Tag Archives: overnight

Joffre Lakes Backpacking Trip

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Rhea Dayal

Ah, the Joffre lakes backpacking trip. Waiting over a month before working on this trip report, you’d think the memories of what occured on the trip would have been more hazy. Thanks to Lucy Luo and Josh Thorsteinson (the wonderful … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, beginner-friendly, First-Time, Mid Group, overnight, summer | 2 Comments

Howe Sound Crest Trail Redemption

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Amy Ker

After previously huffing and puffing along the Howe Sound Crest trail last summer in the rain/clouds, I (Amy) have been determined to give the HSCT another go. So Mykal B.W. and I set out on a sunny August weekend to … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, Cypress, Howe Sound Crest Trail, near Vancouver, overnight, overnight hike, scramble | 1 Comment

Back on Cowichan Valley Trail

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Thanh To

This trip took place on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish First Nations, including the Tsawout, Songhees, Esquimalt, Malahat, Cowichan, and Tsartlip. Last year, I lead a group of VOCers on a bikepacking trip along the Cowichan Valley Trail on Vancouver … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports | Tagged bikepacking, Cycle Touring, cycling, gravel, overnight | 1 Comment

Heather Trail – Manning Park

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Sasha Soda

Background info: Heather Trail is located in Manning Park. Starting from the Blackwall Peak parking area we walked along the Heather Trail to get to Nicomen Lake Campsite. This was a 2-day, 1-night trip. The total hike was roughly 46km with … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, Beautiful BC, british columbia, EC Manning Provincial park, Heather-Trail, hiking, Hope, Manning Park, overnight, summer, sunny, Weekend | Leave a comment

A Feature-length Pinecone Burke Traverse

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Thomas Morrissey

Trip Dates: June 30th – July 4th, 2022 Ever since stumbling across Richard, Birgit, Vincent, and Cassandra’s 2017 trip report, the idea of doing an extended version of their “Pinecone Burke Traverse” had been kicking around my head. During a … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, backpacking, Beautiful BC, bivy, Bootpack, Bushwhack, Climb, Coquitlam, early season, Epic, Fast and Light, Five Fingers, flagging, hike, hiking, hitchhiking, Mamquam, Meslilloet, mountaineering, multiday, overnight, Pinecone Burke park, Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, Pinecone Lake, ridge, scramble, scrambling, Slog, Snow, snow booting, Snowy, solo trip, summer, Transit Accessable, traverse, Watersprite Lake, Widgeon Creek | 4 Comments

Easter Weekend at Sphinx

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Emily Wood

April 15-17, 2022 Trip members: Shu Yu Fan, Beth Roskilly, Kyra Przybylski, Joseph Meyer, Martin Kuerbis, Emily Wood With one exam done and 4 more in the next 8 days, I decided that the best way for me to spend … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Bookworms, Bootpack, bootpacking, british columbia, Burton Hut, Easter Weekend, Garibaldi Lake, huts, Mid Group, overnight, ski, skitouring, Sphinx Hut, Winter | Leave a comment

Neve crew goes up to Brew (Step 3/5 to the Neve Traverse)

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Kevin (KF) Lam

Saturday Feb 12 2022 The third step to prepare for the Neve (neh-vay and not neev as I found out) was a 2-day trip to the Brew Hut. The Brew Hut always seemed to be quite scary to me, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Brew Hut, Brew Mountain, easy, large group, Neve Traverse, overnight, ski touring, sunny, Weekend, Winter, winter camping | 3 Comments

19 Hours for Castle Towers

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Isaac Borrego

When I envisioned my Castle Towers backpack early this summer I had no idea that we would also be summiting the Black Tusk on the same trip. I definitely didn’t expect to get back to the trailhead at 2am, after … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backpacking, Black Tusk, british columbia, Castle Towers, Epic, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, hike, overnight, Slog, summer | 3 Comments

Accidental Brew Debacle (A Workhike?)

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Connor Jakes

With beautiful weather in the forecast, and fond memories of the last weekend clearing alder in the rain (see https://www.ubc-voc.com/2021/10/20/ark-a-new-brew-trail-during-the-flood), Ross Campbell did his best to motivate people into another work hike with the promised allure of skiing and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged backcountry, backpacking, Bootpack, Brandywine, Brew Hut, british columbia, early season, huts, overnight, Slog, snowshoe, snowshoeing, Snowy, Suffering, Trail work, Workhike | 1 Comment

More Wet than Golden, Again: Golden Ears Backpack Aug 7-8

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Lucy Luo

Out of the twenty-four interested VOCers to the eleven committed to the six that actually showed up, I was part of the final crew who decided that spending my weekend in the pissing rain on a mountain with the white … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backpacking, hike, hiking, overnight, rain, scramble, Small Group, summer, Weekend | 1 Comment