Tag Archives: Intermediate

The May Bikepacking Trip. Part 1 – Sunshine Coast

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Ilia Capralov

To be honest, I didn’t think that the trip will be popular since it is usually very hard to find people for a long expedition like the one I proposed on the Trip Agenda. When the trip was announced and … Continue reading →

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March 25. Good Neve Friday.

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Olek Splawinski

Nick Gobin, Marius Muja and myself (Olek Splawinski) made plans to ski across the Garibaldi Neve. We opted for an early start, hoping to ski Garibaldi peak if conditions were favourable. Marius and I left North Vancouver at 03:30 and … Continue reading →

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The Judge!

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Nicholas Gobin

Artem Bylinskii and I had been planning a grand August adventure for some months, but as the departure date drew near it seemed like it wasn’t going to happen. Climbing conditions in the Bugaboos were less than stellar and work … Continue reading →

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Good times on bad rock-Blanchard Needle in July.

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Dmitri Oguz

Rising to a modest 1550m, Blanchard is not the tallest of the peaks in the area, but to me it always held significance as the pointy objective in my own backyard. I see it driving back home to PoCo, and … Continue reading →

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New fire extinguishers for Phelix Hut Jan 15-17

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Sebastian Prass

Thanks to the lickety-split actions of a few VOC members, the attempt to burn down the Brian Waddington (aka Phelix) Hut on New Year’s Eve failed, however, the hut needed afterwards a pair of new fire extinguishers. So Tianna, Roland, … Continue reading →

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Bugs Mid Aug 2015

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Lara Thompson

Kasper was due to visit Canada again in August and we long ago made tentative plans to climb in the Bugs while he was here. Thanks to the aviary I met Clemens and Noel, both eager to join. Kasper recruited … Continue reading →

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Adventure of the drowned turkeys (Thanksgiving, VOC style) Oct 10th

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Hannah Jensen

“No one’s going to like me after this,” I bemoaned as Michael, Taylor and I trekked our way up the longest hill section of the run, “No one is going to want to come over afterwards because everyone is going … Continue reading →

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Bike touring in Kootenay. May 2015.

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Ilia Capralov

Hello my name is Ilya! I have done a bike trip in West Kootenay in May 2015 so just wanted to share some pictures and thoughts about that journey. I went on this trip alone so this made all of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Garibaldi Weekend

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Carly Peterson

Rachel: “If you change your mind, I’m the first in line; honey, I’m still free, take a chance on me!” The first sign that the weekend was off to a good start was getting into Kat and Artem’s car bright … Continue reading →

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