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A Tame(ish) Tale of the Tantalus Traverse
Date: July 22-24, 2024 Participants: Julian Larsen, Alex Barth, Erik Reimers Most returning VOC members already know of the Tantalus traverse, but in case you don’t or you’re new to the club, it is a beautiful mountain ridge traverse … Continue reading
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Tagged Glacier, mountaineering, scramble, Tantalus, Tantalus Traverse
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Terrifically Tantalising and at Times Terrifying Traverse of the Tantalus by a Sexy Giggle of Pals
Group members: MJ, Lou, Simeon, and AJ Dates: June 22, 23, 24 (and also the 25th), 2023 Tuesday June 20th In the evening, we had a pre-trip meeting and decided that the conditions were good (supposedly the snow coverage … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Hike, Other, Trip Reports
Tagged mountaineering, Tantalus, Tantalus Traverse, traverse
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Ossa Mountain Scramble
Exec Note: There are a few Trip Reports which got ‘forgotten’ at the pending stage on the website. Apologies that they weren’t published when they were submitted. We’ll release the few others like this over the coming weeks. With an … Continue reading
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Tagged Mid Group, mountaineering, Ossa Mountain, scrambling, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, Weekend
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Blackcomb-Currie daytrip
Saturday, April 2nd. Normally, when trying to do a new (to me) ski traverse as a day-trip I end up spending far more time researching/planning the trip than I do on the trip itself (I think, for Tantalus it might … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged bivouac, Climb, climbing, daytrip, Face, Glacier, hiking, hitchhiking, McBride, ski, ski traverse, skiing, Snow, summer, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, toddler, traverse, Weekend, Whistler
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With my newly acquired VOC membership I was eagerly waiting for an opportunity to sign up for my first trip and then there it was: “Tantalus Range – beginner friendly” for August long weekend. So I signed up. However, it … Continue reading
The Mountains Are Calling: VOC Tantalus Trip, August 2-4 2014
The Mountains Are Calling A novice’s account of the VOC Tantalus Trip, August 2-4 2014 The Tantalus Mountains emerge to the west of the Sea to Sky Highway in formidably angled peaks, graced with permanent snow fields and modest glaciers … Continue reading
A full weekend – Bridges, Pemberton Icecap, and Squamish-Cheakamus Divide
After crossing the Tantalus Range in a day last season I have been anxious to get out there and do another new long traverse in a short amount of time. A new baby (now 7 months old) has generally limited … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Ski, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged backcountry, beginner, Brew Hut, Climb, climbing, Cypress, fall, Glacier, Harrison Hut, hiking, MEC, Mt. Fee, outhouse, overnight, pemberton, powder, Powder Mountain, ridge, ski, skiing, Slog, Snow, Spring, Squamish, sunny, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse, Weekend, Winter
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Bicycling on Galiano and Salt Spring Islands
Note: the recommended access to Dionisio Park is via foreshore or by water, the land owners request that people respect the road closure. Co-authored by Caroline and Spencer Ski touring is fun, but traverses, especially those involving days of whiteout glacier travel can … Continue reading
Posted in Cycle, Trip Reports
Tagged Baker, bike, bivouac, boat, ferry, Galiano Island, Glacier, hike, shuksan, ski, ski touring, spencer, Spring, Squamish, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, Whiteout
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A Day to Remember
Earlier this year in the winter, the club replaced the front door at Sphinx (Burton) Hut with a new one. However, the new door had a big gap at the bottom which created various problems; for example, snow drift in, … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Climb, Hike, Trip Reports
Tagged accident, Black Tusk, Climb, day trip, fall, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, helicopter, hike, hiking, Hope, outhouse, paddle, paddling, ridge, Running, scramble, scrambling, Snow, Sphinx Bay, Squamish, summer, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, Trail work, traverse, Weekend, Winter
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A Hanging Judge. July 4 Mountaineering.
After sleeping in at the trailhead of Mt Gimli, Jeff and I set off for Revelstoke around 9:00 with the goal of cragging in Begbie bluffs. On the ferry up from Slocan, I picked up a Revelstoke tourist information guide. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bugaboo Provincial Park, Climb, climbing, cragging, ferry, Glacier, hike, mountaineering, ridge, scramble, Slocan, Slog, Snow, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse
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