Tag Archives: rock climbing

!GURI |AIB (The White Streak)

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Nina Robertson

Learning to Route Develop and Big Wall Climb in Spitzkoppe, Namibia Preparatory Ramblings Preparatory Ramblings It has taken me some time to submit this report. On my return from Namibia, I was greeted by a series of emergencies … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, africa, Alpine Climbing, alpine start, awesome people, backcountry, beast, big wall climbing, bigwall, birthday, Climb, climbing, development, Epic, Expediation, expedition, expert, Face, faff, first ascent, First summit, First-Time, gong show, Hauling, instruction, instructional, Intermediate, international, intro, leading, multi-pitch, multiday, namibia, near-miss, Neil Mackenzie, Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant, Neil MacKenzie Memorial Fund, new route, NMAG, overnight, Photo Contest, Photo Essay, portaledge, Rock, rock climbing, route development, runout, slab, slab-master, Slog, slog-fest, smal group, Small Group, So many new stuff, stars, story, stupidity, sunny, teaching, the white streak, type 2, type 2 fun, wildlife | 1 Comment

Ensakwatch Enchainment

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Noah Macdonald

Trip Date: September 19th, 2022 Participants: Noah Macdonald, Will Raleigh-Smith On Sunday, September 18th at around 3pm, Will asked if I was free to climb the next day — he was itching to get on some alpine rock before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, Chilliwack, climbing, Enchainment, Ensakwatch, mountaineering, multi-pitch, Nesakwatch, Offwidth, Rexford, rock climbing, scrambling, trad, traverse, Type 1 fun | 1 Comment

Smith rock climbing trip

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Nicolas Zumarraga

Our group arrived to the Smith Rock state park campground late at night on Thursday. The night was chilly but nothing that five layers and stuffing oneself inside the backpack couldn’t solve. We woke up the next day and took an … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged climbing, multi-pitch, rock climbing, Weekend | Leave a comment

Misadventures in Redneck Washington

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Ana Ciocoiu

Participants: Ana Ciocoiu, Eric Daigle Useful beta in bold Friday, May 27 In an attempt to escape the diluvial rains on the West coast, Eric and I picked the nearest dry town in Washington for a weekend climbing trip. 10pm: … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged beer, faff, rock climbing | 3 Comments

Pushing the Limits of Mediocrity: A Cheakamus Canyon Story

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Isaac Borrego

“Some are born mediocre, some achieve mediocrity, and some have mediocrity thrust upon them.” – some famous poet dude I’d like to think that we at the very least managed to achieve some level of mediocrity on a cold October … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged cheakamus canyon, climbing, fall, rock climbing, Squamish | 3 Comments

Hitting the Deck on a Top 100 “Protected” 5.9

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Vivienne Jaehn-Kreibaum

Sunday, Oct 6: Having just learned trad at Rock Party the week before, I’ve been eager to get out to Squamish and practice leading on as many climbs as I can before heading off on a five-month Arctic excursion with … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged accident, autumn, Climb, climbing, leading, multi-pitch, rock climbing, runout, Squamish, The Chief, trad, traverse | 1 Comment

Red Rocks Reading Week Adventure February 13-20, 2016

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Cora Skaien

From February 13-20, 2016, a group of 8 VOCers made their way down to Red Rocks, Nevada for a week of climbing. In our crew we had Jake Jones, Emmanuel Beraud, Annie Maurer, John McKenna, Mike Wathen, Cindy Gu, Lesley … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Climb, hiking, Intermediate, leading, multiday, Nevada, Red Rocks, rock climbing, Zion | Leave a comment

Easter at Smith Rock

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Rachel Spruston

Over Easter weekend, a group of keen VOCers made the holy pilgrimage south to Smith Rock for four days of stellar climbing. The first and most committed (or insane, you decide) car group arrived on Friday morning, sometime in the ungodly hours … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Easter Weekend, Mid Group, multiday, rock climbing, Smith Rock | Leave a comment

The time we “didn’t” climb Siwash Rock

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Nick Hindley

The following TR is entirely hypothetical and the pictures are photoshopped, probably. “Siwash itself is not a quality climb – using the standard ‘star’ system of quality ratings it wouldn’t get even half of a star” – Bivouac.com How could … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged climbing, gong show, midnight mountaineering, rock climbing, Siwash, Stanley Park | Leave a comment

Welcome to Aid

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Jeff Taylor

At some point, Chris and I decided we wanted to spend two days climbing University Wall. Like most silly plans, it sounds ludicrous at first, but somehow certain to happen. Having only aid climbing a few pitches each, we figured … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, autumn, Cannabis Wall, Climb, expert, rock climbing, Small Group, Squamish | Leave a comment