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Trip Report: Phelix Workhike 2023
Written by Roland: “For those who don’t know, the roof of the Phelix Hut decomposed and a massive amount of work is required to replace it. I decided to go up for a few days and help a bit . … Continue reading
Potluck in Phelix (October 21-23, 2022)
Day 1: It was a great day to start out the trip. All 3 cars met up at 7:30/8pm at the McDonalds in Pemberton. There we enjoyed a mini-carb fest of burgers, fries, and ice cream. We then left all … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, backpacking, cheese board, fall/winter, Feast, First-Time, Frodo, Gandalf, Intermediate, large group, Northwest Knob, Peregrine, Phelix Hut, potluck, stars, swimming, type 2 fun, Weekend
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A Rip Up To Phelix
I attempted to jot down a few notes during the last night at Phelix, the are as follows… -furst dday, early am at breka -we did not run with axes pr chainsaws during this trip -the community of voc… Now … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Phelix Hut, scramble, shadowfax, Workhike
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The Return of Haggis: Burns ‘n’ Turns 2022
The moment I stepped out of the car on the icy parking lot of Phelix Creek trailhead, my feet slipped out from under me, and I found myself hanging up in the air in an L-seat for a second … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged awesome people, backcountry, huts, large group, Phelix Hut, Scotland, ski touring, snowshoeing
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Phantastic Phun Phound with Phriends at Phelix
It was late October when I was planning how I should spend my first and last fall reading break at UBC, should I go to Harrison Hot Springs with some friends, fly to Toronto to be cold and miserable, or … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 4wd, fall, First-Time, large group, Phelix Hut, reading week, ski, ski touring, snowshoe, snowshoeing, Winter
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“Shoulder Season” Hike to Phelix
As a first year going on my first VOC trip, I was pretty stoked to get away from Vancouver for a weekend as well as do probably one of my last hikes of the season. In fact, I got to the McDonald’s … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner-friendly, overnight hike, Phelix Hut, snow camping
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Easter limping out of Phelix Hut
Easter limping out of Phelix Hut The day I heard that there were mountains named after Lord of the rings characters, I knew that I wanted to go there sometime. Luckily Robert Lachance organised a Skiing trip to Phelix Hut … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged accident, Easter Weekend, large group, Mt Aragon, Phelix Hut, ski touring, Spring
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Halloweekend at Phelix Hut
I woke up on Saturday morning around 4:00am in a daze of nerves but mostly excitement about going on my first real VOC trip. Else picked me up and soon we were on the Sea to Sky highway headed to … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner-friendly, Halloween, Phelix Hut, snowshoeing, sunny, Weekend
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A Tribute to Poor Snow, an Old Van, and an Excellent Weekend
This was my first VOC trip, and thus it fell to me to write the trip report. I’d been meaning to go on a VOC trip pretty much every weekend since September, but somehow there was always something else that … Continue reading
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Tagged 4wd, car trouble, hiking, Intermediate, large group, multiday, Phelix Hut, ski touring
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Dutch Expedition September 11–13
Else emailed me to ask if it would be irresponsible to go to our Phelix Hut during the grizzly bear “closure” with her friends from Holland who were on the “Felix” rowing team, and would they be eaten by bears. … Continue reading