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G2: Intro to Advanced Alpine Swimming
G2: Intro to Advanced Alpine Swimming As plans for the destination of G2 ran through a series of locations, any serious goals were thrown out the window. It was for this reason Lachlan, Neil and I found ourselves hiking up … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, Climb, climbing, dry, Dry tooling, Face, fall, Glacier, hike, hiking, mountaineering, Nepal, ridge, Snow, Squamish, Wedgemount Lake
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Team Alpine Start and the Sunshine Coast Trail: June 20- July 1, 2013
Introduction (Cora): A few months back, my friend Ionatan contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in joining him on the Sunshine Coast Trail near Powell River. This trail is 180 km long, and includes many … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, backcountry, bear, bears, cougar, day trip, dry, Face, ferry, flagging, fog, hike, hiking, Hope, Horseshoe Bay, huts, Mud, outhouse, Powell River, rain, Rainy Day, scrambling, skiing, Sunshine Coast
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Sea Kayaking: Howe Sound June 1st-2nd
Written by Emily Rennalls On an average Saturday morning there seems to be little incentive to get out of bed. Yet as June cast its first beams of sunlight, just over a dozen UBC students awoke to paddle through mountains. … Continue reading
Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, ferry, Horseshoe Bay, kayaking, paddle, Squamish, Sunshine Coast
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Skaha long weekend and the little red outback that could
Last easter weekend Jens organized a beginner climbing trip to Skaha to show all us newbies the ropes (yeah I said it). I am super grateful to Jens and Sam for taking the time to do this. I know everyone … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, beginner, Climb, climbing, Easter Weekend, outhouse, provincial park, Skaha, summer, Weekend
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Easter climbing at Horne Lake
Horne Lake is a small climbing area on Vancouver Island, about 70km north-west of Nanaimo. The setting is beautiful, right above a huge lake with no big roads for miles around. More interestingly, the cliffs are made of limestone and … Continue reading
Tropical Snowshoe/Ski Trip to Elfin Lakes Resort
Day 1 After partying relatively moderately the night before at the final hurrah of the Waldorf hotel I was a little saddened by my alarm going off at 6 to cue the beginnings of the Elfin Lakes Snowshoe Trip. Also, … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, beginner, Elfin Lakes, Epic, expert, hike, hiking, Intermediate, Red Heather, ski, skiing, Snow, snowshoe, spencer, Squamish, Weekend
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Canada by Bicycle
View Larger Map On a drizzly May 3rd morning Rachel Baldwin and I left Vancouver on heavily laden bikes heading east. During the next 11 weeks, I cycled 8000 km to St. John’s, Newfoundland through menacing tunnels in the Fraser … Continue reading
Baker Backcountry – perfect start to a year!
33 years after my last VOC adventure I have to admit to being a newbie in the backcountry. I have strained the boundaries of countless ski resorts but have finally broken FREE and love it. Thank you to Ran for … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, backcountry, Baker, Climb, Glacier, hike, powder, ridge, ski, Snow, Spring, sunny
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The Weekend Adventure Tournament Extravaganza
It was a strange weekend. Vancouver We hatched the plan the previous Sunday. I was watching football with ex-VOCer Alex Thompson, bored and rained out for the weekend. Sustained rain had ended the Squamish climbing season, and with reliable skiing … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, adventure, Climb, climbing, cycle, fall, hike, mountaineering, Offwidth, Oregon, rain, ridge, scrambling, ski, ski touring, skiing, Smith Rock, Snow, Squamish, summer, trad, washington, Weekend, Whiteout, Winter
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Hot Times in Hot Springs – October 13-14
As Artem Bylinskii put it in his trip description – “it is the off-season, when our climbing gear is stored, and ski gear hiding from rocks” – so really, what else is there to do other than spend the weekend … Continue reading