Category Archives: Workhike

Trips which involve building/maintaining our huts and trails

Harrison Hut Bridge Repair (June 1, 2014)

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Jeff Mottershead

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 →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged bike, fall, Harrison Hut, Hope, North Shore, ski, Snow, traverse | 1 Comment

Harrison Hut Trail Workhike (August 2-4)

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Michael Zima

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 →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 2wd, 4wd, Epic, Harrison Hut, hike, Lillooet River, Meager Creek, pemberton, Pemberton Icefield, Trail work, Weekend, Workhike | 2 Comments

Helicopters, Fire, and Neon Orange Cheese-Rolling Brew Hutting

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Jenny Tan

(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 →

Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged backcountry, Brew Hut, Firewood, helicopter, hike, MEC | 2 Comments

Harrison Hut Trail Workhike (June 28-29)

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Shane Duan

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 →

Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged adventure, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, huts, ridge, scrambling, Spring, summer, Trek, Weekend, Workhike | 5 Comments

A full weekend – Bridges, Pemberton Icecap, and Squamish-Cheakamus Divide

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Christian Veenstra

After crossing the Tantalus Range in a day last season I have been anxious to get out there and do another new long traverse in a short amount of time. A new baby (now 7 months old) has generally limited … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged backcountry, beginner, Brew Hut, Climb, climbing, Cypress, fall, Glacier, Harrison Hut, hiking, MEC, Mt. Fee, outhouse, overnight, pemberton, powder, Powder Mountain, ridge, ski, skiing, Slog, Snow, Spring, Squamish, sunny, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse, Weekend, Winter | 11 Comments

May long weekend — Harrison Trail work

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Roland Burton

Our Harrison Hut is our least-accessible hut, but we are working on that. As the first work/fun trip of the year, we had some objectives. We wanted to find out if Spidery Creek was washed out, if we could even … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 4wd, Anne, climbing, fall, Harrison Hut, hike, outhouse, pemberton, Running, Snow, summer, Trail work, Weekend | Leave a comment

Barr Creek bridge installation: Marmots are terrible

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Jeff Mottershead

I’d made an attempt to rustle up some people to install the bridge over Barr Creek (as part of the new route to the Harrison Hut) but in the end everyone either bailed or stopped responding to emails. Because I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 4wd, boat, Harrison Hut, hike, outhouse, pemberton | 1 Comment

Harrison Hut Route Building + Culvert Clearing 101

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Paul Shives

The morning of Saturday August 3 found 11 VOC’ers in 3 vehicles driving Highway 99 north to Pemberton, and then northwest along logging roads on the south side of the Lillooet River. The upper reaches of the mountains were hidden … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 2wd, flagging, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, hotsprings, Lillooet River, Meager Creek, pemberton, ridge, spencer, Squamish, Weekend | 1 Comment

Newest Brew Trail Work Hike (June 22-23)

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Ruanne Lai

Overnight workers: Roland Burton, Carla, Deb Conrady, Ross Campbell, Ru Lai Day warriors: Stephanie Grothe, Clemens Adolphs, Gili Rosenberg, Steven Baldwin, Matthew Topham Day 1 We cleared the 150m path of logs and made a new trail. Gili put … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged Black Tusk, Brew Hut, Firewood, helicopter, hike, overnight, Snow, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, Trail work, traverse | 3 Comments

Challenges and Triumphs Found at Harrison Hut Workhike (May 18-20)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Luka Culibrk

Culibrk, L. Renard, J. Frame, G. Maleki, A. Richardson, J. Campbell, R. Steklova, K. Chenyakiri, Y. Price, M. Van Der Starr, T. Dalstein, B. Veenstra, C Abstract The Harrison Hut has been an extremely useful asset in outdoor activities for … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 4wd, backcountry, british columbia, fall, flagging, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, leading, mountaineering, overnight, pemberton, Pemberton Icefield, skiing, Slog, Squamish, Trek, Workhike | 8 Comments