Tag Archives: rain

Take 2: Black Tusk and Lake Garibaldi

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Ailsa Naismith

It was a beautiful, sunny Saturday. The birds were chirping, the skies were doing what skies do, and of course no one was on time to the meeting point. However, the force was with us and we managed to assemble … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, bears, Black Tusk, Climb, dry, expert, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, hike, leading, panorama, Panorama Ridge, rain, ridge, ski, skiing, Snow, Squamish, Stanley Park, sunny, Taylor Meadows, Weekend | Leave a comment

Victoria Day Climbing: In Which Tim Emmett and Fred Beckey Were Ross-ist

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Omid Javadi

Canadians are lucky to have three days off in May to commemorate Queen Victoria and the monarchy. Several VOC members couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the royal family than to climb. With that, faff began on planning … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged bear, Climb, climbing, dry, rain, Running, Skaha, Smoke Bluffs, Squamish, summer, trad, Weekend | Leave a comment

Skiing trip to Burton Hut, March 29–30

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Alfred Larsen

Trip report and photos by Endre Nerhus Oeen. On Saturday March 29th, six skiers and one on snow shoers left the parking spot near the highway in rain and foggy conditions. Some skinning and some boot packing up the Garibaldi … Continue reading →

Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Burton Hut, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, rain, skiing, Snow, Sphinx Bay | 1 Comment

Liquid Gold – A Brew Hut Adventure

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Anne Darby

There exists a legend of a treasure hidden away deep within the mountains of the Sea-to-Sky. It is a treasure as old as it is valued. It is a treasure of gold: liquid gold: liquid pleasure: BEER. Rumors echoed through … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Anne, Brew Hut, dry, Firewood, Hope, large group, rain, Snow, Squamish | Leave a comment

Like a Boss : How we did the West Coast Trail

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Marie-Eve Myrand-Lapierre

(Written by Amanda Johnson) It started on one drizzly Wednesday, September 4th, 2013. As we headed to the ferry an unusual feeling settled over me, like we were going to another land and and would never return. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged bear, bears, boat, Climb, climbing, cougar, cycle, dry, Face, ferry, Firewood, fog, hike, hiking, hitchhiking, Mud, rain, Slog, sunny | 1 Comment

American Thanksgiving – VOC Edition

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Ross Campbell

Trip Report by Cathy Wang During the wonderful weekend of American Thanksgiving (Nov 30-Dec 1, 2013), 19 VOCers with high stokage headed to Phelix Hut to celebrate this joyous occasion. After arriving at the trailhead, we realized there was … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Climb, Epic, Feast, Phelix Hut, rain, ski, Snow, snowshoe, Weekend | Leave a comment

Cousin of Canyon

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Katie Cullen

The weekend started with all of us meeting at Tim Horton’s in Abbotsford at 8am (well 8 ish, but hey you’re on time unless you’re the last car to arrive right?) From there we set off for the Chehalis Lake … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Epic, expedition, rain, Running, Team Bad Idea, Weekend | 2 Comments

Team Alpine Start and the Sunshine Coast Trail: June 20- July 1, 2013

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Cora Skaien

Introduction (Cora): A few months back, my friend Ionatan contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in joining him on the Sunshine Coast Trail near Powell River. This trail is 180 km long, and includes many … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, bear, bears, cougar, day trip, dry, Face, ferry, flagging, fog, hike, hiking, Hope, Horseshoe Bay, huts, Mud, outhouse, Powell River, rain, Rainy Day, scrambling, skiing, Sunshine Coast | 2 Comments

Phelix Scrambles July 13-14

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Deb Conrady

Bright and early Saturday morning, the Campbellmobile picked me up for my fourth VOC trip: a weekend of hiking and scrambling around Phelix Hut. It was Ross’s 40th trip, overall, but his first trip as an organizer. It got off … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, 4wd, Climb, climbing, Dmitri, dry, Golden Ears, hike, hiking, Hope, Mt Aragon, Mt Gandalf, pemberton, Phelix Hut, rain, ridge, Running, scramble, scrambling, shadowfax, Snow, Snowy, Squamish, summer, Waddington Hut, Weekend, Whistler | 3 Comments

To the Lost Valley (June 28 – July 1)

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Annie Maurer

Participants: Jeremy Leal, Felix Jauvin, Sam McKoy, Annie Maurer After a mass exodus of trip participants due to fear of becoming lost forever in the Lost Valley, four brave souls met at Mt. Currie Coffee at 8 am on June … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged bivouac, Blowdown, rain, ridge, scramble, scrambling, Snow, Trail work | 2 Comments