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PHXTR August 23-25
The Plan: This trip was originally going to the Harrison Hut and staying for a week, but the forest fires closed the road west of Pemberton and pretty soon we realised that the Harrison trip wasn’t going to happen. So … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports
Tagged 4wd, hike, huts, Mid Group, pemberton, Phelix Creek, Phelix Hut, summer, Weekend, Workhike
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Mt Fromme – Mountain Bike – Train & Play
A medium sized group of ridiculously good looking people set off to take their training wheels off and give Mt. Fromme a shot. Unfortunately I failed hard and didn’t get any pictures of anything that happened before our lunch break…my … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports
Tagged accident, car-free, cycle, day trip, Mid Group, mountain bike, Mt Fromme, North Vancouver, summer
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Mt. Rohrrrrrr
Date: August 15-16 Location: Rohr Lake – Pemberton – BC FAFF Rating: Extreme Ain’t nobody got time for novels, so let me simply summarize the trip through a series of thought provoking images. ___________________________________________________________________ Everybody packed and ready to go. … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, backpacking, fishing, hike, large group, Mt. Rohr, pemberton, rain, Rohr Lake, summer, Weekend
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Whitecap Mountain and the Bendor Range: Alpine Bliss!
At 2915 m, Whitecap Mountain is the crown of the Bendor Range and one of the taller peaks in the area surrounding Vancouver. It caught my eye on the Labour Day weekend of last year, on a trip to the … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, backpacking, Bendor Range, hike, Intermediate, Kingdom Lake FSR, McGillivray Pass, Mid Group, multiday, summer, Whitecap Mountain
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Alpine Skills Course
Alpine Skills Course or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Glacier July 10-12 2015 The crew: Sam, Sarah, Amy, Nicole, Nick, Artem, Liz I’ve dreamed of traversing a glacier, but never had the chance to do so. … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Climb, hike, Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, Mid Group, mounteneering, multiday, summer
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Lead Ladder 2015
This years Lead Ladder was a huge success! Many thanks to all the instructors who dedicated their time and energy to help teach us all the techniques and tricks of trad climbing. A special thanks goes to Jon for putting … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Other, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Climb, large group, Lead Ladder, multiday, scramble, Squamish, summer
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Garibaldi Weekend
Rachel: “If you change your mind, I’m the first in line; honey, I’m still free, take a chance on me!” The first sign that the weekend was off to a good start was getting into Kat and Artem’s car bright … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Black Tusk, Climb, Garibaldi Park, Intermediate, Mid Group, scramble, summer, Weekend
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Double Whammy in the Joffre Range
I had always thought that the individual awarded the duty of writing the trip report was one who filled either of the following criteria: 1) newest member of the club 2) had never written a trip report before. Alas, my … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Trip Reports
Tagged 2wd, Climb, Garibaldi Park, Joffre Peak, Joffre Range, mountaineering, Small Group, summer, Weekend
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Swimming and galavanting a Brew Hut. Featuring Some Work, too.
As a frequent user of huts and trails, it’s always rewarding to contribute a little maintenance. Somehow I still hadn’t made it to Brew Hut after a couple years of VOC membership, so a work hike organized by our huts … Continue reading
Bugabooya
The Tale of Tough Ted Day 1 Ted Angus and I were excited to head to the Bugaboos together this summer. Ted needed a break from long hours of thesis work, and I felt the need forĀ one … Continue reading
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Tagged 2wd, Alpine Climbing, Bugaboo Provincial Park, Climb, Conrad Kain hut, expedition, Small Group, Snowpatch Peak, summer, Vernon
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