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Shame and Redemption at the Barr Creek Bridge (Oct 22-23 and Nov 7-8)
A short preamble: For this to make make any sense to people new to the club I need to give a bit of background. Those familiar can skip this bit. Way back in the day there was keen VOCer Julien … Continue reading
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Tagged dry, Epic, fall, Harrison Hut, Meager Creek, overnight, pemberton, rain, Snow, summer, Trail work, Winter
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The Mesh Team
So, what were we trying to accomplish? The Harrison Trail passes through two clear cuts, which were heli-logged. This part of the trail involves a lot of walking on logs. We were trying to make the logs less slippery by … Continue reading
Phelix Creek // 10-13 October 2014
I showered three times before arriving to the car. I’d never hiked before, nor been on a camping trip of any sort. All I knew was that the warm glow of cleanliness I was currently basking in was temporary, and I had … Continue reading
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Tagged Climb, climbing, dry, fall, fog, hike, Mt Gandalf, Phelix Creek, rain, Snow, Snowy, Waddington Hut, Weekend, Winter
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Barr Creek Log Pullarama
This is a fairly late trip report, but better late than never. I’d been prompted by Ben Singleton-Polster to remove the log jam that threatened the bridge over Barr Creek for over a year. I had intended to do this … Continue reading
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Tagged Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, outhouse, Spring
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First Times at Brew
It’s morning. The view around Brew Hut looks a lot like a rip off of a wraparound HD TV nature program. Or maybe it was the other way around-I can’t remember. On one hand, the view from the top floor … Continue reading
Harrison Hut Renos: a week of hard work in a beautiful place
There was a bit of confusion as to whether I was going in the first place, but after many of my other summer plans had fallen through, I was pretty determined to get up to the Harrison Hut for a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, dry, Harrison Hut, helicopter, hike, hiking, outhouse, pemberton, powder, rain, Running, summer, sunny, Trail work, Weekend, Whistler, Workhike
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Harrison Hut Bridge Repair (June 1, 2014)
This report is something like six weeks too late, but better late than never. In my defence I’ve been spending all my spare time on the stuff needed for a long-term solution for the bridge across Barr … Continue reading
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Tagged bike, fall, Harrison Hut, Hope, North Shore, ski, Snow, traverse
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Harrison Hut Trail Workhike (August 2-4)
With the August long weekend approaching and some high pressure stalled off the coast, it was an excellent opportunity to venture up to the Harrison Hut for my first time. As a new VOCer who had really enjoyed their first … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, 4wd, Epic, Harrison Hut, hike, Lillooet River, Meager Creek, pemberton, Pemberton Icefield, Trail work, Weekend, Workhike
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Helicopters, Fire, and Neon Orange Cheese-Rolling Brew Hutting
(The three explorers Roland, Nishant and I set off to obtain helicopter nets and then set off to Brew Hut. Our goal on this trip was to helicopter 3 metric tons of firewood up to Brew Hut. We were on … Continue reading
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Tagged backcountry, Brew Hut, Firewood, helicopter, hike, MEC
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Harrison Hut Trail Workhike (June 28-29)
This is more of a report from the technical perspective of what we did and what we discovered. The original plan: Two cars heading up to do some trail building/improvement for the Harrison Hut trail. Car1 (of 5) arrive on Friday … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, huts, ridge, scrambling, Spring, summer, Trek, Weekend, Workhike
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