we came up to the most beautiful of sunny and mostly dry days. The initial … Continue reading →

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A quality VOC introduction!

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Charlotte Nelson

Last weekend I joined my first ever VOC trip; a backcountry adventure up to Semaphore Lakes organised by Graham Brown. I knew we were off to a good start when I was immediately offered tea (I’m British!) and a big, … Continue reading →

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Quest for the Golden Larches

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Chern Jie Chang

On the chilly morning of 29th September 2018, a group consisting of professors, VOC veterans, UBC alumni, and students converged at EC Manning Park, in search of the famous Golden Larches. These larches look like typical conifers but shed their … Continue reading →

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