Tag Archives: Snow

Mount MacFarlane

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Marko Smitran

With May-long fast approaching I was yearning to get outside. Like an addict looking for his next fix, I was shaking with the prospect of scaling to the top of a mountain. I didn’t just want to go, I NEEDED … Continue reading →

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Mount Harvey North Ramp

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Anton Afanassiev

North ramp has been on my radar for a while, and this season I wanted to finally climb it. Luckily, in a car ride back from some other VOC trip, Thomas Morrissey also mentioned that he wanted to do it. … Continue reading →

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Sunny G1 on Brandywine

Posted on September 20, 2022 by David A Brooks

What do Brandywine Glacier and Katy Perry have in common? They were both a lot bigger in the early 2000s and are most definitely Hot and Cold. This weekend 60 VOCers occupied Brandywine Glacier for 2022’s annual Glacier School G1, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, Brandwine, Climb, Glacier, hike, large group, mountaineering, overnight, Snow, Weekend, Whistler | Leave a comment

A Feature-length Pinecone Burke Traverse

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Thomas Morrissey

Trip Dates: June 30th – July 4th, 2022 Ever since stumbling across Richard, Birgit, Vincent, and Cassandra’s 2017 trip report, the idea of doing an extended version of their “Pinecone Burke Traverse” had been kicking around my head. During a … Continue reading →

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Brandywine Trip Report – June 2022

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Ketan Desai

Anniversary Hike – Brandywine – June 2022 While the original plan for the trip was to visit Mt. Price, a string of weird weather this year dictated that snow conditions would likely not be safe there. Instead the call was … Continue reading →

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Daughter of Ice 2022

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Jacob McFarlane

My Daughter of Ice experience started late Friday night when Linda and Mason arrived in Vanthony to collect me. I was their last passenger and so together with Seton, Anelia, Anton, and Jeffery and approximately one fuckton of gear in … Continue reading →

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The Mountain Gets the Last Laugh(ington)

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Isaac Borrego

When my friend Shane mentioned we would probably need a chainsaw to get to Mount Laughington I should have realized what I was in for. This peak is not well-traveled in the winter, and it turns out there are some good reasons … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, adventure, Alder hell, Car camping, Chilliwack, Mount Laughington, Snow, snowshoeing, Trail work, turn around, Weekend, Winter | Leave a comment

Tricouni Peak: July 18-19

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Isaac Borrego

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 →

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VOC Europe New Year’s 2020 Trip

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Tobias Klenze

A Swede, a Thai, a Canadian, an Italian, two Swiss, two Chinese, three Liechtenstein people and – of course – four Germans set off to celebrate the start of a new year and decade. Fortunately, this is not the beginning … Continue reading →

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Werewolves of the Brew Hut

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Kyra Przybylski

After some mild procrastination, I’ve finally gotten around to writing the long-overdue trip report of the Werewolves of the Brew Hut hike that took place from October 19-20. Hopefully everyone can forgive me for my postponement of this report (I … Continue reading →

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