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Puttering Around In The Cold (Climbing Ice In The Canadian Rockies)

What follows is a barely coherent account of the trip Noah Macdonald and I took out to the Rockies over reading break, with a guest appearance by Evan Wong that was unfortunately cut short by unforeseen circumstances. In the end, … Continue reading

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North Joffre Boomerang

Author: Julian Larsen Trip Dates: February 15-17th, 2025 Trip Participants: Julian Larsen, Erik Reimers, Leon Chen, Stefanija Rekasius, Sri Chaitanya, Nadia Tarazi, Harrison Crerar At the beginning of 2025 I moved to Squamish for an 8 month co-op placement. While … Continue reading

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Rainbow Mountain -2nd time’s the charm

Rainbow Mountain is the peak across the valley from Whistler Blackcomb. Sitting at 2314m it doesn’t seem particularly notable, but the deep valleys on all sides give it over 1000m of prominence. Having attempted it in first year with John … Continue reading

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Laughton Glacier and the Logbook

Sometimes I think the world must be so different from what it was 40 years ago, the influence of technology and the internet must have irreversibly changed human nature at it’s core. Surely, my scrolling of social media must’ve shifted … Continue reading

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Steps to the Neve 2025 – Step 2 – Three Brothers Mountain

Leader: Aino Keineanen Participants: Simon Tsianikias, Sam Perry, Lucile Paschal, Katie Sattler, Luis Dias, Connor Bauman, Robyn Mueller, Maya Schuab, Matthew Butler, Morris Kusters, Stella Mueller, Luce Tornare, Sara Bellman, Michael Volovyk, Eleonore Shaw, Elisabeth Giroud, Jamie Ranney, Lily McElman, … Continue reading

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Responsible & Prudent Behaviour (The North Face of Sky Pilot)

  In late November 2024, Noah Macdonald and I were feeling somewhat mountain deprived. We concluded that the cure for this affliction was to go climb something. After some deliberation, Noah proposed we have a crack at the north face … Continue reading

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Blinch Peak: a sense of remoteness in Mission’s backyard

January 26th Stats: 17km / 1,200 elevation gain C2C 10 hours (moderate pace with very few breaks) Participants: Harrison C (organizer/leader), Paul R (myself) Gear (all needed): Snowshoes, Crampons, Ice axe, Avy kit, bike (cuts ~5km)   Blinch Peak is … Continue reading

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What makes an alpine climb a classic? [Revised January 2025]

Introduction This essay and collection of trip reports were originally published in VOCJ66 (2023-24, pp. 62-80). Since publication, I’ve had a chance to refine the ideas in the essay portion; I now think that my previous category of an “aesthetic classic” … Continue reading

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Wedge Mountain! (via NE Arete)

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Having talked about some amazing Sea To Sky objectives since first year, I had been very interested in getting into the mountaineering scene in Vancouver. With a favourable weather and avalanche window, I thought Mt Wedge would be a worthy … Continue reading

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Winter Ascent: Stewart Pk NE Couloir and Baby Munday S Ridge

Trip dates: 18 -19 January, 2025 Trip participants: Evan Beatty, Nick Hindley Winter ascent of two routes in the Cheam Range; the NE Couloir of Stewart Pk and the South Ridge of Baby Munday. Good access via logging roads then … Continue reading

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