Tag Archives: accident

Cowichan Valley Bikepacking Adventure!

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Chester Chan

This trip report is a collaborative effort by Brendan Tai and Chester Chan Day 1 and 3 are written in Brendan’s POV. Day 2 is written in Chester’s POV. Day 1: Vancouver to Gordon Bay Distance: 136km Elevation Gain: 1,314m … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Cycle, Special Reports, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, adventure, bike, bike touring, bikepacking, cycling, gravel | 1 Comment

Cheeky trip up Mulligan, Feb 15, 2021

Posted on February 15, 2021 by John Wragg

Note: All covid protocols were taken seriously on this trip. Mt mulligan trip report: Feb 15 2021 The team: Tobias, Edward, William, Kevin, and Myself. Posts on south coast touring on February 14 made Mulligan a desirable target for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, accident, Intermediate, mulligan, ski touring, Winter | 2 Comments

Hitting the Deck on a Top 100 “Protected” 5.9

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Vivienne Jaehn-Kreibaum

Sunday, Oct 6: Having just learned trad at Rock Party the week before, I’ve been eager to get out to Squamish and practice leading on as many climbs as I can before heading off on a five-month Arctic excursion with … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, autumn, Climb, climbing, leading, multi-pitch, rock climbing, runout, Squamish, The Chief, trad, traverse | 1 Comment

Easter limping out of Phelix Hut

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Hans Gildenast

Easter limping out of Phelix Hut The day I heard that there were mountains named after Lord of the rings characters, I knew that I wanted to go there sometime. Luckily Robert Lachance organised a Skiing trip to Phelix Hut … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, Easter Weekend, large group, Mt Aragon, Phelix Hut, ski touring, Spring | Leave a comment

Metal Rods and Metal Domes; How I confirmed I have truly amazing friends

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Ross Campbell

WARNING 1: this article contains gratuitous quantities of sentimental mushiness. Though in the authors opinion its probably still not enough… WARNING 2: This article contains a couple fairly graphic descriptions of a pretty mangled leg. Especially those of the parental … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, early season, helicopter, Metal Dome, ouch, skiing | 5 Comments

Lake Lovely Water and beyond

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Shane Monks O\'Byrne

30th Sep – 2nd Oct After seeing the weather forecast, plans for the weekend were a bit up in the air; shall we stay or shall we go. Amin, the trip organizer was desperately trying to organize lifts, check people … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, adventure, Alpine Climbing, bivouac, Climb, climbing, Epic, fall, Glacier, hike, hiking, huts, Intermediate, mountaineering, overnight, paddle, rain, ridge, scramble, scrambling, Snow, Squamish, sunny, traverse, Weekend | 1 Comment

Harrison Hut July 2016

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Roland Burton

Josi was in VOC about four years ago, went on trips, and made some amazing VOC videos., which you can find here: http://tinyurl.com/canada111 Recently she has been in Germany, making videos and messing with drones. This fall she’s going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, accident, bear, climbing, fall, Glacier, Harrison Hut, Mud, overnight, pemberton, summer, Weekend, Whistler | Leave a comment

Jasper ER–March 14, 2016

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Jeff Mottershead

In some sense this doesn’t qualify as being a real trip report, since it involves chair lifts, and ambulances have motors, but it’s probably something most VOCers can relate to, as most end up resorting to resorts at some point. … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, bear, bike, biking, climbing, Face, mountain bike, rain, ski, skiing, Snow, washington | 2 Comments

Black Tusk in Two Days (Sept 9, 2015)

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Tobias Klenze

Written by Harry Cobb, Photos and Captions by Tobias This being my first month in the VOC, I don’t know if there’s a particular formula for Trip Reports (although I read a bunch – strong work!). So I’m just gonna … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, accident, Black Tusk, Burton Hut, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, hike, huts, Mid Group, rain, summer, Weekend | Leave a comment

Another Harrison Hut Fiasco: Flood

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Jeff Mottershead

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 | 11 Comments