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A Walk Around A Very Big Lake
Date: Aug 31 – Sept 4, 2023 Participants: Toji Nakabayashi, Marlous Bood, Marko Smitran, Nelson Fretenburg, Jonah King, Mona Yu Pre-amblings: Earlier in the summer, I had heard from my friend how his Garibaldi Lake Circumnavigation trip was possibly “the best backpacking … Continue reading
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Tagged backpacking, Castle Towers, garibaldi, Garibaldi Lake, gentian peak, Price, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Hut, Table Mountain
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Somewhere near Pemberton you’ve never heard of
In England our wall map is folded up under my thesis and some paper Christmas stars Birgit’s mom gave us, but back in Canada it papered the walls of our living room almost from floor to ceiling, showing all the … Continue reading
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Glampacking through EC Manning
We’ve all heard of glamping, but let me introduce you to glampacking: a world of good times, lots of faff and very, very heavy packs. Juan Pablo, Sebastian, Angie, Kodiak (the pup) and I explored new territory in frivolous and … Continue reading
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Tagged e.c. manning, EC Manning Provincial park, glampacking
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Foggy Beginnings, Slippery Adventures, and Spooky Scenery: Bushwhacking at Mt. Seymour
We started off with a very foggy drive up to the Mt. Seymour parking lot, where it was hard to identify which cars were part of our group through the intense fog, but eventually we started on our way to … Continue reading
Tantalised | July 6-9, 2023
Justin Sze, Rosalie Gunawan, and Ewan Wright on the Tantalus Traverse, July 6-9 2023 Written by Ewan Wright Justin traced his finger through the dirt on the back of his Subaru: ‘Tant Trav, 3x’. Three people. Three days. I thought: … Continue reading
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Pirate Glacier School: Most participants left in an ambulance
Participants: Desmond McCarthy, Cove Beavan, Axel Rodriguez, Grace Li, Lexi Berger, Emmet Vannier, Well, yes, it’s true, but maybe a bit misleading. Desmond drives an ambulance. He bought it from some guy on Craigslist. The lights and sirens work, if … Continue reading
A Suprisingly Sunny September Saunter to the Spectacular Rampart Ponds
For ten VOCers (Matthew Drenth, Alastair Nicholson, Haven Barr, Patric Berard, Ana Clara Feldman, Anabel Buechner, Chloe Garzon, Jerome Bernard, Cabrinha Clark, and Miranda Clark) this trip began like all other adventure trips, with a large amount of chaos very … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 people, 2wd, fall, Garibaldi Park, Intermediate, new friends., overnight hike, Photo Essay, Rampart Ponds, sunny, Weekend
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VOC Calgary division takes on a Rocky Mountain sufferfest
I was back in Calgary for a couple weeks at the end of summer, visiting family and biding time until the new semester started. Fresh off my summer travels in Latin America, I’d gained a new appreciation both for my … Continue reading
Neve in a day in October
People seem to think that Garibaldi Lake being frozen is a prerequisite for doing the Neve. This seems like more of a convenience than a requirement, since people do sometimes circle Garibaldi Lake. You could argue that if one were … Continue reading
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Unbelievable feat at Wells Gray
My 3 am alarm rings, I am late for my United Airlines flight to SF. Barely awake I got my bags in an Evo and raced to the YVR airport. On my way down Marine Drive, I thought of how … Continue reading
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