Tag Archives: fall

Saxony Climbing: How I stopped worrying and learned to love knots

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Artem Babaian

Artem Posted: Hello VOCers, So in May I am going to be in Dresden for a while and there are some nice climbs in the area but they have this quirk that metal protection is not allowed. What this means … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Climb, climbing, dry, Face, fall, hike, Hope, rain, scramble, traverse | 3 Comments

Beacon amidst Destruction(Kayaking)

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Dmitri Oguz

Some destinations have a way of sticking in your head until you finally get there. I first saw Destruction Island on a road trip through Washington a couple years back and meant to go back and paddle there ever since. … Continue reading →

Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports | Tagged boat, dry, fall, kayaking, paddle, paddling, washington | 1 Comment

A full weekend – Bridges, Pemberton Icecap, and Squamish-Cheakamus Divide

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Christian Veenstra

After crossing the Tantalus Range in a day last season I have been anxious to get out there and do another new long traverse in a short amount of time. A new baby (now 7 months old) has generally limited … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged backcountry, beginner, Brew Hut, Climb, climbing, Cypress, fall, Glacier, Harrison Hut, hiking, MEC, Mt. Fee, outhouse, overnight, pemberton, powder, Powder Mountain, ridge, ski, skiing, Slog, Snow, Spring, Squamish, sunny, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse, Weekend, Winter | 11 Comments

May long weekend — Harrison Trail work

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Roland Burton

Our Harrison Hut is our least-accessible hut, but we are working on that. As the first work/fun trip of the year, we had some objectives. We wanted to find out if Spidery Creek was washed out, if we could even … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 4wd, Anne, climbing, fall, Harrison Hut, hike, outhouse, pemberton, Running, Snow, summer, Trail work, Weekend | Leave a comment

…But will it stay upright? Tour D’ Indian Arm kayak race.

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Dmitri Oguz

Saturday night after Son of Rock, I went to sleep with two nagging questions in mind, both concerning my newly purchased “vintage” racing kayak. One, will it float? And two, equally important, will it stay upright? Rewind to Thursday same … Continue reading →

Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports | Tagged boat, canoe, Deep Cove, fall, Hope, Indian arm, Intermediate, paddle, ski, Whistler | Leave a comment

Hyalite Ice Climbing: a love story

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Stuart Picken

Ice Climbing; a love story. So fair warning folks; this may turn out to be more of a cloying love letter to ice climbing than a legitimate trip report. Also, it’s pretty damn self-centred. Tough. You’ve been warmed. The cast: … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged christmas, Climb, climbing, dry, Epic, Face, fall, ice climbing, leading, powder, Running, ski, skiing, Snow, Snowy, Squamish, Suffering, washington, WI4 | 2 Comments

January 25-26, 2014 Intro to Backcountry Skiing – Caspar Creek

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Angelica Ruszkowski

Advertised as an intro to backcountry skiing trip, this amazing adventure offered experience not only in skiing outside resorts, but winter camping, survival skiing, and bushwhacking on skis! There was so much interest two groups were formed; one ventured to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, beginner, birthday, Climb, Face, fall, hike, hiking, leading, Manning Park, North Shore, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, traverse, Trek, Trekking, Whistler, Winter | Leave a comment

Rockies Ice Climbing: Part 2 – The Walking

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Alfred Larsen

Ian had combed through the old ice guidebook and found an adventure behind Yamnuska to Association Peak. One of these routes was a 200m WI3 and the other a 100m WI2, without much more info. Tom, Ian, and I made … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, bear, Bootpack, Canmore, Climb, climbing, dry, fall, Firewood, hotsprings, ice climbing, outhouse, ridge, Rockies, ski, Snow, Snowy, WI4 | 1 Comment

Semaphore lakes trip

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Vickie Irish

Wide eyed and bushy tailed, we set off at stupid o’clock in the morning from Vancouver to meet at the Petro-Canada station in Pemberton to buy some much needed coffee, it was then that the excitement of the trip settled … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged christmas, Face, Face Mountain, fall, hike, instruction, Locomotive, Locomotive Mountain, Mud, pemberton, scramble, scrambling, Semaphore Lakes, skiing, Snow | 2 Comments

Diego’s “red (nose) point” ascent.

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Olek Splawinski

Earlier this week, the Squamish weather forecast was not good. I was hoping to get away for the weekend and either climb in Skaha or Leavenworth.That was until Diego texted me on Thursday night, saying the forecast for the weekend … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged bike, biking, Climb, climbing, fall, hike, mountain bike, Offwidth, Skaha, Smoke Bluffs, Squamish, sunny, wasps, Weekend | Leave a comment