Category Archives: Accidents

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Ice Climbing in the Rockies. With Mountains, Frost Bite and Albertan Culture.

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Jake Jones

Part 1: Driving, Driving and more Driving. And some Ice. BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEEEP! I awoke with the cardiac arrest I associate with all alarm clocks. It was 7:30, 23rd December 2015, the morning after my last exam and the subsequent … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, Alberta, Canmore, christmas, Dry tooling, Expediation, frost bite, ice climbing, Lake Louise, Rockies, Small Group, snowshoeing, Winter | Leave a comment

Another Harrison Hut Fiasco: Flood

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Jeff Mottershead

Participants: Pemberton SAR, the RCMP, Blackcombe Aviation, Mother Nature, a marmot, the Luggable Loo, Roland Burton, Jeff Mottershead, Christian Veenstra, Lea Zhecheva, Lianne McRadu, Joachim Klungseth, Henri Brunel, Ola Esten Roessum, Ben Farrow, Jacob Emil Toennesen, Ben Singleton-Polster, Meredith who’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 2wd, accident, Harrison Hut, helicopter, hike, huts, Mid Group, multiday, Pemberton Icefield, Workhike | 12 Comments

Sunday Funday in Hanes Valley

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Lianne Mcradu

On June 7th, we set out to conquer Hanes Valley and Crown Mountain. After the previous weekend to Mount Coliseum, the spectacular views made many of us want to come back to explore other routes in the region. The Hanes … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, car-free, day trip, Hanes Valley, hike, Lynn valley, Mid Group, Mt. Crown, summer | 2 Comments

Two and a half VOC Huts in a Week

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Cassandra Elphinstone

by Cassandra, Isabel, Tom and Roland Participants: Tom, Benoit, Roland, Isabel and Cassandra This trip was altogether a special trip! Even though we set out to visit and fix up three of the four VOC huts in a week, only … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, backpacking, Callaghan Lake, Harrison Hut, hike, huts, Intermediate, multiday, Phelix Hut, ski, skitouring, Small Group, summer | 3 Comments

How I Learned My Limitations in Mountaineering: G2 at Slalok Mountain and Matier Glacier

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Cora Skaien

Objective: Practice mountaineering skills by crossing Stonecrop Glacier to summit Slalok Mountain, then descend to cross the Matier Glacier. If time, explore a route on Matier Mountain. Disclaimer: distances, angles and sizes of things are in relation to how I … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged bear, climbing, expert, Face, fall, Glacier, Glacier School, hike, hiking, Hope, Joffre, leading, mountaineering, rain, rats, scramble, scrambling, self-arrest, Snow, summer | 5 Comments

Emergency skills practice: Victim’s point of view

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Marie-Eve Myrand-Lapierre

On the weekend of 11-12 of January, a snowstorm convinced some VOCers that going on fancy backcountry skiing trips wasn’t a good idea. But staying home? Really, that’s a possibility? Instead of losing our time by sleeping, studying, cleaning or … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, daytrip, Face, helicopter, Red Heather, ski, skiing, Snow, Weekend | Leave a comment

Diego’s “red (nose) point” ascent.

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Olek Splawinski

Earlier this week, the Squamish weather forecast was not good. I was hoping to get away for the weekend and either climb in Skaha or Leavenworth.That was until Diego texted me on Thursday night, saying the forecast for the weekend … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged bike, biking, Climb, climbing, fall, hike, mountain bike, Offwidth, Skaha, Smoke Bluffs, Squamish, sunny, wasps, Weekend | Leave a comment

A Day to Remember

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Shane Duan

Earlier this year in the winter, the club replaced the front door at Sphinx (Burton) Hut with a new one. However, the new door had a big gap at the bottom which created various problems; for example, snow drift in, … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, Black Tusk, Climb, day trip, fall, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, helicopter, hike, hiking, Hope, outhouse, paddle, paddling, ridge, Running, scramble, scrambling, Snow, Sphinx Bay, Squamish, summer, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, Trail work, traverse, Weekend, Winter | Leave a comment

Mt. Baker Backcountry – November 19-20 2011

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Lee Wasilenko

It was another weekend full of fun adventure for the Mt. Baker crew. We had great snow, great weather, and great times in the hut. Here’s the story from my perspective: Saturday most of us arrived at the parking lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, accident, backcountry, Baker, expert, Mid Group, shuksan, ski, ski touring, Table Mountain, washington, Weekend | Leave a comment

Smith Rock – After Dark

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Elliot Cudmore

Brittany Armstrong, Elliot Cudmore, Fisal Elstone, Andrew Primavera and Jeff Taylor Humming south on the Interstate 5, our comfy car is so stuffed that there’s no looking back now. Literally, the rear-view mirror is useless on account of all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, benighted, Climb, cragging, First-Time, Intermediate, Mid Group, multi-pitch, multiday, Oregon, rope stuck, Smith Rocks | 1 Comment