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The Greenwood Jones [V, TD, 5.10, 1300m] on the North Face of Mt Temple
§1 | INTRODUCTION The North Face of Mt Temple provides one of the more dramatic views along Highway 1. It rises ~1300m from base to summit, providing a world-class backdrop for visitors to the Lake Louise area. Often likened to the … Continue reading
Goldilocks and The Three Hikers on Cypress Glacier
Cypress Glacier via Roe Creek Dates: July 27th – July 28th, 2024 Participants: Sean McKay, Stefanija Rekasius, Kathleen Griffin, Goldilocks the bear (non-VOC member, special guest) Once upon a time, there was a little brown bear whose fur sparkled gold in … Continue reading
Khaos in Kazakhstan
The following is a trip report about our (Anton Afanassiev, Ben Sommerfeld, and Ketan Desai) fairly chaotic and injurious trip to Kazakhstan that happened last summer. Also joining us were Anelia Mynzhasarova and Bree Kehler. Now that the journal is … Continue reading
VOC Calgary division takes on a Rocky Mountain sufferfest
I was back in Calgary for a couple weeks at the end of summer, visiting family and biding time until the new semester started. Fresh off my summer travels in Latin America, I’d gained a new appreciation both for my … Continue reading
Alpine Skills 2023 – Face Mountain
Participants: Kevin Lam, Victor Sira, Nelson Fretenburg, Sri Chaitanya Bonthula, Mona Yu, Marko Smitran, Jacob Grossbard, Kaylie Robinson Saturday July 15 (Kevin’s POV) This trip started as any other VOC trip, sleeping later and waking up earlier than I would … Continue reading
Garibaldi Grand Tour
Participants: Julian Larsen, Allen Zhao, Adam French, Timothy Warkentin, Daniel Smidov, Gudrun (Gucki) Überacker Allen organized a trip to do a counterclockwise circumnavigation of Garibaldi Lake, while bagging as many peaks as possible along the way. I had never been to … Continue reading
Mt Rogers: an ill-prepared, ill-advised solo slog
While driving through Glacier National Park on my way to Alberta to meet a friend, he called me to let me know that his arrival would be delayed by a day. Looking up at the mountains around me and faced … Continue reading
Joffre Lakes Backpacking Trip
Ah, the Joffre lakes backpacking trip. Waiting over a month before working on this trip report, you’d think the memories of what occured on the trip would have been more hazy. Thanks to Lucy Luo and Josh Thorsteinson (the wonderful … Continue reading
Heather Trail – Manning Park
Background info: Heather Trail is located in Manning Park. Starting from the Blackwall Peak parking area we walked along the Heather Trail to get to Nicomen Lake Campsite. This was a 2-day, 1-night trip. The total hike was roughly 46km with … Continue reading
Tzoonie Mountain
The plan for this trip was simple… more or less. There’s a mountain a couple of ranges behind the Tantalus called Tzoonie Mountain, it stands at ~2123m and a good 2 days walk from any access point. Thomas, the trip … Continue reading