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Learning to Survival Ski 2016 March 5-6
As sometimes happens, there’s a couple of people who want to try skiing. Not Alpine Touring with the expensive bindings, and not Tele, where they actually know how, but just a bit of survival skiing. So we head off to … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged beginner, dry, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Harrison Hut, powder, rain, Red Heather, Red Heather meadows, ski, skiing, Snow, summer, toddler, traverse
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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
Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Blanchard Needle, daytrip, Golden Ears, Intermediate, scramble, Small Group, summer
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Heather-Trail Overnighter: camping with bears and chipmunks
This was my first ever trip with the Varsity Outdoor Club, and my first ever hike in Canada! The drive to Manning Park itself was great for me. Around every corner, there was an even more breathtaking view! I must … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged Heather-Trail, hike, Manning Park, Mid Group, summer, sunny, The Three Brothers Mountains, Weekend
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Black Tusk in Two Days (Sept 9, 2015)
Written by Harry Cobb, Photos and Captions by Tobias This being my first month in the VOC, I don’t know if there’s a particular formula for Trip Reports (although I read a bunch – strong work!). So I’m just gonna … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, accident, Black Tusk, Burton Hut, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, hike, huts, Mid Group, rain, summer, Weekend
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Bike touring in Kootenay. May 2015.
Hello my name is Ilya! I have done a bike trip in West Kootenay in May 2015 so just wanted to share some pictures and thoughts about that journey. I went on this trip alone so this made all of … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports
Tagged bike touring, car-free, Castlegar, Cristina Lake, cycle, Expediation, Intermediate, kootenay, Lemon Creec, Nelson, Nelway, Old Cascade Hwy, Pend Oreille River, Rossland, Salmo, Slocan, Slocan Lake, smal group, summer
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Hot Whiskey at Elfin Lakes & Opal Cone
And dang it was good. But I’m getting ahead of myself here. I’d like to blame the malodorous midterms and asinine assignments for the delay in writing this trip report. As always, I enjoy the scenic drive along the Sea … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Elfin Lakes, hike, large group, Opal Cone, summer
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Gulf Island Cycle Series – Galiano
Cast of characters: Kevin Pierce, Alex Annejohn, Tom Curran, Liz Lund, Anna Stemberger, Greg Reynen At 4:45 a.m. my alarm went off and, with an audible groan, I stood up and looked out at the world. Cycle touring is a … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports
Tagged beginner-friendly, bike touring, car-free, cycle, Galiano Island, Mid Group, summer
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Semi-Alcoholic on a Whim
Sometimes I’m bad at making plans. This weekend was one of those times, and I was a bit ticked at myself when Friday rolled around. The forecast was great, and I wanted to be in the mountains. I started pouring … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged backpacking, Brandwine, car-free, Cypress, hichhike, hike, Small Group, summer
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Elfin Lakes: Beginner Friendly Overnighter
Participants: Lianne McRadu, Chantel Patterson, Vanessa Smith, Bahar Khazei, Kathryn Ney, Chrisel Brako, Maggie Campbell, Phillipa Conlin, Mirja Doren, John McKenna, Byron Wilson, Cheng-Ta Yen, Jessica Desforges, Hancock Deng, Rebecca Whaling, Margaret Gonikman, Alberto Zambon, Vanessa Porter, Stina Lindh. Anne Kessler, Rachel Spruston, Saifuddin Syed On September 26th 2015, … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, backpacking, beginner-friendly, Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Park, hike, large group, summer, Weekend
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