Tag Archives: backpacking

More Wet than Golden, Again: Golden Ears Backpack Aug 7-8

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Lucy Luo

Out of the twenty-four interested VOCers to the eleven committed to the six that actually showed up, I was part of the final crew who decided that spending my weekend in the pissing rain on a mountain with the white … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backpacking, hike, hiking, overnight, rain, scramble, Small Group, summer, Weekend | 1 Comment

Manning Park in ‘Flashmob Style’

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Thomas Morrissey

Trip dates: July 10-11 2021 The June 2021 heatwave impressed on me the urgency of doing some view-intensive trips before the summer smog season begins in earnest. Melissa’s trip to Manning Park’s Skyline Trail advertised some fantastic views, and this … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, Beautiful BC, british columbia, e.c. manning, ec manning, ec manning park, EC Manning Provincial park, hike, hiking, large group, Lightning Lakes, Mosquitos, North Cascades, overnight, overnight hike, ridge, scramble, scrambling, summer, Weekend | Leave a comment

Racing Glaciers: An Expedited Berg Lake Adventure

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Isaac Borrego

Berg Lake: a place of blue waters, roaring waterfalls, and glaciers reaching down from jagged peaks all the way to the water’s edge. From the moment I heard about this special mountain Shangri La I knew I had to visit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged autumn, backpacking, british columbia, Epic, fall, Mount Robson, overnight, provincial park, Rockies | 4 Comments

Journey to the South Chilcotin

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Isaac Borrego

First we drove. And drove. Then drove some more. Finally we walked. And walked. And then walked a bit more. Somewhere along this great distance we left the gray rock and glaciers of the Coast Range behind and found ourselves … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, british columbia, Epic, Gold Bridge, hike, Slog, Small Group, South Chilcotin Provincial Park, South Chilcotins, summer | 7 Comments

Tricouni Peak: July 18-19

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Isaac Borrego

It’s been over a month since we backpacked out to the Tricouni area, but I’ve decided to write it up anyway. Interestingly, when converted to Covid time, a normal month is roughly equivalent to either 5 months or 5 days, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, adventure, backpacking, Epic, hike, Mud, overnight, scramble, Snow, Squamish, summer, sunny, Tricouni | 3 Comments

Werewolves of the Brew Hut

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Kyra Przybylski

After some mild procrastination, I’ve finally gotten around to writing the long-overdue trip report of the Werewolves of the Brew Hut hike that took place from October 19-20. Hopefully everyone can forgive me for my postponement of this report (I … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged autumn, backpacking, Beautiful BC, beginner, Brew Hut, Brew Mountain, british columbia, Camping, cloud, early season, Epic, First-Time, First-Trip, fog, Halloween, hike, hut life, huts, large group, more clouds, Mount Brew, multiday, overnight, potluck, powder, ridge, Sea to Summit, Snow, Snow and Ice, snow camping, snowshoe, snowshoeing, Squamish, Weekend, wildlife, Winter | Leave a comment

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