Tag Archives: self-arrest

Crevasse rescue practice June 2016

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Julien Renard

Caitlin Schneider and I (Julien Renard) went to the Wedgemount glacier to practise crevasse rescues. Are you confident travelling on a glacier? Can you self-arrest? Can you rescue people out of a crevasse? While these are perfectly valid questions to … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Other, Special Reports, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Crevasse, Crevasse Rescue, Data Report, daytrip, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Glacier School, Hauling, Rescue, self-arrest, Snow and Ice, Wedge | 1 Comment

Lakes, glaciers, snow & sledding at Joffre Lakes and Tszil Peak

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Birgit Rogalla

June 25 – 26, 2016 Participants: Kimmy Hofer, Brenden Bantayen, Scott MacDonald, Birgit Rogalla, Kelsey Miller, Alannah Wallace, Kevin Boland, Bailey Ramsey, Rebecca Frederick, Eric Wilson, Chrisel Brako, Steve Cabral, Dmitri Oguz, Cauchy Lee, Theresa Pauly, Rebekke Schulze Trip report written … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, large group, self-arrest, Tszil Peak | 2 Comments

Glacier School G1

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Katie Cullen

-Photos by Nathan Starzynski Lesson 1: The Alpine Start On the morning of September 5th, 55 or so VOCers keen to learn about glacier travel could be found winding their way up towards Cypress Peak for Glacier School, G1. Alpine … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Other, Trip Reports | Tagged climbing, Cypress, dry, fall, Glacier, Glacier School, Hope, instruction, leading, ridge, Running, scramble, self-arrest, Snow, summer, sunny, traverse, Weekend | 2 Comments

How I Learned My Limitations in Mountaineering: G2 at Slalok Mountain and Matier Glacier

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Cora Skaien

Objective: Practice mountaineering skills by crossing Stonecrop Glacier to summit Slalok Mountain, then descend to cross the Matier Glacier. If time, explore a route on Matier Mountain. Disclaimer: distances, angles and sizes of things are in relation to how I … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged bear, climbing, expert, Face, fall, Glacier, Glacier School, hike, hiking, Hope, Joffre, leading, mountaineering, rain, rats, scramble, scrambling, self-arrest, Snow, summer | 5 Comments

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day Scrambling and Climbing

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Clemens Adolphs

Let’s be honest, we don’t really need an excuse to go out and have fun in the mountains, but if there’s a special occasion to give everything an official flair, then who would mind? As it happens, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day is Quebec’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, Climb, climbing, cragging, Face, fall, frost bite, hike, hiking, Lead Ladder, Mud, overnight, Running, scramble, scrambling, self-arrest, Snow, Squamish, summer, sunny, Tricouni, Weekend | 3 Comments

Wedgemount Lake July 20-21, 2013

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Matt Kennedy

We began our trip up to Wedgemount Lake on the later side Saturday morning. Around 8:00 I was picked up, ready to be off on my first outing with the VOC. The Moto car, driven by Spencer and filled with … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Anne, Climb, Glacier, hike, leading, Mt. Cook, ridge, scramble, self-arrest, Snow, Snowy, spencer, Squamish, Wedgemount Lake, Whistler | Leave a comment

Introduction to Mountaineering

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Boris Dalstein

So it was on this Saturday June 8th, 2013, that the first Introduction to Mountaineering took place, at Cypress Mountain. According to what I’ve read, it is meant to be a one-day introduction to mountaineering, on real snow, but not … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Baden Powell trail, beginner, Cypress, day trip, dry, expedition, fall, Glacier, mountaineering, Running, self-arrest, ski, Snow | 2 Comments

Brandywine Day Hike and Scramble Oct. 8 2011

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Rebecca Seifert

After picking up (almost) all of the people who had signed up for a spot in my minivan, we set out across the bridge and onto the Sea-to-Sky highway with the faint pink tinge of dawn behind us. The morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, alpine bouldering, autumn, beginner-friendly, Brandywine, Dayhiking, First summit, hike, Mid Group, self-arrest, tobaggan | 4 Comments