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26 Rules for Leading Successful Trips
A while ago, I started thinking about what makes for good trip leading. I finally got around to writing everything down. (Now you know what I do when I’m awake with caffeine late at night.) I’m sure some of this may … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, Club Life, leading, logistics, reflection, reflections, tips
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!GURI |AIB (The White Streak)
Learning to Route Develop and Big Wall Climb in Spitzkoppe, Namibia Preparatory Ramblings Preparatory Ramblings It has taken me some time to submit this report. On my return from Namibia, I was greeted by a series of emergencies … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, africa, Alpine Climbing, alpine start, awesome people, backcountry, beast, big wall climbing, bigwall, birthday, Climb, climbing, development, Epic, Expediation, expedition, expert, Face, faff, first ascent, First summit, First-Time, gong show, Hauling, instruction, instructional, Intermediate, international, intro, leading, multi-pitch, multiday, namibia, near-miss, Neil Mackenzie, Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant, Neil MacKenzie Memorial Fund, new route, NMAG, overnight, Photo Contest, Photo Essay, portaledge, Rock, rock climbing, route development, runout, slab, slab-master, Slog, slog-fest, smal group, Small Group, So many new stuff, stars, story, stupidity, sunny, teaching, the white streak, type 2, type 2 fun, wildlife
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Hitting the Deck on a Top 100 “Protected” 5.9
Sunday, Oct 6: Having just learned trad at Rock Party the week before, I’ve been eager to get out to Squamish and practice leading on as many climbs as I can before heading off on a five-month Arctic excursion with … Continue reading
Red Rocks Reading Week Adventure February 13-20, 2016
From February 13-20, 2016, a group of 8 VOCers made their way down to Red Rocks, Nevada for a week of climbing. In our crew we had Jake Jones, Emmanuel Beraud, Annie Maurer, John McKenna, Mike Wathen, Cindy Gu, Lesley … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged Climb, hiking, Intermediate, leading, multiday, Nevada, Red Rocks, rock climbing, Zion
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Indian Arm – Sept. 27-28
Paddling Indian Arm: A Study Break There is only one good reason to wake up before sunrise on a Saturday and it is to go kayaking. I drag myself out of bed as the alarm drills it’s way into my … Continue reading
Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, boat, british columbia, Climb, Deep Cove, dry, Feast, Granite Falls, Indian arm, kayaking, leading, motorboat, North Shore, North Vancouver, paddle, paddling, scramble, Weekend
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Alternative Anvil Ascent.
“Anvil island is steep, my neck is starting to hurt” said Piotr as we were approaching the East side of Anvil. Rewind to a week ago. In a conversation on another trip, it turned out both of us have been … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Paddle, Trip Reports
Tagged bear, Climb, climbing, Face, leading, paddle, scramble, scrambling, Slog, summer
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In search of an Epic on Shuksan
In the early mists of time, when the world was but a primordial soup, Alex and I made a plan to go climbing. As the months drew by Alex suffered many a sleepless night (due to the arrival of his … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Anne, Baker, Climb, climbing, duffey, Epic, Glacier, leading, mountaineering, ridge, scramble, scrambling, shuksan, Snow, traverse, washington, Winter
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Glacier School G1
-Photos by Nathan Starzynski Lesson 1: The Alpine Start On the morning of September 5th, 55 or so VOCers keen to learn about glacier travel could be found winding their way up towards Cypress Peak for Glacier School, G1. Alpine … Continue reading
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Tagged climbing, Cypress, dry, fall, Glacier, Glacier School, Hope, instruction, leading, ridge, Running, scramble, self-arrest, Snow, summer, sunny, traverse, Weekend
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How Mount Rainier Defeated Us
What the hell am I doing here? This feeling of uncertainty, disbelief, of surreal adventure leading up to this moment and of the impending challenge leading away from it, has become an addiction since I joined the VOC. So when … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, backpacking, Baker, Climb, climbing, dry, fall, Glacier, Glacier School, helicopter, hike, hiking, leading, mountaineering, ridge, Snow, Suffering, summer, Trek, washington
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How I Learned My Limitations in Mountaineering: G2 at Slalok Mountain and Matier Glacier
Objective: Practice mountaineering skills by crossing Stonecrop Glacier to summit Slalok Mountain, then descend to cross the Matier Glacier. If time, explore a route on Matier Mountain. Disclaimer: distances, angles and sizes of things are in relation to how I … Continue reading
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Tagged bear, climbing, expert, Face, fall, Glacier, Glacier School, hike, hiking, Hope, Joffre, leading, mountaineering, rain, rats, scramble, scrambling, self-arrest, Snow, summer
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