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The Judge!
Artem Bylinskii and I had been planning a grand August adventure for some months, but as the departure date drew near it seemed like it wasn’t going to happen. Climbing conditions in the Bugaboos were less than stellar and work … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Alpine Climbing, biking, boat, Intermediate, Judge Howay, motorboat, multi-modal, multiday, Small Group, summer
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Good times on bad rock-Blanchard Needle in July.
Rising to a modest 1550m, Blanchard is not the tallest of the peaks in the area, but to me it always held significance as the pointy objective in my own backyard. I see it driving back home to PoCo, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Blanchard Needle, daytrip, Golden Ears, Intermediate, scramble, Small Group, summer
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New fire extinguishers for Phelix Hut Jan 15-17
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
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged 4wd, Intermediate, Phelix Hut, powder, ski touring, Small Group, Waddington Hut, Weekend, Workhike
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Ice Climbing in the Rockies. With Mountains, Frost Bite and Albertan Culture.
Part 1: Driving, Driving and more Driving. And some Ice. BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEEEP! I awoke with the cardiac arrest I associate with all alarm clocks. It was 7:30, 23rd December 2015, the morning after my last exam and the subsequent … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Climb, Trip Reports
Tagged 4wd, Alberta, Canmore, christmas, Dry tooling, Expediation, frost bite, ice climbing, Lake Louise, Rockies, Small Group, snowshoeing, Winter
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A newbie’s trip to Brew Hut with some cool people
Who: Seven awesome new friends (Mirko, Lukas, Alex, Aleberto, Rachel, Marius, and Karen) What: A trip on skis up to the VOC Brew Hut Where: Oops, I guess I kind of already did that one! Why: Isn’t this kind of … Continue reading
Seeking Snow at Taylor Meadows Nov 20-22
Following a sensible amount of automotive and logistical trouble 7 VOCers successfully made it to the rubble creek parking lot early Saturday morning. Filled with aspirations to make some turns 1000 meters above, they braved the dangerously boring switchbacks up … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged Black Tusk, early season, Garibaldi Park, Mid Group, Panorama Ridge, ski, ski touring, Small Group, snow camping
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Brew Hut Smackdown–Dec 5
My son, Devlin, was all fired up to skin up to Brew on his own steam. I’d been looking at the snow forecast thinking that maybe it wasn’t meant to be this weekend but we went anyways because he didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged 4wd, beginner-friendly, Brew Hut, huts, ski, ski touring, skitouring, Small Group
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Harrison Hut Stove and the Quest for an Epic Butt–Oct 24-25, 2015
The last time I was up at Harrison Hut the back fell off of the stove. For a couple days it had been puffing smoke out of where you’d think smoke wasn’t supposed to come from, much to Roland’s misgivings, … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged 4wd, autumn, Harrison Hut, hike, huts, Small Group, Weekend, Workhike
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Manning Park – Frosty. 2015 Oct 24
Though this was not exactly a VOC trip, it still qualifies to have a trip report because people reading it might learn enough that they could repeat the trip if they want. Mt Frosty is one of my favourites. … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged backpacking, fall, Frosty Creek Camp, hike, Lightning Lakes, Manning Park, Mt Frosty, Small Group, Weekend
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Welcome to Aid
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
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