Tag Archives: beginner-friendly

Women’s* Seymour Snow Day

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Lara Antebi

Trip date: Saturday, February 4th, 2023 The day started off misty and rainy, leaving many of us perhaps questioning what exactly we signed ourselves up for. The walk from the car to the cafeteria already soaked through my first pair … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, Brockton Point, large group, Mount Seymour, resort skiing, ski touring, Type 1 fun, Winter | Leave a comment

A Rip Up To Phelix

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Noah Wyse

I attempted to jot down a few notes during the last night at Phelix, the are as follows… -furst dday, early am at breka -we did not run with axes pr chainsaws during this trip -the community of voc… Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Phelix Hut, scramble, shadowfax, Workhike | 4 Comments

Joffre Lakes Backpacking Trip

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Rhea Dayal

Ah, the Joffre lakes backpacking trip. Waiting over a month before working on this trip report, you’d think the memories of what occured on the trip would have been more hazy. Thanks to Lucy Luo and Josh Thorsteinson (the wonderful … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, beginner-friendly, First-Time, Mid Group, overnight, summer | 2 Comments

Biking at Mayne Island

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Rhea Dayal

After having gone almost five years without having biked outside of BC’s mainland, I was more than ready to join Sasha Soda and five others on a biking trip at Mayne Island. Thankfully, with the summer rollout of Vancouver’s bike busses, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, daytrip, Mayne Island, Mid Group, summer, swimming | Leave a comment

Brandywine Trip Report – June 2022

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Ketan Desai

Anniversary Hike – Brandywine – June 2022 While the original plan for the trip was to visit Mt. Price, a string of weird weather this year dictated that snow conditions would likely not be safe there. Instead the call was … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, awesome people, backpacking, Beautiful BC, beginner-friendly, Bootpack, bootpacking, Brandywine, british columbia, First-Time, First-Trip, frost bite, hike, hiking, Mt. Brandywine, ridge, Semi-Alcoholic Traverse, Snow, snow shoe, sunrise, Weekend, Winter, winter camping | 3 Comments

Beginner Hike – The Chief

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Sasha Soda

A week after joining the VOC club, I decided to create a beginner hiking trip to see how things would go. I first created a group chat through Facebook messenger to organize some logistics of the trip such as timing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike | Tagged beginner-friendly, day hike, day trip, First-Time, First-Trip, hike, hiking, Squamish, sunny | 2 Comments

Bike Touring Gabriola (22.05.27)

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Katie Chen

Return group photo at Horseshoe Bay. From left to right: Kai Schwarz, Chrisel Brako, Johnson Liu, Katie Chen, Lara Emma Solie, Settare Shariati, Bree Summers, Andressa Louise I woke to the familiar sound of my 5:47AM alarm, yet there was no hint … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged beginner, beginner-friendly, bike touring, bike trip, bikepacking, Vancouver Island | 2 Comments

Sea to Sky Trail Report

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Thanh To

The Sea to Sky Highway has been the main connection between those of us living in the Vancouver Lower Mainland to access many destinations in the great outdoor that British Columbia offers. Every time I sit in a car going … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, bike touring, bikepacking, cycling, pemberton, Squamish, Whistler | 4 Comments

Ladies* Night at Seymour: A collaborative trip report

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Audrey Wahking

Trip date: Wednesday, March 9th 2022 Audrey When I first saw the “Ladies Night at Seymour [Beginner Friendly, learn to ski!, helpers needed (workhike)]” trip posting on the VOC website, I jumped at the chance for a beginner, women, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged beginner-friendly, Brockton Point, large group, Mount Seymour, night trip, resort skiing, ski touring, treasure box, Winter | 2 Comments

Daughter of Ice 2022

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Jacob McFarlane

My Daughter of Ice experience started late Friday night when Linda and Mason arrived in Vanthony to collect me. I was their last passenger and so together with Seton, Anelia, Anton, and Jeffery and approximately one fuckton of gear in … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, adventure, beginner-friendly, Epic, First-Time, ice climbing, Snow, Suffering, Winter | 1 Comment