Tag Archives: Intermediate

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 →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, autumn, Baden Powell trail, Bridle Path, Dale's Trail, day trip, dry, Fisherman's Trail, Good Sir Martin trail, Harvest Hustle, hike, Intermediate, Mary Kirk trail, Mid Group, Mount Seymour, Mushroom Parking Lot, Mystery Creek, North Vancouver, NS High School League Trail, Old Buck Connector, Old Buck trail, trail running | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports | Tagged bike touring, car-free, Castlegar, Cristina Lake, cycle, Expediation, Intermediate, kootenay, Lemon Creec, Nelson, Nelway, Old Cascade Hwy, Pend Oreille River, Rossland, Salmo, Slocan, Slocan Lake, smal group, summer | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, Bendor Range, hike, Intermediate, Kingdom Lake FSR, McGillivray Pass, Mid Group, multiday, summer, Whitecap Mountain | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Black Tusk, Climb, Garibaldi Park, Intermediate, Mid Group, scramble, summer, Weekend | Leave a comment

The Twin Sisters (June 27-28, 2015)

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Veronika Schmitt

Caitlin Schneider, Anne Vialettes, Veronika Schmitt On a hot Saturday morning at 6.30, Caitlin, Anne and I left Vancouver on Hwy 1 towards Washington to climb the Twins Sisters. The plan was to take the standard scramble (W Ridge) up … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Climb, Intermediate, scrambling, Small Group, summer, Twins Sisters, Weekend | Leave a comment

A Womyn’s Ski Traverse: Brandywine to Callaghan

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Genevieve Savard

April 25-26 2015. Participants: Caroline, Line, Jen, Isabel, Alex, Veronika, Erica, Anne, Caitlin, Breanne and Geneviève. Ever since I moved to Vancouver, I have been dreaming of getting into backcountry skiing: combine downhill with nordic skiing and backpacking, three things … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, Callaghan to Brandywine traverse, Intermediate, Mid Group, Mt Powder, ski, ski touring, Weekend, Winter | 2 Comments

Owl-Tenquille traverse in a day

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Christian Veenstra

Earlier this season Line did some planning for the Owl-Tenquille as a possible traverse option; they ended up doing the Powder Mountain traverse, but my interest was perked. Somehow this strip of alpine between Mt. Currie and the Hurley had … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, day trip, Intermediate, Mt. Barbour, Mt. McLeod, Mt. Ronayne, Ogre Lake, Owl-Tenquille traverse, ski, skitouring, Small Group, summer | Leave a comment

Two and a half VOC Huts in a Week

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Cassandra Elphinstone

by Cassandra, Isabel, Tom and Roland Participants: Tom, Benoit, Roland, Isabel and Cassandra This trip was altogether a special trip! Even though we set out to visit and fix up three of the four VOC huts in a week, only … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, backpacking, Callaghan Lake, Harrison Hut, hike, huts, Intermediate, multiday, Phelix Hut, ski, skitouring, Small Group, summer | 3 Comments

Easter climbing in Skaha Bluffs

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Anton Enghoff-Poulsen

Written by Anton Enghoff-Poulsen Annabelle Harvey, Hanne Pedersen, Emmanuel Beraud, Sam Viavant, Pawel Mirski, Natan Villarreal and Anton Enghoff-Poulsen April 3 – April 5, 2015 Leaving from Vancouver early Friday morning heading towards Skaha in a little red car packed … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Climb, Intermediate, Mid Group, Petincton, rock climbing, Skaha, Skaha Bluffs, summer, Weekend | Leave a comment

Spearhead Traverse: March 7th to 8th

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Ian Johnston

Unadulterated Type 1 Fun on The Spearhead March 7th-8th, 2015 Participants: Caroline Jung, Clemens Adolphs, Derry Lappin, Elliott Skierszkan, Ian Johnston Written by Ian As per usual for this year, this trip was conceived while crying about lack … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Garibaldi Park, Intermediate, Naden glacier, ski, ski touring, Small Group, Spearhead Traverse, Weekend, Whistler, Winter | Leave a comment