Tag Archives: hike

Manning Park – Frosty. 2015 Oct 24

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Roland Burton

Though this was not exactly a VOC trip, it still qualifies to have a trip report because people reading it might learn enough that they could repeat the trip if they want. Mt Frosty is one of my favourites. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, fall, Frosty Creek Camp, hike, Lightning Lakes, Manning Park, Mt Frosty, Small Group, Weekend | Leave a comment

Semi-Alcoholic on a Whim

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Spencer Rasmussen

Sometimes I’m bad at making plans. This weekend was one of those times, and I was a bit ticked at myself when Friday rolled around. The forecast was great, and I wanted to be in the mountains. I started pouring … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, Brandwine, car-free, Cypress, hichhike, hike, Small Group, summer | 3 Comments

Elfin Lakes: Beginner Friendly Overnighter

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Jessica Desforges

Participants: Lianne McRadu, Chantel Patterson, Vanessa Smith, Bahar Khazei, Kathryn Ney, Chrisel Brako, Maggie Campbell, Phillipa Conlin, Mirja Doren, John McKenna, Byron Wilson, Cheng-Ta Yen, Jessica Desforges, Hancock Deng, Rebecca Whaling, Margaret Gonikman, Alberto Zambon, Vanessa Porter, Stina Lindh. Anne Kessler, Rachel Spruston, Saifuddin Syed On September 26th 2015, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, beginner-friendly, Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Park, hike, large group, summer, Weekend | 1 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

Brew Hut Expedition Sept 2-4, 2015

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Roland Burton

Just came back from VOC’s Brew Hut. Here’s what we did. We were Carla, me, Carla’s brother Scott, and Scott’s two kids, Ben(12) and Ella(10). We picked them up at the Horseshoe Bay ferry around noon and then faffed for … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, Brew Hut, hike, huts, Mt Hope, Small Group, Weekend, Workhike | Leave a comment

PHXTR August 23-25

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Roland Burton

The Plan: This trip was originally going to the Harrison Hut and staying for a week, but the forest fires closed the road west of Pemberton and pretty soon we realised that the Harrison trip wasn’t going to happen. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, hike, huts, Mid Group, pemberton, Phelix Creek, Phelix Hut, summer, Weekend, Workhike | 1 Comment

Mt. Rohrrrrrr

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Kevin Woo

Date: August 15-16 Location: Rohr Lake – Pemberton – BC FAFF Rating: Extreme Ain’t nobody got time for novels, so let me simply summarize the trip through a series of thought provoking images. ___________________________________________________________________ Everybody packed and ready to go. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, fishing, hike, large group, Mt. Rohr, pemberton, rain, Rohr Lake, summer, Weekend | 3 Comments

Phelix Hut – The Outhouse edition

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Artem Babaian

By: Natalie Makepeace Crew = Roland, Artem, Lianne, Genevieve, Gesa, Sarah, Alexis & Natalie In short – we drove up Friday and spent Saturday-Monday up there scrambling and working on the new outhouse hole. Best scramble was the “direct East … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, bears, Climb, hike, huts, med group, Mt Aragon, Mt Frodo, Mt Gandalf, multiday, pemberton, Phelix Hut, Workhike | Leave a comment

Team Bad Idea Doesn’t Give Up – The Return to Mount Churchill

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Marcin Mirski

Written by Dmitri Oguz and Marcin Mirski “ROCK!!!” Dmitri heard Marcin’s shout and looked up to see two potato-sized rocks coming down, quickly ducking below the overhang beside him. Not close enough to be scary, but close enough to hear … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, Churchill Lake, Climb, Dmitri, Egmont, hike, Jervis Inlet, kayaking, Marcin, Marlborough Lake, Mt Churchill, multiday, paddle, Small Group, TBI, Team Bad Idea, Vancouver Bay | 1 Comment

Whitecap Mountain and the Bendor Range: Alpine Bliss!

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Elliott Skierszkan

At 2915 m, Whitecap Mountain is the crown of the Bendor Range and one of the taller peaks in the area surrounding Vancouver. It caught my eye on the Labour Day weekend of last year, on a trip to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, Bendor Range, hike, Intermediate, Kingdom Lake FSR, McGillivray Pass, Mid Group, multiday, summer, Whitecap Mountain | Leave a comment