Tag Archives: Harrison Hut

Alpine climbing in the Manatee Group (Aug 1st – 9th)

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Will Beattie

Somewhere above the Lillooet valley a great tower of rock rises out of the glacier below, imposing itself upon the surrounding landscape. The group to which it belongs, the Manatees, is a remote place. It sees just a few visits … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, adventure, Alpine Climbing, Climb, climbing, Face, fall, Glacier, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, Hope, leading, mountaineering, rats, ridge, Running, scramble, scrambling, ski, Slog, Snow, Squamish, summer, Trek, Winter | 2 Comments

Harrison Hut Trail Workhike (August 2-4)

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Michael Zima

With the August long weekend approaching and some high pressure stalled off the coast, it was an excellent opportunity to venture up to the Harrison Hut for my first time. As a new VOCer who had really enjoyed their first … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 2wd, 4wd, Epic, Harrison Hut, hike, Lillooet River, Meager Creek, pemberton, Pemberton Icefield, Trail work, Weekend, Workhike | 2 Comments

Harrison Hut Trail Workhike (June 28-29)

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Shane Duan

This is more of a report from the technical perspective of what we did and what we discovered. The original plan: Two cars heading up to do some trail building/improvement for the Harrison Hut trail. Car1 (of 5) arrive on Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged adventure, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, huts, ridge, scrambling, Spring, summer, Trek, Weekend, Workhike | 5 Comments

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

Harrison Hut Scrambling Aug. 31- Sept. 2

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Adrian Armstrong

Over the September Long weekend, Andrew, Ryan and I decided to head up to the UBC Varsity Outdoor Club’s Harrison Hut, located near Harrison Hot Springs about 75 km West of Pemberton. The hut is about 30 years old, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged climbing, dry, flagging, Glacier, Harrison Hut, pemberton, ridge, Running, scrambling, Weekend, Whistler | 1 Comment

Barr Creek bridge installation: Marmots are terrible

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Jeff Mottershead

I’d made an attempt to rustle up some people to install the bridge over Barr Creek (as part of the new route to the Harrison Hut) but in the end everyone either bailed or stopped responding to emails. Because I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 4wd, boat, Harrison Hut, hike, outhouse, pemberton | 1 Comment

Harrison Hut Route Building + Culvert Clearing 101

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Paul Shives

The morning of Saturday August 3 found 11 VOC’ers in 3 vehicles driving Highway 99 north to Pemberton, and then northwest along logging roads on the south side of the Lillooet River. The upper reaches of the mountains were hidden … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 2wd, flagging, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, hotsprings, Lillooet River, Meager Creek, pemberton, ridge, spencer, Squamish, Weekend | 1 Comment

Challenges and Triumphs Found at Harrison Hut Workhike (May 18-20)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Luka Culibrk

Culibrk, L. Renard, J. Frame, G. Maleki, A. Richardson, J. Campbell, R. Steklova, K. Chenyakiri, Y. Price, M. Van Der Starr, T. Dalstein, B. Veenstra, C Abstract The Harrison Hut has been an extremely useful asset in outdoor activities for … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 4wd, backcountry, british columbia, fall, flagging, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, leading, mountaineering, overnight, pemberton, Pemberton Icefield, skiing, Slog, Squamish, Trek, Workhike | 8 Comments

Meager Creek Workhike Sept 24-25

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Kate Wootton

The day began bright (well, dark actually) and early, as all good hiking trips do, but I was so excited about getting out of Vancouver and on my first real Canadian hiking trip that I really didn’t care! The plan … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 4wd, beginner-friendly, First-Time, flagging, Harrison Hut, hiking, Meager Creek, Mid Group, musical, Phelix Hut, Trail work, washout, Weekend, Workhike | 3 Comments