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The VOC Pizza Delivery Company on Seymour
Participants: Toji Nakabayashi, Jamie Boyle, Erik Reimers, Frederik Skamris Holm, Tereza Machackova Early Saturday morning (11am) I get out of bed and don my uniform. The armor of a food delivery warrior. I checked my messages and got an … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, backcountry, beginner-friendly, Mount Seymour, near Vancouver, overnight, ski, Small Group, Snow, Snowy, Type 1 fun, Weekend, Winter
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Lizzie Cabin Weekend Adventure
Participants: Simon Tsianikas, Clara Duwel, Sean Dempsey, Sebastian Purdy, Samantha Cohen, Shu Yu Fan, Shaojie Huang, Julia Jancelewicz, Beth Templeton, Marta Oliver, Joseph Meyer, Rachel Kalkman This is a report for a backpacking trip to Lizzie Creek Cabin and the … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Anemone Peak, beginner-friendly, fall, hike, hut, Lizzie Cabin, lizzie creek, lizzie lake, Mid Group, overnight, overnight hike, scrambling, september, Table Top Mountain, Weekend, wolves
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Goldilocks and The Three Hikers on Cypress Glacier
Cypress Glacier via Roe Creek Dates: July 27th – July 28th, 2024 Participants: Sean McKay, Stefanija Rekasius, Kathleen Griffin, Goldilocks the bear (non-VOC member, special guest) Once upon a time, there was a little brown bear whose fur sparkled gold in … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Camping, Cypress Peak, Glacier, hike, overnight, Small Group, summer
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Pirate Glacier School: Most participants left in an ambulance
Participants: Desmond McCarthy, Cove Beavan, Axel Rodriguez, Grace Li, Lexi Berger, Emmet Vannier, Well, yes, it’s true, but maybe a bit misleading. Desmond drives an ambulance. He bought it from some guy on Craigslist. The lights and sirens work, if … Continue reading
A Suprisingly Sunny September Saunter to the Spectacular Rampart Ponds
For ten VOCers (Matthew Drenth, Alastair Nicholson, Haven Barr, Patric Berard, Ana Clara Feldman, Anabel Buechner, Chloe Garzon, Jerome Bernard, Cabrinha Clark, and Miranda Clark) this trip began like all other adventure trips, with a large amount of chaos very … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 10 people, 2wd, fall, Garibaldi Park, Intermediate, new friends., overnight hike, Photo Essay, Rampart Ponds, sunny, Weekend
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Potluck in Phelix (October 21-23, 2022)
Day 1: It was a great day to start out the trip. All 3 cars met up at 7:30/8pm at the McDonalds in Pemberton. There we enjoyed a mini-carb fest of burgers, fries, and ice cream. We then left all … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, backpacking, cheese board, fall/winter, Feast, First-Time, Frodo, Gandalf, Intermediate, large group, Northwest Knob, Peregrine, Phelix Hut, potluck, stars, swimming, type 2 fun, Weekend
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A Rip Up To Phelix
I attempted to jot down a few notes during the last night at Phelix, the are as follows… -furst dday, early am at breka -we did not run with axes pr chainsaws during this trip -the community of voc… Now … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Phelix Hut, scramble, shadowfax, Workhike
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Duffey Double (?) Crown
~Here is an extremely late trip report about a ski trip in April 2022 that I am just getting around to publishing now that I am bored at home with covid and have run out of better things to do. … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, fun, Joffre Peak, Matier, ski, ski touring, skimo, Winter, Winter Small Group
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Semaphore Lake – How to: Dance to keep your toes warm*
*All credit for the title goes to trip organizer, Will. The plan for thanksgiving weekend was looking great: hiking up to Semaphore Lake, base-camping there and going scrambling on the mountains around. And of course swimming in the lake! As … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Other, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, first snow, hike, multiday, ski touring
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Trip to Malcom Island
This trip begins right after the first online baby shower I have ever attended. My family, scattered across the globe, joined a Zoom call to welcome the latest member into the family. This occurred during the summer of 2020 when … Continue reading