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Grouse Grind + Crown Mountain (+ BCMC Trail)
On Saturday July 29th, seven VOCers gathered at 7:30 am at the Grouse Grind trailhead for a fantastic day of beautiful views that our knees would come to regret. We were not in a rush to do the Grind and … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged bcmc, crown, Dayhiking, grouse, hike, Intermediate, summer
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Hawaiian Hollyburn Snowshoe
On Saturday February 25th 15 keen VOCers headed to Hollyburn for some beginner friendly snowshoeing. Even though the spring and summer isn’t in sight and it’s mid winter we were all ready for the beach and everybody brought warm Hawaiian vibes with them. … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged beginner-friendly, Cypress, hike, Mid Group, Snow, snowshoeing
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Spectacular Snow caving at Seymour
It was decided that the winter longhike this year was to be held at Seymour and the stoke was high. Very high in fact; there was such a demand that trip-organizer Byron Wilson had to increase the number of places … Continue reading
Island Caving Extravaganza
The trip was limited to five people; At first I was confused as to why the group size was so small, but when you find yourself in a tunnel so tight that to move forward you have breathe in, it … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Other, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, caving, climbing, hike, overnight, rain, Small Group, Winter
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Inspiration in the clouds – Eldorado Peak, North Cascades
I first heard about Eldorado from a friend in Seattle area. The photo of the snow arete instantly grabbed my attention and after a bit of homework, it was added to my short list of objectives for near future. Eldorado … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Climb, Eldorado Peak, Glacier, hike, Marmots, mountaineering, North Cascades, overnight, Small Group, Snow, summer, Weekend
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Mt Currie Trail
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
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Red Raincoats head to Brew (May 21-23 2016)
People who came up to Brew: Roland Burton, Lucy Buchanan-Parker, Alberto Contreras Sanz, Sarah Chay, Perrine Mezin, Jean-Yves Maetz, Xiaojiao Stacy Wang, Tomasz Smith, Bruno Godin, Scott Webster, The Veenstra Family (Christian, Line, Fenya), Lea Zhecheva Tasks: Get firewood, fix … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Ski, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged adventure, aquatabs turn to cynide, Brew Hut, Brew Mountain, hike, hiking, large group, outhouse, snowman, toddler, toilet advice, Workhike
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Hollyburn, Sunday March 13
This trip was created on the spur of the moment, which is the case with most Hollyburn trips. It’s a short drive, cheap, provides access to snow or whatever is happening in the mountains, and no technical gear is needed. … Continue reading
New Year Fiasco in Kootenay Part 1
This is a story about how I and my girlfriend Dina went for a ski tour in Kootenays for the 2015-2016 winter break. The trip started on Dec 28th 2015 and finished on Jan 2nd 2015. From my previous experience … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged backcountry, Castlegar, hike, hiking, Hope, huts, kootenay, mountaineering, Nelson, Salmo, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, traverse, Winter
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