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Soak and Stoke 2019
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
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Workhike to Lizzie: A beginner’s perspective
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
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Hot Springs Adventure, December 11 – 12
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
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Something in the Water
*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
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Rockies Ice Climbing: Part 2 – The Walking
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
Harrison Hut Route Building + Culvert Clearing 101
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
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Locomotive Mountain (Oct. 15th – 2011)
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
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