Tag Archives: overnight

Challenges and Triumphs Found at Harrison Hut Workhike (May 18-20)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Luka Culibrk

Culibrk, L. Renard, J. Frame, G. Maleki, A. Richardson, J. Campbell, R. Steklova, K. Chenyakiri, Y. Price, M. Van Der Starr, T. Dalstein, B. Veenstra, C Abstract The Harrison Hut has been an extremely useful asset in outdoor activities for … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged 4wd, backcountry, british columbia, fall, flagging, Harrison Hut, hike, hiking, leading, mountaineering, overnight, pemberton, Pemberton Icefield, skiing, Slog, Squamish, Trek, Workhike | 8 Comments

Canada by Bicycle

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Annie Maurer

View Larger Map On a drizzly May 3rd morning Rachel Baldwin and I left Vancouver on heavily laden bikes heading east. During the next 11 weeks, I cycled 8000 km to St. John’s, Newfoundland through menacing tunnels in the Fraser … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Alberta, bears, bike, bike touring, biking, Canmore, cycle, cycling, Epic, ferry, Glacier, MEC, overnight, provincial park, rain, Running, Snow, summer | 6 Comments

Thank you

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Kate Wootton

Well I guess this is a trip report of sorts, just of a very long trip…. On August 31st, 2011, I stepped off the plane to a grey, drizzly Vancouver morning. I didn’t know a soul. Everything I had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Trip Reports | Tagged backcountry, Climb, climbing, fall, overnight, pemberton, powder, ski, Snow, Squamish, teaching, Telemark, Weekend | 2 Comments

Joffre NW ridge

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Christian Veenstra

Some time ago Sam McKoy emailed me basically saying “let’s do something hard involving skis”. A little hunting around at photos suggested that we might be able to keep the grade on Joffre NW ridge down by bypassing difficulties out … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, bootpacking, Climb, climbing, daytrip, Enchainment, Face, Joffre, MEC, overnight, pemberton, powder, ridge, ski, skiing, Snow, Squamish, trad, traverse, Weekend, Whiteout | Leave a comment

Chociwa Glacier – Easter Long Weekend 2012

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Piotr Forysinski

Artem and I (Piotr Forysinski) had decided to do something cool together over the Easter long weekend. Our initial plan was to attempt the Cheam Range traverse, but the more I found out about it the more moist my underwear … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged bivouac, Bootpack, Chilliwack, Climb, climbing, Epic, Face, Glacier, Harrison Lake, Hope, leading, Manning Park, overnight, paddling, ridge, ski, skiing, Slog, Snow, Suffering, traverse, Weekend, Winter | 3 Comments

TR Mt. Rohr February 18th and 19th 2012

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Isabel Verse

The not-quite-the-summit-yet-shot taken by Scott MacPherson. Veronika Schmitt, Anne Vialettes, Nicole Ong, Steffen Randahl, Scott MacPherson, Andrew Hill, Isabel Verse, Thomas Vogel, Jake Alleyne, Anna Stemberger, Thierry Heger, Adriana Muja. Anne and Veronika organised a great trip up to Mt. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Anne, backcountry, fall, leading, Mt. Rohr, overnight, rats, ski, skiing, Snow, Squamish, Telemark, turn around, Weekend | Leave a comment

A Wedge-Currie Traverse: from Blackcomb to Pemberton by ski (Feb 3-5)

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Breanne Johnson

The moon is full, casting shadows across the frozen, snowmobile tracked Green river road. I skin along, my skis scraping whenever they cross over ice chunks separating car tracks from snowmobile tracks. It’s 2:00am and my mind is on repeat, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, bear, climbing, dry, Face, fall, fog, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Hope, Joffre, Mystery Creek, overnight, pemberton, powder, ridge, Running, scrambling, ski, skiing, Snow, sunny, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse, turn around, Weekend, Whistler | 1 Comment

Crossing of Tasman sea, Nov 2011 – Jan 2012 (part 1)

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Martin Berka

Four men (James Blake, Andrew McCowan, Nigel Cherrie and yours truly) have completed an unassisted crossing of the Tasman sea in a row boat from Sydney to New Zealand (landing in the Bay of Islands). This was only the second … Continue reading →

Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports | Tagged boat, christmas, climbing, expedition, fall, kayaking, overnight, Running | 2 Comments