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Preliminary Reconnaissance: Rediscovering Memorial Day Cave
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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Tagged Cave, Chilliwack, Chilliwack River Valley, Mt. McGuire, Reconnaissance, Slesse-Borden Creek FSR, Slog
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Eager to Meager – Ski Carrying trip
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
Posted in Hike, Ski, Trip Reports
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A Sunny Fall Trip to Golden Ears Peak (late) Nov 11, 2018
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
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, british columbia, early season, fall, hike, hiking, huts, multiday, overnight, ridge, scramble, scrambling, Small Group, Snow, summer, sunny, Weekend
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Lovely Humans to Lake Lovely Water – July 20-22, 2018
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
Iron Chef at Brew Hut
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
Posted in Hike, Huts, Other, Trip Reports
Tagged beginner-friendly, Brew Hut, cooking, dog, dry, large group, Mount Brew, overnight, sunny
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A quality VOC introduction!
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
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged backcountry, beginner-friendly, british columbia, First-Time, Glacier, hike, hiking, mountaineering, multiday, overnight, pemberton, rain, scramble, Small Group, sunny, Weekend
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Quest for the Golden Larches
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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Tagged 2wd, autumn, beginner-friendly, Camping, campsite, Climb, e.c. manning, easy, ec manning, ec manning park, fall, first snow, frosty creek, frosty mountain, golden larches, larches, Mid Group, overnight hike, relaxed, scramble, Snow, summer, Weekend
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A Saturday in Kailua, Hawaiʻi
with Eva Belén Ruiz, George Hill, Haley Foladare, Kylie Schatz, and me. It was just 9 am but the sun was already baking us. It’s been just a few minutes since we started walking from Kylie’s parents’ house, when we encountered … Continue reading
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Flinging a Weasel in Tetrahedron Park–Sept 14-16, 2018
Participants: Devlin, Anita and Ethan This was supposed to be a totally pleasant but not-worth-writing-up trip. Anita and her 6-year-old son, Ethan, were over for a hut trip, arriving Friday afternoon. The plan was to go to the Batchelor Lake … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports
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Scotland, Bell’s Bothy, and the Inaccessible Pinnacle
At the end of April, I had the opportunity to visit Scotland for a conference on Arctic plants. At the time, Ross Campbell was in Scotland as well. He was waiting to return to Canada and eager for a VOC-like … Continue reading