Tag Archives: hotsprings

Taking our skis for a walk: An attempt on Mt. Glendinning + Sloquet Hot Spring

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Julian Larsen

Participants: Julian Larsen (me), Duncan MacIntyre, Stefanija Rekasius, Xi Liang After a long stretch of assignments and midterms I had one goal for reading break: absolutely forget about school. This necessitates a VOC trip or two, so I signed up … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Bushwhack, Harrison Lake, hike, hotsprings, ski | 7 Comments

Soak and Stoke 2019

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Mirtha Gamiz

On March 22, a group of VOCers got together, thanks to Glen, to have a nice and relaxing weekend skiing in the mountains. Friday arrived, and after a week of hard (?) work, we departed at 5:00pm to have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, hotsprings, overnight, ridge, ski, ski touring, skiing, skitouring, Skookumchuck Hot Springs, Snow, Weekend | Leave a comment

Workhike to Lizzie: A beginner’s perspective

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Taniya Adak

The Lizzie trail-builder crew comprised of Roland Burton, Simon Litchwark, Vincent Hanlon, Alexander Girard, Julien Renard, Erica Acton, Kasia Celler, Filip Kilibarda, Mirko Moeller, Jeff Taylor, Jin Guo and me (Taniya Adak). Interestingly, Jin got to know of VOC’s existence … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged beginner-friendly, hotsprings, multiday, Rainy Day, Trail work, Workhike | 2 Comments

Hot Springs Adventure, December 11 – 12

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Roland Burton

Executive Summary: We were four beautiful people, plus an old hairy guy with a Jeep. I drove for 11 hours on Friday, and 5 hours on Saturday. We didn’t get to Keyhole due to excessive snow and other excuses but … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, dry, hike, hotsprings, Keyhole hotsprings, Mid Group, pemberton, Skookumchuck Hot Springs, Weekend, Winter | Leave a comment

Something in the Water

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Dylan Heerema

*Refreshes forecast* yup… it’s still going to rain. What do we do when we can’t climb? We go drink in hot springs! With another successful Rock Party behind us it was time to honour the age-old VOC tradition of seeking … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, hotsprings, large group, rain, Skookumchuck Hot Springs | 2 Comments

Rockies Ice Climbing: Part 2 – The Walking

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Alfred Larsen

Ian had combed through the old ice guidebook and found an adventure behind Yamnuska to Association Peak. One of these routes was a 200m WI3 and the other a 100m WI2, without much more info. Tom, Ian, and I made … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, bear, Bootpack, Canmore, Climb, climbing, dry, fall, Firewood, hotsprings, ice climbing, outhouse, ridge, Rockies, ski, Snow, Snowy, WI4 | 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

Locomotive Mountain (Oct. 15th – 2011)

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Matthew Laraghy

Everyone arrived at the trailhead parking lot, northwest of Pemberton, around 9:30am and after quickly redistributing tents and food the groups headed out. Unlike the entrainment group, our pace was a lot slower. The weather could not have been better; … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, autumn, beginner-friendly, hotsprings, Locomotive Mountain, Mid Group, scramble, Semaphore Lakes, Snow, Weekend | Leave a comment