Tag Archives: overnight

Attacked from behind at Red Heather and the mashed-potato snow–Dec 19-20, 2015

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Jeff Mottershead

Probably if I’d had some challenge and excitement at any time during my first fifteen years of life I probably wouldn’t have got into nearly as much trouble in school and been a lot happier. I’d always vowed that things … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged overnight, powder, skiing, snow caves | 1 Comment

Flora peak -a walk in the sunshine.

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Dmitri Oguz

With the weekend a couple days away, forecast for Saturday turned from questionable to complete crap, eliminating plans of an overnight trip and an alternative plan was needed. Thankfully Sunday was forecasted to be sunny and warm, conducive to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Chilliwack, Flora Peak, hike, Marcin, overnight, ridge, scramble, Slog, Snow, summer, sunny, Trekking, Weekend | Leave a comment

Shame and Redemption at the Barr Creek Bridge (Oct 22-23 and Nov 7-8)

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Jeff Mottershead

A short preamble: For this to make make any sense to people new to the club I need to give a bit of background. Those familiar can skip this bit. Way back in the day there was keen VOCer Julien … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged dry, Epic, fall, Harrison Hut, Meager Creek, overnight, pemberton, rain, Snow, summer, Trail work, Winter | 2 Comments

The Mesh Team

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Roland Burton

So, what were we trying to accomplish? The Harrison Trail passes through two clear cuts, which were heli-logged. This part of the trail involves a lot of walking on logs. We were trying to make the logs less slippery by … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 4wd, fall, hike, overnight, pemberton, rain, Snow, Spring | Leave a comment

MEC Outdoor Nation Summit

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Julie Houde

150 youth from across Canada gathered at the Cheakamus Centre in Squamish for the first ever MEC Outdoor Nation Summit in Canada. I must say that it was an amazing experience to partake in this conference! Arriving at 9am downtown Vancouver, … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Trip Reports | Tagged MEC, overnight, Squamish, Weekend | 1 Comment

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day Scrambling and Climbing

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Clemens Adolphs

Let’s be honest, we don’t really need an excuse to go out and have fun in the mountains, but if there’s a special occasion to give everything an official flair, then who would mind? As it happens, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day is Quebec’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, Climb, climbing, cragging, Face, fall, frost bite, hike, hiking, Lead Ladder, Mud, overnight, Running, scramble, scrambling, self-arrest, Snow, Squamish, summer, sunny, Tricouni, Weekend | 3 Comments

A full weekend – Bridges, Pemberton Icecap, and Squamish-Cheakamus Divide

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Christian Veenstra

After crossing the Tantalus Range in a day last season I have been anxious to get out there and do another new long traverse in a short amount of time. A new baby (now 7 months old) has generally limited … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged backcountry, beginner, Brew Hut, Climb, climbing, Cypress, fall, Glacier, Harrison Hut, hiking, MEC, Mt. Fee, outhouse, overnight, pemberton, powder, Powder Mountain, ridge, ski, skiing, Slog, Snow, Spring, Squamish, sunny, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse, Weekend, Winter | 11 Comments

Skiing Trip to Phelix Hut March 22-23

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Jane Wang

On Saturday, March 22, the VOC crew departed for Phelix Hut from Vancouver for a skiing overnight hut trip. The group departed Vancouver and went on the highway around 8 am. As the car heads north and approaches Pemberton area, … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged hiking, overnight, pemberton, Phelix Hut, powder, skiing, Snow, Spring, Squamish, summer, sunny, traverse | Leave a comment

Rockies Ice Climbing: Part 1 – The Chinook (warm-up)

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Alfred Larsen

Two carloads drove east from Vancouver early on Friday the 13th. The destination: the Canadian Rockies for some sweet, sweet ice climbing. We got to Ian’s mum’s house in Calgary in the evening, a chilly evening at -15C. The first … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Canmore, christmas, climbing, ice climbing, leading, overnight, Rockies | Leave a comment

Newest Brew Trail Work Hike (June 22-23)

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Ruanne Lai

Overnight workers: Roland Burton, Carla, Deb Conrady, Ross Campbell, Ru Lai Day warriors: Stephanie Grothe, Clemens Adolphs, Gili Rosenberg, Steven Baldwin, Matthew Topham Day 1 We cleared the 150m path of logs and made a new trail. Gili put … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged Black Tusk, Brew Hut, Firewood, helicopter, hike, overnight, Snow, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, Trail work, traverse | 3 Comments