Tag Archives: Alpine Climbing

!GURI |AIB (The White Streak)

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Nina Robertson

Learning to Route Develop and Big Wall Climb in Spitzkoppe, Namibia Preparatory Ramblings Preparatory Ramblings It has taken me some time to submit this report. On my return from Namibia, I was greeted by a series of emergencies … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, africa, Alpine Climbing, alpine start, awesome people, backcountry, beast, big wall climbing, bigwall, birthday, Climb, climbing, development, Epic, Expediation, expedition, expert, Face, faff, first ascent, First summit, First-Time, gong show, Hauling, instruction, instructional, Intermediate, international, intro, leading, multi-pitch, multiday, namibia, near-miss, Neil Mackenzie, Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant, Neil MacKenzie Memorial Fund, new route, NMAG, overnight, Photo Contest, Photo Essay, portaledge, Rock, rock climbing, route development, runout, slab, slab-master, Slog, slog-fest, smal group, Small Group, So many new stuff, stars, story, stupidity, sunny, teaching, the white streak, type 2, type 2 fun, wildlife | 1 Comment

Ensakwatch Enchainment

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Noah Macdonald

Trip Date: September 19th, 2022 Participants: Noah Macdonald, Will Raleigh-Smith On Sunday, September 18th at around 3pm, Will asked if I was free to climb the next day — he was itching to get on some alpine rock before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, Chilliwack, climbing, Enchainment, Ensakwatch, mountaineering, multi-pitch, Nesakwatch, Offwidth, Rexford, rock climbing, scrambling, trad, traverse, Type 1 fun | 2 Comments

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

Colonel Foster in Winter

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Seton Kriese

Earlier this year, my friend Liam Gilchrist and I took advantage of the first week of school closures due to COVID-19 to make our second, successful attempt at climbing the East face of mount Colonel Foster on Vancouver Island in … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, bivy, ice climbing, mountaineering, Winter Climbing | 4 Comments

Sharp Tusk – A Tale of Choss Anchors

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Ryan MacDonald

Lukas and I had discussed attempting the true summit of the Black Tusk some weeks ago, after fresh and detailed beta arose courtesy of local fulltime peakbagger Steven Song. Knowing that it’s only seen three recorded ascents in the past … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, Black Tusk, day trip, expert, near-miss, Small Group, summer, type 2 fun | 5 Comments

Try, Try Again – Climbing the North Shore Winter Classics

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Matt Kennedy

“’Tis a lesson you should heed, If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try again; Then your courage should appear, For if you will persevere, You will conquer, never fear Try, try again…” – T.H. Palmer The North Shore is … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, Crater Couloir, ice climbing, Mt. Crown, Mt. Harvey, North Ramp, North Shore, Northeast Buttress, Transit Accessable, West Lion, Winter Climbing | 2 Comments

The Jervis Expedition: Three weeks of kayak-accessed mountaineering

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Spencer Rasmussen

I know this is kind of a big deal to say, but I have to call it as I see it right now: I’m not convinced we can pull off the eastern half of this route. I don’t think it … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Paddle, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Alder hell, Alpine Climbing, Black Flies, expedition, Jervis Inlet, kayaking, MEC, mountaineering, Mt Albert, Mt Alfred, Neil MacKenzie Memorial Fund, Princess Louisa Inlet, self propelled | Leave a comment

New Routes and First Ascents in the Ossa Region

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Nicholas Gobin

Artem and I had agreed to get out for an adventure the weekend of August 13-14, 2016, and I had been eyeing the unclimbed Ossa pinnacle for some time. We agreed to give it a go. While researching the objective, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, bivouac, first ascent, new route, Ossa Mountain, Sigurd Trail | Leave a comment

A Tantalizing Series of Unfortunate Events

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Matteo Agnoloni

Participants: Matteo Agnoloni and Kevin Burton Date: July 24 – July 28, 2016 Driving along the Sea-to-Sky highway, it is hard to avoid the beauty that is the Tantalus Range. Its rugged peaks make up a skyline that attracts attention … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Alpha, Alpha East Ridge, Alpine Climbing, Dione, Dione Southeast Face, mountaineering, multiday, Serratus, Serratus East Ridge, Small Group, summer, Tantalus, Tantalus Enchainment, Tantalus Provincial Park, Tantalus Southeast Spur, Tantalus Traverse | 10 Comments

TBT 4: Bugaboo Epic — A Climber’s Story (1995)

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Artem Babaian

Summer mountaineering season is here and whispers of far off peaks can be heard amongst the VOCers. It’s THE time to get outside and do those iconic lines you’ve been drooling over all winter. One way to get inspired on … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Special Reports, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd hc, Alpine Climbing, benighted, Bugaboo Provincial Park, Climb, Epic, Throwback | 1 Comment