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Sky Pilot Ski Touring

Participants: Aino Keinaenen, Lucas Braun, Allen Zhao, Zac Wirth, Eleanor Hsiun, Sri Chaitanya, Emi Ikemura, Quintus Zhou, Rafa Akira Eleanor’s bit: This was a harrowing experience for me. I need to learn to ski or something. The views were good … Continue reading

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G1 2023: Type 2 fun is still fun

The G1 trip began with an early rise on Saturday September 23rd. As we drove to Brandywine Mountain, my car group shared their hiking backgrounds and were shocked to find out the extent of my experience was St Mark’s Summit … Continue reading

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The Odyssey of the Pole People – Three Peaks Mt. Seymour Hike

The day began luminously in the darkness of Place Vanier. The bleating of our alarms forcing waves of horror throughout our heads. Bleary eyed we pounded the alarm until it shut up. We fell back into the warm arms of … Continue reading

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In Jeff We Trust – Weekend #1 of Phelix Roof Construction

Trip Date: July 28-30, 2023 As you all know by now, especially following Adam’s report on getting stuff to the hut for this project, Phelix, or Brian Waddington Hut underwent some serious changes this summer. A new roof was desperately … Continue reading

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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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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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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

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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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Say Nuth Khaw Yum Falls 2023

Day 1 (Sam) To start the day off, everyone commuted and met up at Deep Cove. We packed our boats and did an intro lesson to sea kayaking, and then pushed off in two separate groups, each half an hour … Continue reading

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