Tag Archives: Alpine Climbing

Bugs Mid Aug 2015

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Lara Thompson

Kasper was due to visit Canada again in August and we long ago made tentative plans to climb in the Bugs while he was here. Thanks to the aviary I met Clemens and Noel, both eager to join. Kasper recruited … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, Bugaboo Provincial Park, Intermediate, Mid Group, multiday | Leave a comment

Unfinished Ungulates

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Ian Johnston

Veenstra Traverse 2015 Part 2: Unfinished Ungulates Participants: Ben Singleton-Poster, Christian Veenstra, Ian Johnston, Kevin Pierce, and Liz Lund. After last weekend’s Zum Peak Fiasco, a return to the Coquihalla seemed necessary. Not going back would basically be admitting defeat … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, Alpine Climbing, Baker, Chilliwack, Climb, climbing, Face, ridge, scrambling, traverse, Veenstra Traverse, Weekend, Zum Peak | Leave a comment

Bugabooya

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Ted Angus

The Tale of Tough Ted Day 1 Ted Angus and I were excited to head to the Bugaboos together this summer. Ted needed a break from long hours of thesis work, and I felt the need for one … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Alpine Climbing, Bugaboo Provincial Park, Climb, Conrad Kain hut, expedition, Small Group, Snowpatch Peak, summer, Vernon | Leave a comment

Mountaineering in the Bugaboos

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Tobias Klenze

Owen and me (Tobi) were finishing a road trip through some National Parks in the Northwestern USA, and we chose do drive back via Canada due to the prospects of a much more scenic route. Since I remembered Matt was … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Alpine Climbing, Bugaboo Provincial Park, Climb, Conrad Kain hut, expedition, expert, kootenay, Small Group | 1 Comment

Alpine climbing in the Manatee Group (Aug 1st – 9th)

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Will Beattie

Somewhere above the Lillooet valley a great tower of rock rises out of the glacier below, imposing itself upon the surrounding landscape. The group to which it belongs, the Manatees, is a remote place. It sees just a few visits … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, adventure, Alpine Climbing, Climb, climbing, Face, fall, Glacier, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, Hope, leading, mountaineering, rats, ridge, Running, scramble, scrambling, ski, Slog, Snow, Squamish, summer, Trek, Winter | 2 Comments

Nesakwatch Spires, August 2nd-4th 2014

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Veronika Schmitt

With: Todd Mackenzie, Erica Lay, Knut Kitching, Tianna Sturdy, Alfred Larsen, Ted Angus, Ian Dusome, Veronika Schmitt Todd and I were thinking about climbing Mt. Stuart that weekend, but when we saw on the message board that some people were … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, Climb, climbing, Enchainment, Glacier, hike, Pipeline, ridge, scramble, scrambling, Weekend | Leave a comment

A Dwarf. July 3 Mountaineering

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Olek Splawinski

Jeff Taylor is dirtbagging/ climbing all summer, AKA: living the dream. About 2 weeks ago, he messaged me on Facebook to determine my availability for climbing shenanigans. I had 6 Vancouver friends over to my house in Vernon for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Alpine Climbing, Climb, climbing, cragging, ferry, hiking, leading, mountaineering, outhouse, ridge, scramble, skiing, Slocan, Snow, Suffering, summer, Vernon, Weekend | Leave a comment

The Misty Icefield Traverse (April 20-28)

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Julien Renard

On April 20, Piotr Forysinski, Ben SP, Clemens Adolphs, Stephanie Grothe and I (Julien Renard) decided to put an end to the month long email faff that was threatening to overload my email account and finally go explore the Misty … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, backcountry, Baker, bivouac, Climb, climbing, Epic, Face, fishing, Garibaldi Neve, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Judge Howay, Lillooet River, McBride, North Shore, pemberton, rain, ridge, scramble, ski, skiing, Skookumchuck Hot Springs, Snow, Suffering, trad, traverse, turn around | 5 Comments

Springbok Arete on Les Cornes

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Todd MacKenzie

After a successful climb of the Grand Wall with Michal Rozworski (my summer goal), Michal and I decided we needed to test our rock prowessness on something a bit bigger and in the Alpine. After throwing around a few ideas, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, Climb, climbing, Face, fall, leading, ridge, scramble, Snow, summer, traverse | 2 Comments