Tag Archives: hike

The Last Drop Traverse 7th and 8th July 2012

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Florian Graeber

It was saturday and 4:45 in the morning when I woke up and crawled off my bed. Normally, I prefer to get up at forenoon, but now I had no problems with that, because today would be my first trip … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Brew Mountain, british columbia, Climb, Cypress, hike, hiking, skiing, Small Group, Snow, Squamish, sunny, traverse, Tricouni | Leave a comment

The loss off the learning curve.

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Helene Maria Gylling

Participants: Katherine Valentine, Nick Matwyuk, Artem Bylinskii, Samuel Mckoy, Jessica Litman, Kate Wootton and Helene Gylling The trip started saturday morning, promissing late (6.20) with a drive to Pemberton to pick up Sam. The convoy consisted off 2 cars (not … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged bear, hike, Hope, pemberton, powder, ridge, ski, skiing, Snow, Weekend | Leave a comment

How to surprise a seal and other sea kayaking tips

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Jen Williams

Caitlin’s organising a sea kayaking trip around Howe Sound. What a good idea, I thought. And indeed it was. A small group of us set off from Gibsons, headed around Keats Island to camp on Gambier Island. The weather was reasonable, the company excellent … Continue reading →

Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports | Tagged bear, bears, boat, hike, hiking, kayaking, leading, musical, paddling, skiing, Small Group | 5 Comments

May Long at Skaha Bluffs

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Greg Dennis

Friday: Clash of Civilizations Team Sexy Sunglasses (Christina, Greg, Sabrina and Yvan) packed into the (tentatively-named) Blue Bullet right after work Friday and, longing for dry rock, headed for Skaha. Sabrina is American and Christina is fresh-off-the-boat from Germany, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged bear, boat, Climb, climbing, Coquihalla Summit, dry, fall, hike, Hope, leading, rain, Running, Skaha, Skaha Bluffs, Weekend | Leave a comment

8 days of Yosemite climbing

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Todd MacKenzie

The drive to Yosemite took a full 24 hours with Jacob Cramm driving most of the way, a stop for groceries, and a stop to replace a radiator hose and coolant. It was my third day in a row of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Climb, climbing, cragging, Epic, fall, hike, hiking, leading, Offwidth, traverse | 1 Comment

North Joffre Creek Horseshoe Traverse – April 6-8

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Alfred Larsen

Back in December, Sam McKoy and I, along with 4 others, attempted the North Joffre Creek Horseshoe Traverse. Our weekend of good weather became a Sunday of good weather and we started out from the Duffy Lake Road in rain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Bootpack, bootpacking, Climb, Face, Glacier, hike, Joffre, panorama, pemberton, rain, ridge, Running, ski, skiing, Snow, traverse, Weekend | 2 Comments

Tricouni (October 15, 2011)

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Arizona N Fraser

Early Saturday morning we met up at the Tim Horton’s in Squamish. The group was somewhat smaller that what we had expected due to some car trouble that resulted in five people being unable to make it. The three remaining … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, day trip, hike, Intermediate, Mid Group, Tricouni, turn around | 1 Comment

Brandywine Day Hike and Scramble Oct. 8 2011

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Rebecca Seifert

After picking up (almost) all of the people who had signed up for a spot in my minivan, we set out across the bridge and onto the Sea-to-Sky highway with the faint pink tinge of dawn behind us. The morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, alpine bouldering, autumn, beginner-friendly, Brandywine, Dayhiking, First summit, hike, Mid Group, self-arrest, tobaggan | 4 Comments