CONTENT WARNING: This article involves discussions of death in the mountains. Skip section 1 to avoid the heaviest discussion of the subject. §1 | INTRODUCTION People often describe certain skills as an art. In this sense, there is an art … Continue reading
TRIP DATES: March 6th – 7th, 2025 PARTICIPANTS: Erik Reimers, Evan Wong, Noah Macdonald BACKGROUND: The Spearhead The Spearhead Traverse is a classic ski mountaineering route in Garibaldi Provincial Park. It is a horseshoe-shaped circuit that links Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains. The … Continue reading
Trip Dates: Feb 15th – Feb 17th 2025 Participants: Lorin Jacot, Viv Liu, Skye McDonald, Ed Riley, Quintus Zhou Report written by Ed Riley with sections from Quintus Zhou and Skye McDonald. – The French word ‘couloir’ directly translates to the … Continue reading
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
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
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
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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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
Trip Date: Saturday, January 11th to Sunday, January 12th, 2025 This report covers our trip to Brew Hut over the weekend of January 11th–12th. With 23 people in total, it was a successful trip with great weather. Trip Leaders: Duncan … Continue reading
Trip Dates: September 10 + 14-15th 2024 This year’s G1 did not disappoint with its crazy weather but as with every trip, it started indoors with a pre-trip and ropes skills. We practiced our ascending (and descending) in the Aviary, … Continue reading