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Banff/Jasper Scrambles and Kayaking
As the end of the summer of 2020 approached, my dream of a Rocky Mountain road trip seemed to be fading. The deadline to present my thesis proposal was nearing, making it difficult to fit any kind of trip into … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Alberta, Banff, Canmore, Cirque Peak, Epic, hike, Jasper, Kananaskis, kayaking, Maligne Lake, Mount Temple, paddling, Rocky Mountains, scramble, Spirit Island, summer
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Tricouni Peak: July 18-19
It’s been over a month since we backpacked out to the Tricouni area, but I’ve decided to write it up anyway. Interestingly, when converted to Covid time, a normal month is roughly equivalent to either 5 months or 5 days, … Continue reading
A Sunny Fall Trip to Golden Ears Peak (late) Nov 11, 2018
Perhaps it was the unseasonably sunny weekend forecast, or perhaps it was the excitement to see and feel snow as winter approached. For some reason, we were craving a snowy summit this weekend. We set our eyes on a two-day … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, british columbia, early season, fall, hike, hiking, huts, multiday, overnight, ridge, scramble, scrambling, Small Group, Snow, summer, sunny, Weekend
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Day trip to Black Tusk! 27/10/2018
Trip participants: Nina Grahl, Brendan O\’Callahan, Lara Sirovica, Daniel Tan, Declan Taylor, Francesco Cambi, Jeremie Bonneau, Leon Chen, Heather McFadyen On the 27th of October, we headed out to Garibaldi Park to make the most of what was supposedly the last … Continue reading
A quality VOC introduction!
Last weekend I joined my first ever VOC trip; a backcountry adventure up to Semaphore Lakes organised by Graham Brown. I knew we were off to a good start when I was immediately offered tea (I’m British!) and a big, … Continue reading
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Tagged backcountry, beginner-friendly, british columbia, First-Time, Glacier, hike, hiking, mountaineering, multiday, overnight, pemberton, rain, scramble, Small Group, sunny, Weekend
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Quest for the Golden Larches
On the chilly morning of 29th September 2018, a group consisting of professors, VOC veterans, UBC alumni, and students converged at EC Manning Park, in search of the famous Golden Larches. These larches look like typical conifers but shed their … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, autumn, beginner-friendly, Camping, campsite, Climb, e.c. manning, easy, ec manning, ec manning park, fall, first snow, frosty creek, frosty mountain, golden larches, larches, Mid Group, overnight hike, relaxed, scramble, Snow, summer, Weekend
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Two out of Three-Triple Peak on Labor day.
Mountains on the island are something of an enigma to many mainlanders,myself included. Mostly because the ferries make logistics a pain and we have lots of pointy things to climb on this side of the pond, on both sides of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Intermediate, Labor Day., late season, overnight, route finding, scramble, september, solo trip, Triple Peak, Vancouver Island
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Exploring Scotland: The Highlands, Sea and Skye
Carly Peterson and I, Kelsey Miller, were on the verge of completing our undergraduate degrees when we decided to plan a trip to celebrate our efforts over the last five years. We were hungry for escape from the confines of … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, bothies, hiking, hitchhiking, Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant, Scotland, scramble
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G2: oh Shucks, Son, we almost made it (Mt. Shuksan pre-summit)
September 9-10, 2017 Eight hopeful glacier enthusiasts wake up Saturday morning to expand their glacier-travel skills and attempt to conquer Mt. Shuksan. Zack Wentz leads the group, but also includes a Swiss Mountaineer for 16 years, Pascale Vonaesch, who was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Glacier, Glacier School, mountaineering, Rainy Day, scramble, washington, Weekend
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Watersprite Lake and Gibson peak
Trip date (Aug 12-13/2017) Watersprite Lake and Gibson Peak VOC Trip The journey began early Saturday morning when myself (Glen) and Mike picked up our car mates and took off for the weekend. We met briefly at Galileo’s Café at … Continue reading