Tag Archives: day trip

Owl-Tenquille traverse in a day

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Christian Veenstra

Earlier this season Line did some planning for the Owl-Tenquille as a possible traverse option; they ended up doing the Powder Mountain traverse, but my interest was perked. Somehow this strip of alpine between Mt. Currie and the Hurley had … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, day trip, Intermediate, Mt. Barbour, Mt. McLeod, Mt. Ronayne, Ogre Lake, Owl-Tenquille traverse, ski, skitouring, Small Group, summer | Leave a comment

Seymour Demonstration Forest Bike-Hike

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Liz Lund

Saturday, April 11th, 2015 I joined a small group heading to the Seymour Demonstration Trail for my first official bike-hike. I like biking, and I like hiking, so it sounded like fun. The questionable weather forecast calling for rain left … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, bike, car-free, day trip, Old Growth Trail, Seymour Lake, Small Group, summer | 2 Comments

A Day to Remember

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Shane Duan

Earlier this year in the winter, the club replaced the front door at Sphinx (Burton) Hut with a new one. However, the new door had a big gap at the bottom which created various problems; for example, snow drift in, … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, Black Tusk, Climb, day trip, fall, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, helicopter, hike, hiking, Hope, outhouse, paddle, paddling, ridge, Running, scramble, scrambling, Snow, Sphinx Bay, Squamish, summer, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, Trail work, traverse, Weekend, Winter | Leave a comment

Team Alpine Start and the Sunshine Coast Trail: June 20- July 1, 2013

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Cora Skaien

Introduction (Cora): A few months back, my friend Ionatan contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in joining him on the Sunshine Coast Trail near Powell River. This trail is 180 km long, and includes many … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, bear, bears, cougar, day trip, dry, Face, ferry, flagging, fog, hike, hiking, Hope, Horseshoe Bay, huts, Mud, outhouse, Powell River, rain, Rainy Day, scrambling, skiing, Sunshine Coast | 2 Comments

Introduction to Mountaineering

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Boris Dalstein

So it was on this Saturday June 8th, 2013, that the first Introduction to Mountaineering took place, at Cypress Mountain. According to what I’ve read, it is meant to be a one-day introduction to mountaineering, on real snow, but not … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Baden Powell trail, beginner, Cypress, day trip, dry, expedition, fall, Glacier, mountaineering, Running, self-arrest, ski, Snow | 2 Comments

Organizing a Beginner Friendly (B.F.) Trip

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Roland Burton

These comments refer to the Brew Hut trip of 2012 October 27, but they apply to other trips. Hopefully we will get more B.F. trips. Choosing a destination: Go to somewhere you know. You are less likely to all get … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner, Brew Hut, day trip, hike, hiking, rain, Red Heather, Red Heather meadows, ski, Snow | Leave a comment

How Christian’s awesome-ness saved my day

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Kate Wootton

Members: Christian Veenstra, Line Veenstra, Kate Wootton, Jeff Taylor, Johannes Erhardt, Len Goff, Scott MacPherson Oh dear, what a trip. It wasn’t off to a particularly auspicious start when I was woken ten minutes after the scheduled pick up time … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Chilliwack, day trip, Face, hiking, rain, ridge, ski, skiing, Snow | 3 Comments

Tricouni (October 15, 2011)

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Arizona N Fraser

Early Saturday morning we met up at the Tim Horton’s in Squamish. The group was somewhat smaller that what we had expected due to some car trouble that resulted in five people being unable to make it. The three remaining … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, day trip, hike, Intermediate, Mid Group, Tricouni, turn around | 1 Comment