Tag Archives: 2wd

Saturna Island Kayak

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Quinn Ramsay

Saturna Island Kayak Trip Saturna island, widely forgotten amongst the other gulf islands, is a hidden gem full of life and great for a weekend adventure. Boaters passage, a 30 meter passage that lets in a huge amount of water, … Continue reading →

Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, british columbia, Canada, Gulf Islands, Intermediate, kayaking, Saturna, Small Group, summer, Weekend | 1 Comment

Impromptu Rockies Road Trip

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Nick Hindley

This trip report is ancient history, from early-September 2018. I wrote it but for some reason never posted it anywhere. The trip report feed has been pretty quiet lately for obvious reasons, so here’s some light reading of a coupl’a … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Alpine Climbing, Rockies | 1 Comment

Winter Longhike 2020

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Jesse Watt

As a first-year, new member of the VOC, and novice to winter hiking I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I first signed up for this trip. However, after hiking, sledding, eating, and partying with my fellow VOCers turned … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, First-Time, large group, Longhike, Mount Seymour, snow caves, snowshoeing, sunny, Weekend, Winter, winter camping | 2 Comments

Rainy Ride to Red Heather

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Anya Boardman

The original plan for this trip was to ride our bikes up to Elphin Lakes where we’d go for a swim and eat a potluck style feast of snacks in the sun. However, it became apparent pretty quickly that mother … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, bike, biking, cycle, day trip, fog, rain, Red Heather, Small Group | 1 Comment

Mount Rainier log

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Lukas Schreiber

Friday, August 9, 2019 12:48 Manuel Stähelin, newly arrived from Switzerland, posts on the Message Board that he is looking for mountaineering partners. 21:26 I reply and suggest the destinations Wedge, Sky Pilot and Rainier. 22:05 I go to bed. 22:16 Manuel calls me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, 4000er, alpine start, mountaineering, multiday, Rainier, Small Group, summer, washington | 2 Comments

Ripple Ridge Cabin with some extra action

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Devlin Mottershead

On October 18th we went to the Ripple Ridge Cabin in Kootenay Pass. We left after school on Thursday because Friday was a Pro-D day. We went to A&W in Osoyoos. We got a baby mug (holds about 75ml). We … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Beautiful BC, beginner, beginner-friendly, dry, fall, golden larches, hike, hiking, huts, kootenay, larches, mountaineering, multiday, overnight, ridge, Small Group, sunny | 1 Comment

Quest for the Golden Larches

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Chern Jie Chang

On the chilly morning of 29th September 2018, a group consisting of professors, VOC veterans, UBC alumni, and students converged at EC Manning Park, in search of the famous Golden Larches. These larches look like typical conifers but shed their … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, autumn, beginner-friendly, Camping, campsite, Climb, e.c. manning, easy, ec manning, ec manning park, fall, first snow, frosty creek, frosty mountain, golden larches, larches, Mid Group, overnight hike, relaxed, scramble, Snow, summer, Weekend | 4 Comments

Athelney Pass

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Cassandra Elphinstone

Photos:by Cassandra and Caroline I had never heard of Athelney Pass before Caroline suggested doing a trip there over the Labour Day long weekend. Strangely, I noticed that there were no VOC trip reports from the area so I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Glacier | Leave a comment

Two out of Three-Triple Peak on Labor day.

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Dmitri Oguz

Mountains on the island are something of an enigma to many mainlanders,myself included. Mostly because the ferries make logistics a pain and we have lots of pointy things to climb on this side of the pond, on both sides of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Intermediate, Labor Day., late season, overnight, route finding, scramble, september, solo trip, Triple Peak, Vancouver Island | Leave a comment

Cousin of Cave aka FAFF-FEST 2017

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Summer Ash

Participants: Nick Hindley, Tanner Dobson, Heather Filyk, George Hill, Kelsey Miller, Alastair White, Summer Ash, Aaron Yeung, Weiting Hsieh, Harlin Brandvold. Non-VOC participants: Felix Ossig-Bonanno, Alex Thexton, Ryan Edwards. Day 1 - Written by George Hill Two full cars made … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, 4wd, Cave, caving, rain, Rain or Shine | 1 Comment