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50 Shades of Choss
Trip report for the first installment of VOC’s very own Mountain Tinder. By: Kevin Burton and Luka Culbrk Single’s looking to mingle: Tomasz, Artem, Luka, Kevin Pre-Trip We had our pre-trip meeting at a pub, which worked really well as … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Banana Chute, Fissile, mountaineering, Russet Lake Hut, Singing Pass, summer
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Banana Chute
Months ago, I mentioned to Ryan McKenzie that I really wanted to ski Banana Chute. I had been gawking at the line for several years, and was really excited after he suggested doing it this weekend. We thought the NW … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged Banana Chute, Black Tusk, Bootpack, Fissile, musical, ridge, Singing Pass, ski, Snow, Trek, Weekend, Whistler
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Nick stands on some rocks that someone named after our club
Due east of Whistler, just beyond the Spearhead Range, lies a mountain that was named after our club. “VeeOcee Mountain” was named in 1964 and first climbed in 1966 by a party that included one R. Burton. It has been … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged Atwell, Baker, Banana Chute, Bootpack, Climb, climbing, Fissile, Glacier, Judge Howay, Marcin, McBride, Naden glacier, powder, ridge, Sir Richard, ski, skiing, Snow, Spring, Squamish, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse, Weekend, Whistler
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Spearhead in the White March 26-27
It’s amazing how different a traverse like the Spearhead when you do it in whiteout conditions compared to fair weather. As anyone who did it the weekend previous can tell you, this trip report will probably sound quite different from … Continue reading
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Tagged Bootpack, Face, Fissile, Glacier, leading, McBride, Naden glacier, pemberton, rain, ridge, Running, Singing Pass, ski, skiing, Snow, snowzone, Spearhead Traverse, sunny, traverse, Weekend, Whistler, Whiteout
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