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Saturna Island Kayak
Saturna Island Kayak Trip Saturna island, widely forgotten amongst the other gulf islands, is a hidden gem full of life and great for a weekend adventure. Boaters passage, a 30 meter passage that lets in a huge amount of water, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, british columbia, Canada, Gulf Islands, Intermediate, kayaking, Saturna, Small Group, summer, Weekend
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Two Dudes and a Needle
After trying and failing to write at least five prior TR’s, I’ve finally kicked one out the door. Amazing. Plan for the long weekend was originally to summit Whitecap, that fell apart when the weather report was briefly really bad … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Trip Reports
Tagged Blanchard Needle, daytrip, Intermediate, scrambling, Small Group
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Alpine Skills Course at Anniversary Glacier
July 6-7-8, 2018 On July 6-7-8, a group of 13 VOCers with three awesome instructors: Luca, Heather and Raz, ventured in the mountains to learn alpine skills. The class content was ambitious, enticing and exciting! Enough seducing for the … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Hike, Huts, Trip Reports
Tagged Alpine Skills Class, Awesome instructors, backpacking, Cerise Creek Trail, Crevasse, Duffey Lake Road, Glacier, Ice, Intermediate, Joffre Mountain, Keiths Hut, Matier Mount, Mid Group, overnight, Rain or Shine, Rock, Snow, So many new stuff, Weekend
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Two out of Three-Triple Peak on Labor day.
Mountains on the island are something of an enigma to many mainlanders,myself included. Mostly because the ferries make logistics a pain and we have lots of pointy things to climb on this side of the pond, on both sides of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Intermediate, Labor Day., late season, overnight, route finding, scramble, september, solo trip, Triple Peak, Vancouver Island
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Will run for pulled pork: 3rd Annual Harvest Hustle & Post Run Feast
The 3rd Annual Harvest Hustle was a throw back to the inaugural event. In other words – rainy, wet, and totally typical of Vancouver. I spent the entire week leading up to the run checking the weather forecast and silently … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, autumn, Baden Powell trail, Bridle Path, day trip, Fisherman's Trail, Intermediate, Mid Group, Mount Seymour, Old Buck trail, Rainy Day, trail running
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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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Asulkan Valley Base Camp
The original scheme for this trip was to ski some big lines in one of the more seldom visited, but undeniably magnificent areas of Southwest BC; The Tantalus Range. In the days leading up to the pre-trip however, conditions were … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Asulkan Valley, backcountry, Camping, Intermediate, multiday, overnight, reading week, Rogers Pass, ski, ski touring, skiing, Snow, Winter
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A Tribute to Poor Snow, an Old Van, and an Excellent Weekend
This was my first VOC trip, and thus it fell to me to write the trip report. I’d been meaning to go on a VOC trip pretty much every weekend since September, but somehow there was always something else that … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 4wd, car trouble, hiking, Intermediate, large group, multiday, Phelix Hut, ski touring
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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
East Ridge of Alpha Mountain
Participants: Artem Babaian and Jeff Taylor, July 21-22, 2016 For the last few weeks I’ve been constantly on the move and my brain flipping between tasks, often all at once. Modern life is a cacophony of stimulation; write the review … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Alpha, Alpine Climbing, bivouac, Cable Car Crossing, Climb, climbing, Intermediate, mounteneering, Slog, Small Group, summer, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, Weekend
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