VOCJ49
Varsity Outdoor Club Journal Volume 49 (2006-2007)
Introduction
The editor of this volume was Kaja Sadowski.
Table of Contents
| Article | Page | Author(s) | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| President's Message | 8 | Sandra Nicol | |
| Vice-President's Report | 10 | Richard So | |
| Editor's Message | 12 | Kaja Sadowski | |
| Archivist's Report | 14 | Duncan McPhedran | |
| Alpine Rock & Ice | 17 | ||
| The Cassin Ridge | 21 | Stefan Albrechter | Denali: Cassin Ridge |
| Ice Climbing | 28 | Alice Leppitt | Ice Climbing: learning |
| FA of the N. Face of Lesser Wedge | 31 | Tyler Linn | Garibaldi Park: Wedgemount Lake; Lesser Wedge |
| Anniversary Glacier | 34 | Matthew Parisien | Garibaldi Park |
| Escape from Mt. Ossa | 39 | Christian Veenstra | Tantalus Range; Ossa, Mount; Mountaineering Camp |
| What Really Happened | 45 | Krystil Koethler | Rockies: Columbia, Bugaboos: Bugaboo Spire, Snowpatch Spire |
| The Quest for Ice in BC | 51 | Piotr Forysinski | Ice Climbing; Squamish: Smoke Bluffs |
| Chris' Car, Cycling and The Camel | 58 | Richard So | North Shore; The Camel; Self-propelled trips |
| Bugaboos Over July Long Weekend | 61 | Tyler Linn | Bugaboos |
| How to trip hard in the St. Elias | 65 | Peter Hudson | St. Elias: overview |
| Hiking & Scrambling | 77 | ||
| For Love of the Woods | 79 | Kasia Cellar | |
| Dreaming with Eyes Wide Open | 80 | Boris Khramstov | Yukon; Tombstone Range |
| Stein Valley (with a few extras) | 91 | Evan Morris | Stein Valley |
| RABSA | 95 | Boris Khramstov | |
| Alpine Lassitude | 97 | Steve Mullen | Tantalus Range; Ossa, Mount |
| Escape from Knight Inlet | 100 | Christian Veenstra | Waddington, Mount; Glacier Bay; kayaking, sea |
| Skiing | 109 | ||
| Helpful Hints for "Beginner" Ski Trips | 111 | Afton Halloran & Charissa Pinnell | |
| A BREWtal Adventure | 112 | Afton Halloran & Charissa Pinnell | Brew Hut; Alcoholic Traverse |
| Little Ring Peak | 118 | Richard So | Little Ring Peak |
| Ptex Fun | 121 | Scott Webster | |
| The Avalanche Course | 122 | Marcus Rohrbach | North Shore; Seymour, Mount |
| Beauty of a Mountain New Year's | 126 | Lisa Blachut | Phelix Hut |
| How to Leave a Backcountry Hut in the Snow With a Ruptured Appendix | 129 | Ben Singleton-Polster | |
| Intro to Backcountry | 130 | Matt Breakey | Skiing, backcountry: learning |
| A Snowshoer Bites Back | 133 | Dan Eagen | Snowshoeing |
| Southgate-Chilko Divide | 135 | Scott Nelson, Sandra Nicol & Tim Blair | Taseko Lake; Tchaikazan Valley; Homathko Icefield; Skiing, backcountry |
| Climbing | 149 | ||
| Crap Crags Exploratory Mission | 151 | Scott Webster | Squamish; Stawamus Chief: Crap Crags |
| Escape from Crag Crags | 154 | Jeff Mottershead | Squamish; Stawamus Chief: Crap Crags |
| Escapes from Pipeline | 159 | Jeff Mottershead | Squamish; Stawamus Chief: Pipeline |
| How to Teach Trad | 167 | Jeff Mottershead | Climbing, trad: teaching; Squamish; Yosemite |
| I, Rope | 174 | 9.4 mm Beal Stinger | |
| Travel | 181 | ||
| Stu's Adventures in Wales | 183 | Stuart Masterman | Wales |
| Four Weeks in the Mountains | 188 | Maya Goldstein | Nepal; Himalaya; Everest |
| In the Gulf Islands | 193 | Andrew Paré & Alice Lepitt | Gulf Islands; kayaking, sea |
| Lao Lao | 197 | Gili Rosenberg | Laos |
| Travelling in Peru and Bolivia | 202 | Mike Fuller | South America; Peru; Bolivia |
| Africa Trek | 204 | Cory Sine | Africa; South Africa; Namibia; Ethiopia |
| Club Life & Reflections | 211 | ||
| The VOC Digital Machine | 215 | Tim Blair | |
| Lost on a Mountain of Words | 219 | Matt Breakey | Survival |
| Surviving in the Backcountry | 223 | Will Whitty | Survival |
| Stories from the Ancient Past | 230 | Roland Burton | MEC, history; Helicopters; Burton Hut |
| Burton Hut Renovations | 235 | Rebecca Hunt Newbury | |
| The VOCulator | 237 | Afton Halloran | |
| Not All Epics Are Created Equal | 240 | Duncan McPhedran & Kaja Sadowski | |
| Risk Management, VOC Style | 244 | Tim Blair | Risk; Survival |
| VOC Photo Competition 2006/2007 | 252 | Dan Eagen | |
| Awards | 256 | Christian Champagne | Awards |
| Journal Awards | 257 | Kaja Sadowski | Awards |
| Photographer Index & Credits | 258 |
