Tag Archives: Garibaldi Lake

19 Hours for Castle Towers

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Isaac Borrego

When I envisioned my Castle Towers backpack early this summer I had no idea that we would also be summiting the Black Tusk on the same trip. I definitely didn’t expect to get back to the trailhead at 2am, after … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backpacking, Black Tusk, british columbia, Castle Towers, Epic, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, hike, overnight, Slog, summer | 3 Comments

Frosty Garibaldi Neve

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Devlin Mottershead

We went to rubble creek, and when we were waiting, a guy crushed a speed-limit sign on his way to a snow bank. We met Atti and Ildi, who drove us up to the chain-up area at Red Heather. Ildi … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, british columbia, Burton Hut, Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Neve, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, multiday, overnight, powder, Red Heather, ski, ski touring, skiing, Small Group, Snow, Snowy, Sphinx Bay, sunny, traverse, Weekend, Winter | 4 Comments

Garibaldi Lake Run – Sept 15, 2018 (aka Plan B to the Annual Cheakamus-Rubble Creek Traverse)

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Hannah Jensen

The Cheakamus-Rubble Creek traverse is a breathtaking backcountry route through Garibaldi Provincial Park, stretching from the Cheakamus Lake parking lot to the Rubble Creek parking lot. After meeting at a VOC trail running version of the traverse in 2015, Michael … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Trip Reports | Tagged autumn, day trip, fall, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Mid Group, rain, Running, trail running, traverse | Leave a comment

Garibaldi Lake Thanksgiving Weekend Trip

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Geoffrey Liew

Garibaldi Lake is a magnificent alpine lake beset by tall snowy mountains and massive glaciers, it is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Squamish nation – to whom we give our gratitude. Garibaldi is also known … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backpacking, bear, bears, beginner, beginner-friendly, Black Tusk, fog, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, hike, large group, overnight, rain, Snow, Weekend | 1 Comment

Burton Hut Money Box Installation (June 17-18, 2018)

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Devlin Mottershead

On June 17 we set out to Burton Hut. We went on the Rubble Creek Trail. Garibaldi Lake was melted out, so we had to do the dumbest trip ever. We first went on Taylor Meadows. We could see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, Black Tusk, british columbia, Burton Hut, Epic, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Helm Creek, hike, hiking, huts, Marmots, Mt. Garibaldi, overnight, Phyllis Engine, provincial park, ski, ski touring, skiing, skitouring, Small Group, Snow, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Hut, Spring, Suffering, sunny, Taylor Meadows, Weekend, Workhike | 3 Comments

Bears, Uzbeki Trout soup, and paddle boards; truly epic nonsense!

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Ross Campbell

Participants: Ross Campbell, Birgit Rogalla, Natalie Makepeace, and Gabe Frame Our week was fast hurtling towards the Canada Day long weekend and our weekend plans still consisted of a long, impenetrable e-mail faff of about 10 different options. My solution … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged bears, Castle Towers, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, gentian peak, Panorama Ridge, Sphinx Hut, summer, traverse, Uzbek soup, Veenstra Traverse | 4 Comments

Learning to Survival Ski 2016 March 5-6

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Roland Burton

As sometimes happens, there’s a couple of people who want to try skiing. Not Alpine Touring with the expensive bindings, and not Tele, where they actually know how, but just a bit of survival skiing. So we head off to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner, dry, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Harrison Hut, powder, rain, Red Heather, Red Heather meadows, ski, skiing, Snow, summer, toddler, traverse | 1 Comment

Black Tusk in Two Days (Sept 9, 2015)

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Tobias Klenze

Written by Harry Cobb, Photos and Captions by Tobias This being my first month in the VOC, I don’t know if there’s a particular formula for Trip Reports (although I read a bunch – strong work!). So I’m just gonna … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, accident, Black Tusk, Burton Hut, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, hike, huts, Mid Group, rain, summer, Weekend | Leave a comment

Garibaldi Neve Traverse with Summit of Mt. Garibaldi

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Matt Kennedy

Written by Dan Rohn Matt Kennedy, Cora Skaien, Dakotah Fozzard, Noah Besen, Dan Rohn, Adam Osuchowski, Roland and Carla Burton Friday March 6, 2015 We piled up into our vehicles and got on the road mid-afternoon. Most of the gang … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Castle Towers, Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Intermediate, Mid Group, Mt. Garibaldi, Neve Traverse, Phyllis Engine, ski, ski touring, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Hut, Weekend, Winter | Leave a comment

Early spring trudge to Elfin Hut

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Thea Rodgers

On a Thursday morning, Feb. 19th, a newly inducted VOC member Kelsey Miller (and myself) took off from Vancouver in her ol’ boat of a Chrysler. We made the lovely morning drive along the Sea-to-Sky, and arrived at the Elfin/Diamond … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Other, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Elfin Hut, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, hike, snowshoeing, Weekend, Winter | Leave a comment