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Burns & Turns 2024 (Minus some Turns)
It all started in the wee hours of the morning the Saturday of reading break… (Okay, I’ll stop trying to sound Scottish now). My car group had surprisingly very minimal faff for the morning of a VOC trip. So to … Continue reading
New Years at Phelix: Or, My First Real VOC Trip
Dec 29 2023, 11:30pm. I couldn’t sleep. I was worried about the weight of my bag. It was my first time backpacking overnight and I’m a horrible, horrible packer. Do I really need about three meals worth of mashed potatoes … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged beginner-friendly, large group, Phelix Hut, snowshoeing, Weekend, Winter
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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
Posted in Hike, Huts, Special Reports, Trip Reports, Workhike
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Harrison Hut By Bike: Some Words and Photos
If you’re like me, then the phrase “VOC Harrison Hut” might be synonymous with forbidden isolation. Sure, people say it used to be accessible, and there are journal articles to prove it, but that might as well be ancient history. … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Hike, Huts, Trip Reports
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Phelix Roof: Getting The Stuff There
As you may or may not have heard, the VOC has been busy making construction plans since March, when the roof at the Brian Waddington/Phelix Creek Hut suffered a partial failure. Fundraising, structural design, materials procurement, transportation, meal planning, and … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Special Reports, Trip Reports, Workhike
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Trip Report: Phelix Workhike 2023
Written by Roland: “For those who don’t know, the roof of the Phelix Hut decomposed and a massive amount of work is required to replace it. I decided to go up for a few days and help a bit . … Continue reading
Garibaldi Grand Tour
Participants: Julian Larsen, Allen Zhao, Adam French, Timothy Warkentin, Daniel Smidov, Gudrun (Gucki) Überacker Allen organized a trip to do a counterclockwise circumnavigation of Garibaldi Lake, while bagging as many peaks as possible along the way. I had never been to … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports
Tagged backcountry, Black Tusk, british columbia, Burton Hut, Castle Towers, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, gentian peak, hiking, Panorama Ridge, Price, scramble, scrambling, summer
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Harrison Hut Spring 2023 (The Key Worked This Time)
Trip Participants: Elias Bowman, Rob Cieniawski, Eric Daigle, AJ Dreher, Nelson Fretenburg, Mozi Lu, Laura Mantin, Braydon Massoud, Joe Meyer, Dorian Simon, Adam Steele, Xander Hudyma Yu, Quintus Zhou. If you are a regular reader of VOC trip reports, you … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
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Harrison* Workhike, Spring 2023
Trip Participants: Elias Bowman, Sri Chaitanya, AJ Dreher, Joanna Gower, Anushika Jain, Mozi Lu, Braydon Massoud, Naomi Prohaska, Adam Steele, Joshua Tindall, Allen Zhao. On Friday, May 19th, three cars of excited VOC’ers set out from Vancouver to visit … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Special Reports, Trip Reports, Workhike
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Phelix: “The Front Fell Off” – Emergency Roof Repairs.
So there I was, toasting some walnuts for a delicious sauce, when Ross walks in the door looking perturbed. I caught “Haley” and “Put a tarp on it” and chuckle to myself. “Oh dear” I thought “I guess the roof … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Special Reports, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged Brian Waddington Hut, Emergency, hut, Phelix, Workhike
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