Tag Archives: First-Trip

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

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

2021-09-13 Mount Currie Summit Attempt, and marmot hunting

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Yiyi Yan

Sitting at 2,591 meters, Mt. Currie is one of the highest mountains that most of us have ever attempted. The elevation gain is brutal yet consistent, and with a surprisingly well-maintained trail, this could easily be a type 1 fun hike on … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged First-Trip, hike, Small Group, Weekend | 3 Comments

Triple D (donut) Ride · April 29th

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Michael Friesen

I saw this ambitious expedition pitched as a Triple D. Researching into the International French Adjectival System (IFAS), a regular D: difficile (difficult) represents hard, more serious with rock climbing at IV and V, snow and ice slopes at 50-70 … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle, Other, Trip Reports | Tagged bike, cycling, Deep Cove, donuts, First-Trip, Small Group, Social, Spring | 1 Comment

Type 1.5 Fun: Ski Touring near Red Heather Hut

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Melissa Bernstein

I have been meaning to join the VOC for a few years and only recently did I finally sign up and find a trip to go on, with encouragement from Jacob Grossbard and Cass Berno among others. I was planning … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged day trip, First-Time, First-Trip, Garibaldi Park, Spring touring, Type 1 fun, type 2 fun | Leave a comment

Werewolves of the Brew Hut

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Kyra Przybylski

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 →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | 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 | Leave a comment

My First VOC Trip: Bikes, Hikes, and Lessons Learned

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Samuel Shulman

I just moved to Vancouver from Montreal. Like any good Easterner transplanted onto the West Coast, this meant that I was about to go full outdoorsy. Step one? Join the VOC! Step two? Sign up for a trip. I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged biking, First-Trip, hiking, Mid Group, Mt. Elphinstone, ninja camping, rain, self propelled, Sunshine Coast, Weekend | 10 Comments

Annual Indian Arm Kayaking Trip 2018

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Adriana Burton

We started the day at the Deep Cove Kayak Centre. Weather wasn’t too promising – there was considerable overcast, and a good chance of rain. As I’ve learned, this is great weather for paddling. With the help of the super-nice … Continue reading →

Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports | Tagged First-Trip, Indian arm, Kayak | 1 Comment

Fay’s non-technical trip report of the Lizzy Lake workhike

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Fay Chen

I registered for membership in the VOC. I dropped my fee off during the Gear Hours. I signed up for a trip that seemed interesting. I went to the pre-meeting and….found myself the only one not wearing outdoor apparel in … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, First-Trip, large group, Lizzie Cabin, Weekend, Workhike | 3 Comments