Tag Archives: Mid Group

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

Alpine Skills Course

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Liz Lund

Alpine Skills Course or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Glacier July 10-12 2015 The crew: Sam, Sarah, Amy, Nicole, Nick, Artem, Liz I’ve dreamed of traversing a glacier, but never had the chance to do so. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Climb, hike, Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, Mid Group, mounteneering, multiday, summer | 1 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

Coliseum Mountain Watermelon Picnic

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Kevin Pierce

Fifteen VOC’ers met up on the last day of May for a hike and a picnic at the top of Coliseum mountain, in Lynn Headwaters park. I was tasked with writing the trip report, so here goes, a month and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, car-free, day trip, hike, Lynn creek, Lynn valley, Mid Group, Mt Coliseum, Norvan falls, summer | 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

The Zum Peak Fiasco

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Christian Veenstra

A zum (also called a zoa) is the female offspring of a nak (female yak) and a bull (male cow). Zum Peak is a forested summit located almost in the middle of the otherwise very impressive polished granite peaks of the Llamoid Group … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Coldwater Creek, Coquihalla Summit, hike, Llamoid Group, Mid Group, rain, summer, Weekend, Zum Peak | 3 Comments

Sunday Funday in Hanes Valley

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Lianne Mcradu

On June 7th, we set out to conquer Hanes Valley and Crown Mountain. After the previous weekend to Mount Coliseum, the spectacular views made many of us want to come back to explore other routes in the region. The Hanes … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, car-free, day trip, Hanes Valley, hike, Lynn valley, Mid Group, Mt. Crown, summer | 2 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

Brew Hut – Couldn’t ask for more

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Natanael Villarreal

Date: March 21-22 Participants: Spencer Rasmussen, Boris Dalstein, Virgile Aime, Agnieszca Grabowska, Oscar Ramos, Jane Wang, Matteo Agnoloni, Natanael Villarreal What a great trip indeed! Even though we did not end up doing the Neve Traverse through Garibaldi, this trip … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, beginner-friendly, Brew Hut, huts, Mid Group, ski, ski touring, Weekend, Winter | 5 Comments

Garibaldi Neve Traverse with Summit of Mt. Garibaldi

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Matt Kennedy

Written by Dan Rohn Matt Kennedy, Cora Skaien, Dakotah Fozzard, Noah Besen, Dan Rohn, Adam Osuchowski, Roland and Carla Burton Friday March 6, 2015 We piled up into our vehicles and got on the road mid-afternoon. Most of the gang … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Castle Towers, Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Intermediate, Mid Group, Mt. Garibaldi, Neve Traverse, Phyllis Engine, ski, ski touring, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Hut, Weekend, Winter | Leave a comment