Tag Archives: Dayhiking

The Petgill Excursion (Dayhike)

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Mark Li

A party of six, we lacked the more but certainly had the merrier. This was my first VOC outing, so I was excited to meet new friends and conquer another hike. Both objectives were accomplished. Our trip started in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Dayhiking, Lake, Mountain, Petgill, Squamish | 2 Comments

Short and sweet trip in Mt Seymour

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Kung-Ping Lin

On September 25th, a car carrying four VOCer winded along the beautiful Mt Seymour road; they are Roland Burton, Carla, Gulen Bayraktar, and me, Kung-Ping Lin. As a new UBC student, I am so excited to have this chance to … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, Dayhiking, First-Trip, Mt. Seymour, Small Group | 1 Comment

A Sunrise Adventure

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Genevieve Hurd

October 19th, 2019: It was to be an early morning adventure. Plagued by midterm season, us students sought a weekend outdoor adventure, yet wanted to alot time for studying. Thus, the sunrise hike was planned. I was awoken from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, day trip, Dayhiking, First-Time, Mid Group, Rainy Day, St. Marks Summit | Leave a comment

Friendsgiving day hike: Golden Ears Canyon

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Lan Lin

This is a day hike trip led by Esther Li. The highlight of the whole hiking trip was that she brought her cat hiking with her! On Monday morning, we all met at Kingsgate Mall. The drive to Golden Ears … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Dayhiking, Golden Ears Canyon, Mid Group | 2 Comments

Grouse Grind + Crown Mountain (+ BCMC Trail)

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Levi Burns

On Saturday July 29th, seven VOCers gathered at 7:30 am at the Grouse Grind trailhead for a fantastic day of beautiful views that our knees would come to regret. We were not in a rush to do the Grind and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged bcmc, crown, Dayhiking, grouse, hike, Intermediate, summer | Leave a comment

Stairs: An account of the Baden Powell Trail

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Linda Kiritchkov

After waking up at the obscenely early time of 5:30am on a Saturday, I made my way to the bus stop, hopped on to the first bus that came by and struggled not to fall asleep as I made my … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Baden Powell, Baden Powell trail, beginner, beginner-friendly, car-free, day hike, day trip, Dayhiking, daytrip, Deep Cove, ferry, Grouse Mountain, Lynn creek, Lynn valley, Mid Group, North Vancouver, Quarry Rock, rainy, Rainy Day, Spring, sunny, type 2 fun | 1 Comment

Brandywine Day Hike and Scramble Oct. 8 2011

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Rebecca Seifert

After picking up (almost) all of the people who had signed up for a spot in my minivan, we set out across the bridge and onto the Sea-to-Sky highway with the faint pink tinge of dawn behind us. The morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, alpine bouldering, autumn, beginner-friendly, Brandywine, Dayhiking, First summit, hike, Mid Group, self-arrest, tobaggan | 4 Comments