Tag Archives: hike

NE Buttress of Slesse

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Todd MacKenzie

The NE Buttress of Slesse is a long and classic climb up a very intimidating mountain and draws climbers from all over the Pacific NW. Rated 5.9 with up to 25 pitches, apparently most climbers either bivy on the way … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Climb, climbing, dry, Face, flagging, Glacier, hike, Hope, instruction, leading, Oregon, ridge, Snow, Squamish | 7 Comments

Full Alcoholic Traverse, August 3rd-5th 2013

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Marie-Eve Myrand-Lapierre

(Written by Giulia Attocchi) There is not more promising name for an excursion, isn’t it? And indeed it was a great trip! 14 dudes, gathered on august 3rd for a semi-beginner friendly hike. We started from the logging road, heading the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner, Brandywine, Brew Hut, fog, Glacier, hike, ridge, Running, Snow, traverse, wasps, Whistler | 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

Cypress-West Lion Trail, Sunday 21st July 2013

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Ruanne Lai

Written by: Simon Harding Following a slightly earlier start than some of us are accustomed to on a Sunday morning, we arrived at Cypress Bowl at around 7:30am. Even at that early hour, the local wildlife – biting mosquitoes – … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged climbing, Cypress, hike, scramble | Leave a comment

Team Alpine Start and the Sunshine Coast Trail: June 20- July 1, 2013

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Cora Skaien

Introduction (Cora): A few months back, my friend Ionatan contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in joining him on the Sunshine Coast Trail near Powell River. This trail is 180 km long, and includes many … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, bear, bears, cougar, day trip, dry, Face, ferry, flagging, fog, hike, hiking, Hope, Horseshoe Bay, huts, Mud, outhouse, Powell River, rain, Rainy Day, scrambling, skiing, Sunshine Coast | 2 Comments

Phelix Scrambles July 13-14

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Deb Conrady

Bright and early Saturday morning, the Campbellmobile picked me up for my fourth VOC trip: a weekend of hiking and scrambling around Phelix Hut. It was Ross’s 40th trip, overall, but his first trip as an organizer. It got off … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, 4wd, Climb, climbing, Dmitri, dry, Golden Ears, hike, hiking, Hope, Mt Aragon, Mt Gandalf, pemberton, Phelix Hut, rain, ridge, Running, scramble, scrambling, shadowfax, Snow, Snowy, Squamish, summer, Waddington Hut, Weekend, Whistler | 3 Comments

A Hanging Judge. July 4 Mountaineering.

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Olek Splawinski

After sleeping in at the trailhead of Mt Gimli, Jeff and I set off for Revelstoke around 9:00 with the goal of cragging in Begbie bluffs. On the ferry up from Slocan, I picked up a Revelstoke tourist information guide. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Bugaboo Provincial Park, Climb, climbing, cragging, ferry, Glacier, hike, mountaineering, ridge, scramble, Slocan, Slog, Snow, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse | Leave a comment

Newest Brew Trail Work Hike (June 22-23)

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Ruanne Lai

Overnight workers: Roland Burton, Carla, Deb Conrady, Ross Campbell, Ru Lai Day warriors: Stephanie Grothe, Clemens Adolphs, Gili Rosenberg, Steven Baldwin, Matthew Topham Day 1 We cleared the 150m path of logs and made a new trail. Gili put … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged Black Tusk, Brew Hut, Firewood, helicopter, hike, overnight, Snow, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, Trail work, traverse | 3 Comments

The not so cheap Juan de Fuca Trail (May 25-26)

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Olek Splawinski

This past weekend, Dmitri, Cora and I hiked the Juan De Fuca Trail. It was Dmitri’s idea, and he recruited Cora earlier in the week. I tagged along for the trip because I was headed to Vancouver for graduation on … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged bear, climbing, Dmitri, ferry, hike, hiking, kayaking, Mud, rain, Squamish, Tsawwassen, Vernon, Weekend | 2 Comments

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