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Neve crew goes up to Brew (Step 3/5 to the Neve Traverse)
Saturday Feb 12 2022 The third step to prepare for the Neve (neh-vay and not neev as I found out) was a 2-day trip to the Brew Hut. The Brew Hut always seemed to be quite scary to me, with … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged Brew Hut, Brew Mountain, easy, large group, Neve Traverse, overnight, ski touring, sunny, Weekend, Winter, winter camping
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Accidental Brew Debacle (A Workhike?)
With beautiful weather in the forecast, and fond memories of the last weekend clearing alder in the rain (see https://www.ubc-voc.com/2021/10/20/ark-a-new-brew-trail-during-the-flood), Ross Campbell did his best to motivate people into another work hike with the promised allure of skiing and a … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged backcountry, backpacking, Bootpack, Brandywine, Brew Hut, british columbia, early season, huts, overnight, Slog, snowshoe, snowshoeing, Snowy, Suffering, Trail work, Workhike
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Fun with the RCMP
I went up to install the throne in the new backup outhouse up at Brew Hut and discovered that rain makes the trail wet. It was even snowing up at the hut, although it was all melting on contact with the ground. … Continue reading
Werewolves of the Brew Hut
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
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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
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Iron Chef of Brew Hut in the Clouds – Round 3! (alternate title: Doggone days)
Mom came home the other night as I was sitting around on the sofa pondering my existence, and promptly stared vacantly into the fridge. It was pretty barren, from what I could see. She then proceeded to sigh, one of … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner-friendly, Brew Hut, cloud, competition, dog, hike, hut, iron chef, rainy, white out, winner
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Iron Chef at Brew Hut
The legendary Iron Chef at Brew Hut started off strong as, although our organiser Joe “Energy Legs” O’Brien told us to expect snowy slushy hiking, we came up to the most beautiful of sunny and mostly dry days. The initial … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner-friendly, Brew Hut, cooking, dog, dry, large group, Mount Brew, overnight, sunny
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Brew Outhouse and Door Project (Part 3: Construction)
Trip Date: 2018 September 8-9 Participants: George Hill, Luc Harvey, Alastair White, Tom Curran, Cassandra Elphinstone, Haley Foladare, Will Kirby, Alex Wharton, Shu Yu Fan, Robert Shilton, Aye Min, Lukas Schreiber, Daniel Tan, Eric Pollard. Part 1 – Part … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Special Reports, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged Brew Hut, huts, outhouse, Workhike
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Brew Outhouse and Door Project (Part 2: Helicopter & Foundation)
Trip Date: 2018 September 1-3 Participants: George Hill, Luc Harvey, Haley Foladare, Will Kirby, Alex Wharton, Jackson Dagger, Lukas Schreiber, Heather Van Tassel, Alia Sanger. Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 Saturday September 1st, the day before the helicopter. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Brew Hut, huts, outhouse, Workhike
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Brew Outhouse and Door Project (Part 1: Design & Preconstruction)
Trip Date: 2018 March 1-Aug31 Participants: George Hill, Edward Lim, Luc Harvey, Haley Foladare, Will Kirby, Alex Wharton, Derek Hiemstra, Lukas Schreiber. Part 1 - Part 2 – Part 3 Brew Hut is one of the VOC’s most popular huts … Continue reading
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Tagged Brew Hut, huts, outhouse, Workhike
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Iron Chef at Brew Hut
The snow stared falling about half way up the logging road, as we snuggled in the back of the car. After arriving at the trail head, we leisurely hiked to Brew Hut, making it there in less than three hours. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, 4wd, Brew Hut, Feast, large group, Mount Brew, overnight, potluck, Weekend
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