Tag Archives: hike

January 25-26, 2014 Intro to Backcountry Skiing – Caspar Creek

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Angelica Ruszkowski

Advertised as an intro to backcountry skiing trip, this amazing adventure offered experience not only in skiing outside resorts, but winter camping, survival skiing, and bushwhacking on skis! There was so much interest two groups were formed; one ventured to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, beginner, birthday, Climb, Face, fall, hike, hiking, leading, Manning Park, North Shore, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, traverse, Trek, Trekking, Whistler, Winter | Leave a comment

Like a Boss : How we did the West Coast Trail

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Marie-Eve Myrand-Lapierre

(Written by Amanda Johnson) It started on one drizzly Wednesday, September 4th, 2013. As we headed to the ferry an unusual feeling settled over me, like we were going to another land and and would never return. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged bear, bears, boat, Climb, climbing, cougar, cycle, dry, Face, ferry, Firewood, fog, hike, hiking, hitchhiking, Mud, rain, Slog, sunny | 1 Comment

Rockies Ice Climbing: Part 3 – The Ghost

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Alfred Larsen

Ian and I awoke in Calgary hearing that the others (fresh from Vancouver) were ready to go from Canmore. The plan was to skip the crowded and easy-to-get-to-crags along the Trans-Canada highway and go straight into the Ghost Valley. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, 4wd, Canmore, christmas, Climb, climbing, cragging, dry, hike, ice climbing, leading, Rockies, Slog, Snow, Snowy, summer, washout, WI4 | 2 Comments

Wedgemount Lake July 20-21, 2013

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Matt Kennedy

We began our trip up to Wedgemount Lake on the later side Saturday morning. Around 8:00 I was picked up, ready to be off on my first outing with the VOC. The Moto car, driven by Spencer and filled with … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Anne, Climb, Glacier, hike, leading, Mt. Cook, ridge, scramble, self-arrest, Snow, Snowy, spencer, Squamish, Wedgemount Lake, Whistler | Leave a comment

Zoa Peak: An intro to Voile Strap Bindings

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Heather Armstrong

The night before was full of excitement, not knowing what to expect from my first real backcountry ski trip. Overwhelmed with excitement, I almost couldn’t sleep that night. What would teleskiing be like? Would I tumble down the mountain upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, Face, hike, hiking, Hope, powder, scrambling, ski, skiing, Snow, sunny, Trek, Voile Strap, Zoa Peak | 2 Comments

Semaphore lakes trip

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Vickie Irish

Wide eyed and bushy tailed, we set off at stupid o’clock in the morning from Vancouver to meet at the Petro-Canada station in Pemberton to buy some much needed coffee, it was then that the excitement of the trip settled … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged christmas, Face, Face Mountain, fall, hike, instruction, Locomotive, Locomotive Mountain, Mud, pemberton, scramble, scrambling, Semaphore Lakes, skiing, Snow | 2 Comments

Diego’s “red (nose) point” ascent.

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Olek Splawinski

Earlier this week, the Squamish weather forecast was not good. I was hoping to get away for the weekend and either climb in Skaha or Leavenworth.That was until Diego texted me on Thursday night, saying the forecast for the weekend … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged bike, biking, Climb, climbing, fall, hike, mountain bike, Offwidth, Skaha, Smoke Bluffs, Squamish, sunny, wasps, 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

G2: Intro to Advanced Alpine Swimming

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Ian Dusome

G2: Intro to Advanced Alpine Swimming As plans for the destination of G2 ran through a series of locations, any serious goals were thrown out the window. It was for this reason Lachlan, Neil and I found ourselves hiking up … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Climb, climbing, dry, Dry tooling, Face, fall, Glacier, hike, hiking, mountaineering, Nepal, ridge, Snow, Squamish, Wedgemount Lake | Leave a 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