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A Sunny Fall Trip to Golden Ears Peak (late) Nov 11, 2018
Perhaps it was the unseasonably sunny weekend forecast, or perhaps it was the excitement to see and feel snow as winter approached. For some reason, we were craving a snowy summit this weekend. We set our eyes on a two-day … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, british columbia, early season, fall, hike, hiking, huts, multiday, overnight, ridge, scramble, scrambling, Small Group, Snow, summer, sunny, Weekend
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Ripple Ridge Cabin with some extra action
On October 18th we went to the Ripple Ridge Cabin in Kootenay Pass. We left after school on Thursday because Friday was a Pro-D day. We went to A&W in Osoyoos. We got a baby mug (holds about 75ml). We … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Beautiful BC, beginner, beginner-friendly, dry, fall, golden larches, hike, hiking, huts, kootenay, larches, mountaineering, multiday, overnight, ridge, Small Group, sunny
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Brew Outhouse and Door Project (Part 3: Construction)
Trip Date: 2018 September 8-9 Participants: George Hill, Luc Harvey, Alastair White, Tom Curran, Cassandra Elphinstone, Haley Foladare, Will Kirby, Alex Wharton, Shu Yu Fan, Robert Shilton, Aye Min, Lukas Schreiber, Daniel Tan, Eric Pollard. Part 1 – Part … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Special Reports, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged Brew Hut, huts, outhouse, Workhike
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Brew Outhouse and Door Project (Part 2: Helicopter & Foundation)
Trip Date: 2018 September 1-3 Participants: George Hill, Luc Harvey, Haley Foladare, Will Kirby, Alex Wharton, Jackson Dagger, Lukas Schreiber, Heather Van Tassel, Alia Sanger. Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 Saturday September 1st, the day before the helicopter. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Brew Hut, huts, outhouse, Workhike
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Brew Outhouse and Door Project (Part 1: Design & Preconstruction)
Trip Date: 2018 March 1-Aug31 Participants: George Hill, Edward Lim, Luc Harvey, Haley Foladare, Will Kirby, Alex Wharton, Derek Hiemstra, Lukas Schreiber. Part 1 - Part 2 – Part 3 Brew Hut is one of the VOC’s most popular huts … Continue reading
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Tagged Brew Hut, huts, outhouse, Workhike
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Burton Hut Money Box Installation (June 17-18, 2018)
On June 17 we set out to Burton Hut. We went on the Rubble Creek Trail. Garibaldi Lake was melted out, so we had to do the dumbest trip ever. We first went on Taylor Meadows. We could see the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backcountry, Black Tusk, british columbia, Burton Hut, Epic, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Helm Creek, hike, hiking, huts, Marmots, Mt. Garibaldi, overnight, Phyllis Engine, provincial park, ski, ski touring, skiing, skitouring, Small Group, Snow, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Hut, Spring, Suffering, sunny, Taylor Meadows, Weekend, Workhike
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Lake Lovely Water and beyond
30th Sep – 2nd Oct After seeing the weather forecast, plans for the weekend were a bit up in the air; shall we stay or shall we go. Amin, the trip organizer was desperately trying to organize lifts, check people … Continue reading
New Year Fiasco in Kootenay. Part 2
Do you know that feeling when you first get up in the morning and for several seconds have no idea where you are or how you got there? I had this same feeling that morning just before I completely woke … 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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Another Brew Trip Feb 20-21
This was originally to be Anna Geller’s and my trip because we both have birthdays on Feb 20. I looked at the Huts Registration page and it said that there would be 8 people at the Hut. I emailed the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha, beginner, dry, huts, musical, powder, ski, skiing, Snow, turn around, Weekend, Whistler
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