Tag Archives: Phelix Hut

A Tribute to Poor Snow, an Old Van, and an Excellent Weekend

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Alastair White

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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Dutch Expedition September 11–13

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Roland Burton

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 →

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Tolkien Range – July Long Weekend

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Eric Wilson

July 30th: 5 A.M. Saturday morning. Beep beep beep beep beep. Rise and shine. Early mornings have never been my sort of thing, but the alarm clock doesn’t seem as daunting whenever action and adventure is on the weekend agenda. … Continue reading →

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Phelix Hut Work Trip July 01-03

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Roland Burton

This was advertised as a work trip. We did not have to climb any of the mountains in the area, so we could concentrate on getting things done. We spent July 01 working on the trail, July 02 at the … Continue reading →

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2016 VOC Photo Contest

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Artem Babaian

Each year the VOC holds a contest to show-off the best photos taken by members. There are six categories: Action Shots, Club Life, Flora and Fauna, Portrait, Miscellaneous, Landscape and an Overall Best Photo winner. 1. Action Shot 2. Club Life … Continue reading →

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New fire extinguishers for Phelix Hut Jan 15-17

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Sebastian Prass

Thanks to the lickety-split actions of a few VOC members, the attempt to burn down the Brian Waddington (aka Phelix) Hut on New Year’s Eve failed, however, the hut needed afterwards a pair of new fire extinguishers. So Tianna, Roland, … Continue reading →

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The ‘Beginner’ Phelix VOCyssey

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Caroline Sutton

It was pitch black when my alarm went off, way too early. That’s the way every good VOC trip starts, but in the moment it didn’t make it any better after only getting 2 hours of sleep. A special pre-trip … Continue reading →

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PHXTR August 23-25

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Roland Burton

The Plan: This trip was originally going to the Harrison Hut and staying for a week, but the forest fires closed the road west of Pemberton and pretty soon we realised that the Harrison trip wasn’t going to happen. So … Continue reading →

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Phelix Hut – The Outhouse edition

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Artem Babaian

By: Natalie Makepeace Crew = Roland, Artem, Lianne, Genevieve, Gesa, Sarah, Alexis & Natalie In short – we drove up Friday and spent Saturday-Monday up there scrambling and working on the new outhouse hole. Best scramble was the “direct East … Continue reading →

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Two and a half VOC Huts in a Week

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Cassandra Elphinstone

by Cassandra, Isabel, Tom and Roland Participants: Tom, Benoit, Roland, Isabel and Cassandra This trip was altogether a special trip! Even though we set out to visit and fix up three of the four VOC huts in a week, only … Continue reading →

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