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The Annual Brew Debacle: 7th and 8th November 2015
The plan was to cross the Lions Gate Bridge at 8 am. The rain was very heavy and people were not very motivated about the idea to walk in this rain. But when we met all in Squamish to drink … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Brew Hut, huts, large group, ski, ski touring, The Annual Brew Debacle
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Harrison Hut Stove and the Quest for an Epic Butt–Oct 24-25, 2015
The last time I was up at Harrison Hut the back fell off of the stove. For a couple days it had been puffing smoke out of where you’d think smoke wasn’t supposed to come from, much to Roland’s misgivings, … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged 4wd, autumn, Harrison Hut, hike, huts, Small Group, Weekend, Workhike
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Another Harrison Hut Fiasco: Flood
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
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Brew Hut Expedition Sept 2-4, 2015
Just came back from VOC’s Brew Hut. Here’s what we did. We were Carla, me, Carla’s brother Scott, and Scott’s two kids, Ben(12) and Ella(10). We picked them up at the Horseshoe Bay ferry around noon and then faffed for … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, Brew Hut, hike, huts, Mt Hope, Small Group, Weekend, Workhike
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PHXTR August 23-25
The Plan: This trip was originally going to the Harrison Hut and staying for a week, but the forest fires closed the road west of Pemberton and pretty soon we realised that the Harrison trip wasn’t going to happen. So … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, hike, huts, Mid Group, pemberton, Phelix Creek, Phelix Hut, summer, Weekend, Workhike
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Phelix Hut – The Outhouse edition
By: Natalie Makepeace Crew = Roland, Artem, Lianne, Genevieve, Gesa, Sarah, Alexis & Natalie In short – we drove up Friday and spent Saturday-Monday up there scrambling and working on the new outhouse hole. Best scramble was the “direct East … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged 2wd, backpacking, bears, Climb, hike, huts, med group, Mt Aragon, Mt Frodo, Mt Gandalf, multiday, pemberton, Phelix Hut, Workhike
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Swimming and galavanting a Brew Hut. Featuring Some Work, too.
As a frequent user of huts and trails, it’s always rewarding to contribute a little maintenance. Somehow I still hadn’t made it to Brew Hut after a couple years of VOC membership, so a work hike organized by our huts … Continue reading
Two and a half VOC Huts in a Week
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
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Tagged 4wd, backpacking, Callaghan Lake, Harrison Hut, hike, huts, Intermediate, multiday, Phelix Hut, ski, skitouring, Small Group, summer
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Brew Hut – Couldn’t ask for more
Date: March 21-22 Participants: Spencer Rasmussen, Boris Dalstein, Virgile Aime, Agnieszca Grabowska, Oscar Ramos, Jane Wang, Matteo Agnoloni, Natanael Villarreal What a great trip indeed! Even though we did not end up doing the Neve Traverse through Garibaldi, this trip … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, beginner-friendly, Brew Hut, huts, Mid Group, ski, ski touring, Weekend, Winter
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Nov 8-9: (ad)Venture up Brew Hut
I was dying to escape the city when I signed up for the Brew Hut trip. Saturday morning finally came around, and though already exhausted, I eagerly “popped out of the ground” at Burrard Station to meet with Roland and … Continue reading
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Tagged backcountry, Brew Hut, Firewood, hike, ridge, Snow, traverse, Weekend, Whistler
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