Tag Archives: Sphinx Hut

The Big Burton Hut Restoration

In mid-June, I got a report that the roof of Burton hut was leaking. Some people had noticed some water stains inside the hut. No big deal I thought as I asked if anyone was planning to head up there … Continue reading

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Fixing Roland’s Hut

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This September, I had the privilege of working on the first eight days of the roof replacement project at the Roland Burton Hut. This was the longest VOC trip I’ve ever been on (by one night). It was also the … Continue reading

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Last Night At Burton: Gatorade Is A Spice

Intro In late July, after abrupt and considerable unpleasant disruption to my life, I decided the best thing to do with myself was to pick up the pieces and move to Australia for 2+ years with around sixty days to … Continue reading

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A Walk Around A Very Big Lake

Date: Aug 31 – Sept 4, 2023 Participants: Toji Nakabayashi, Marlous Bood, Marko Smitran, Nelson Fretenburg, Jonah King, Mona Yu Pre-amblings:  Earlier in the summer, I had heard from my friend how his Garibaldi Lake Circumnavigation trip was possibly “the best backpacking … Continue reading

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An SOS call, frostbitten toe, and very nearly lost ski – a bit too much adventure at Sphinx Hut

Authors/trip participants: AJ Dreher, Joe Meyer AJ and I had been gunning to go to Sphinx hut for a while. One of the main objectives was to ski the Sphinx – an iconic mountain towering above Sphinx Bay, visible from … Continue reading

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Easter Weekend at Sphinx

April 15-17, 2022 Trip members: Shu Yu Fan, Beth Roskilly, Kyra Przybylski, Joseph Meyer, Martin Kuerbis, Emily Wood With one exam done and 4 more in the next 8 days, I decided that the best way for me to spend … Continue reading

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Burton Hut Money Box Installation (June 17-18, 2018)

On June 17 we set out to Burton Hut. We went on the Rubble Creek Trail. Garibaldi Lake was melted out, so we had to do the dumbest trip ever. We first went on Taylor Meadows. We could see the … Continue reading

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Bears, Uzbeki Trout soup, and paddle boards; truly epic nonsense!

Participants: Ross Campbell, Birgit Rogalla, Natalie Makepeace, and Gabe Frame Our week was fast hurtling towards the Canada Day long weekend and our weekend plans still consisted of a long, impenetrable e-mail faff of about 10 different options. My solution … Continue reading

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Garibaldi Neve Traverse with Summit of Mt. Garibaldi

Written by Dan Rohn Matt Kennedy, Cora Skaien, Dakotah Fozzard, Noah Besen, Dan Rohn, Adam Osuchowski, Roland and Carla Burton Friday March 6, 2015 We piled up into our vehicles and got on the road mid-afternoon. Most of the gang … Continue reading

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Sphinx hut: How I won the game of GNAR

“The game of GNAR involves skiing + extraneous activities, much like normal VOC hut trips”. Disclaimer: I do not recommend watching the G.N.A.R. video in a public library, in class, or at work due to the abundance of “Man Ass”. If … Continue reading

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