Tag Archives: helicopter

Metal Rods and Metal Domes; How I confirmed I have truly amazing friends

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Ross Campbell

WARNING 1: this article contains gratuitous quantities of sentimental mushiness. Though in the authors opinion its probably still not enough… WARNING 2: This article contains a couple fairly graphic descriptions of a pretty mangled leg. Especially those of the parental … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, early season, helicopter, Metal Dome, ouch, skiing | 5 Comments

Mt Currie Trail

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Roland Burton

A couple of years ago the village of Pemberton, hoping to attract tourists, built a trail up Mt Currie. The TH is semi-reachable by car if you can do water bars and cross small streams. None of us had ever … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged beginner, Brandywine, helicopter, hike, pemberton, Running, Snow, traverse | Leave a comment

Another Harrison Hut Fiasco: Flood

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Jeff Mottershead

Participants: Pemberton SAR, the RCMP, Blackcombe Aviation, Mother Nature, a marmot, the Luggable Loo, Roland Burton, Jeff Mottershead, Christian Veenstra, Lea Zhecheva, Lianne McRadu, Joachim Klungseth, Henri Brunel, Ola Esten Roessum, Ben Farrow, Jacob Emil Toennesen, Ben Singleton-Polster, Meredith who’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 2wd, accident, Harrison Hut, helicopter, hike, huts, Mid Group, multiday, Pemberton Icefield, Workhike | 12 Comments

Khyber Pass (BC) via Mountain Bike – Summer “Slack” Country

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Michael Cancilla

The Khyber Pass connects Afghanistan, Pakistan and India and, being part of the silk road, is one of the oldest known passes in the world. This trip didn’t take place in that pass. The Khyber Pass (in Whistler) is an … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, bike, biking, cougar, Face, helicopter, hike, mountain bike, scramble, Slog, summer, Weekend, Whistler, Winter | 1 Comment

Harrison Hut Renos: a week of hard work in a beautiful place

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Caitlin Schneider

There was a bit of confusion as to whether I was going in the first place, but after many of my other summer plans had fallen through, I was pretty determined to get up to the Harrison Hut for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 2wd, dry, Harrison Hut, helicopter, hike, hiking, outhouse, pemberton, powder, rain, Running, summer, sunny, Trail work, Weekend, Whistler, Workhike | 5 Comments

How Mount Rainier Defeated Us

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Matt Kennedy

What the hell am I doing here? This feeling of uncertainty, disbelief, of surreal adventure leading up to this moment and of the impending challenge leading away from it, has become an addiction since I joined the VOC. So when … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backpacking, Baker, Climb, climbing, dry, fall, Glacier, Glacier School, helicopter, hike, hiking, leading, mountaineering, ridge, Snow, Suffering, summer, Trek, washington | 2 Comments

Helicopters, Fire, and Neon Orange Cheese-Rolling Brew Hutting

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Jenny Tan

(The three explorers Roland, Nishant and I set off to obtain helicopter nets and then set off to Brew Hut. Our goal on this trip was to helicopter 3 metric tons of firewood up to Brew Hut. We were on … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged backcountry, Brew Hut, Firewood, helicopter, hike, MEC | 2 Comments

Two day trips on a sunny weekend

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Roland Burton

Looking for a trip Saturday, we weren’t so much worried about contributing to Global Warming, we just don’t like doing a lot of driving. So we decided to check out Wreck Beach, but not the usual “go to gate 6 … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged climbing, helicopter, Mud, North Shore, Seymour, Snow, sunny, Weekend | 1 Comment

Emergency skills practice: Victim’s point of view

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Marie-Eve Myrand-Lapierre

On the weekend of 11-12 of January, a snowstorm convinced some VOCers that going on fancy backcountry skiing trips wasn’t a good idea. But staying home? Really, that’s a possibility? Instead of losing our time by sleeping, studying, cleaning or … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, daytrip, Face, helicopter, Red Heather, ski, skiing, Snow, Weekend | Leave a comment

A Day to Remember

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Shane Duan

Earlier this year in the winter, the club replaced the front door at Sphinx (Burton) Hut with a new one. However, the new door had a big gap at the bottom which created various problems; for example, snow drift in, … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, Black Tusk, Climb, day trip, fall, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, helicopter, hike, hiking, Hope, outhouse, paddle, paddling, ridge, Running, scramble, scrambling, Snow, Sphinx Bay, Squamish, summer, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, Trail work, traverse, Weekend, Winter | Leave a comment