Tag Archives: backpacking

Garibaldi Lake Thanksgiving Weekend Trip

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Geoffrey Liew

Garibaldi Lake is a magnificent alpine lake beset by tall snowy mountains and massive glaciers, it is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Squamish nation – to whom we give our gratitude. Garibaldi is also known … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backpacking, bear, bears, beginner, beginner-friendly, Black Tusk, fog, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, hike, large group, overnight, rain, Snow, Weekend | 1 Comment

Alpine Skills Course at Anniversary Glacier

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Christine Beaulieu

July 6-7-8, 2018 On July 6-7-8, a group of 13 VOCers with three awesome instructors: Luca, Heather and Raz, ventured in the mountains to learn alpine skills. The class content was ambitious, enticing and exciting! Enough seducing for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Skills Class, Awesome instructors, backpacking, Cerise Creek Trail, Crevasse, Duffey Lake Road, Glacier, Ice, Intermediate, Joffre Mountain, Keiths Hut, Matier Mount, Mid Group, overnight, Rain or Shine, Rock, Snow, So many new stuff, Weekend | 1 Comment

Fay’s non-technical trip report of the Lizzy Lake workhike

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Fay Chen

I registered for membership in the VOC. I dropped my fee off during the Gear Hours. I signed up for a trip that seemed interesting. I went to the pre-meeting and….found myself the only one not wearing outdoor apparel in … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, First-Trip, large group, Lizzie Cabin, Weekend, Workhike | 3 Comments

Dutch Expedition September 11–13

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Roland Burton

Else emailed me to ask if it would be irresponsible to go to our Phelix Hut during the grizzly bear “closure” with her friends from Holland who were on the “Felix” rowing team, and would they be eaten by bears. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, bear, Phelix Hut, Small Group | 4 Comments

Tolkien Range – July Long Weekend

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Eric Wilson

July 30th: 5 A.M. Saturday morning. Beep beep beep beep beep. Rise and shine. Early mornings have never been my sort of thing, but the alarm clock doesn’t seem as daunting whenever action and adventure is on the weekend agenda. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Special Reports, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, 4wd, adventure, backpacking, Beautiful BC, Black Flies, Epic, First-Time, Lightning, Marmots, MEC, Mid Group, Mosquitos, Mt Aragon, Mt Gandalf, overnight, Phelix Hut, Rainy Day, summer, Waddington Hut, Weekend | 3 Comments

Mt. Frosty – Hike the Golden Carpets

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Tom Curran

Over the October 17-18th weekend, 8 of us headed up to see BC’s tallest trees in EC Manning Provincial park, which is east of Hope. The larches there turn a beautiful gold in the fall before dropping their needles, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, autumn, backpacking, EC Manning Provincial park, Frosty Creek Camp, Frosty Loop trail, hike, Lightning Lakes, Mid Group, Mt Frosty, Pacific Crest Trail, Similkameen River, Weekend, Windy Joe | Leave a comment

Wedgemount Lake Backpacking/Scrambling/Glacier Exploring

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Madison Dennis

First off, I would like to use Midterms as a scapegoat for why this was completed in such an untimely manner. The trip to Wedgemount Lake was epic to say the least. We began the journey to Garibaldi Park bright … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, beginner-friendly, Garibaldi Park, hike, med group, Mt. Cook, Wedgemount Lake, Weekend | Leave a comment

Manning Park – Frosty. 2015 Oct 24

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Roland Burton

Though this was not exactly a VOC trip, it still qualifies to have a trip report because people reading it might learn enough that they could repeat the trip if they want. Mt Frosty is one of my favourites. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, fall, Frosty Creek Camp, hike, Lightning Lakes, Manning Park, Mt Frosty, Small Group, Weekend | Leave a comment

Semi-Alcoholic on a Whim

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Spencer Rasmussen

Sometimes I’m bad at making plans. This weekend was one of those times, and I was a bit ticked at myself when Friday rolled around. The forecast was great, and I wanted to be in the mountains. I started pouring … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, Brandwine, car-free, Cypress, hichhike, hike, Small Group, summer | 3 Comments

Elfin Lakes: Beginner Friendly Overnighter

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Jessica Desforges

Participants: Lianne McRadu, Chantel Patterson, Vanessa Smith, Bahar Khazei, Kathryn Ney, Chrisel Brako, Maggie Campbell, Phillipa Conlin, Mirja Doren, John McKenna, Byron Wilson, Cheng-Ta Yen, Jessica Desforges, Hancock Deng, Rebecca Whaling, Margaret Gonikman, Alberto Zambon, Vanessa Porter, Stina Lindh. Anne Kessler, Rachel Spruston, Saifuddin Syed On September 26th 2015, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, beginner-friendly, Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Park, hike, large group, summer, Weekend | 1 Comment