Tag Archives: traverse

A Hanging Judge. July 4 Mountaineering.

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Olek Splawinski

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 →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Bugaboo Provincial Park, Climb, climbing, cragging, ferry, Glacier, hike, mountaineering, ridge, scramble, Slocan, Slog, Snow, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, traverse | Leave a comment

Newest Brew Trail Work Hike (June 22-23)

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Ruanne Lai

Overnight workers: Roland Burton, Carla, Deb Conrady, Ross Campbell, Ru Lai Day warriors: Stephanie Grothe, Clemens Adolphs, Gili Rosenberg, Steven Baldwin, Matthew Topham Day 1 We cleared the 150m path of logs and made a new trail. Gili put … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike | Tagged Black Tusk, Brew Hut, Firewood, helicopter, hike, overnight, Snow, Tantalus, Tantalus Provincial Park, Trail work, traverse | 3 Comments

The Misty Icefield Traverse (April 20-28)

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Julien Renard

On April 20, Piotr Forysinski, Ben SP, Clemens Adolphs, Stephanie Grothe and I (Julien Renard) decided to put an end to the month long email faff that was threatening to overload my email account and finally go explore the Misty … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, backcountry, Baker, bivouac, Climb, climbing, Epic, Face, fishing, Garibaldi Neve, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Judge Howay, Lillooet River, McBride, North Shore, pemberton, rain, ridge, scramble, ski, skiing, Skookumchuck Hot Springs, Snow, Suffering, trad, traverse, turn around | 5 Comments

Super duper sunny fun times at the Neve!

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Luka Culibrk

So, sometime between last week and the dawn of time, there was an idea to ski the Neve on the weekend of the 22nd. I myself wasn’t aware of this fact until the Wednesday before the trip, as I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Atwell, Black Tusk, Bootpack, Elfin Lakes, fall, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, huts, leading, MEC, rain, Red Heather, ski, Slog, Snow, snowshoe, Squamish, sunny, Taylor Meadows, traverse, Trek, Weekend | 2 Comments

Pirateering Camp 2012

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Omid Javadi

I arrived at the club room on the August 29th to meet with other people interested in heading up to Mountaineering Camp. After some discussion with those in the room, it seemed like the Chehalis Range didn’t suit our skill … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Cerise Creek, Climb, Face, fall, Glacier, Joffre, leading, MEC, mountaineering, outhouse, rain, ridge, scramble, ski, Snow, traverse, turn around, Whiteout | Leave a comment

Hanes Traverse Backwards

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Roland Burton

First I will describe the trip as planned, then some explanation as to why it didn’t actually go as planned, sort of, and suggestions for anybody who might be thinking of doing it. The Hanes Traverse connects Lynn Valley Park … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Hanes, traverse | Leave a comment

Springbok Arete on Les Cornes

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Todd MacKenzie

After a successful climb of the Grand Wall with Michal Rozworski (my summer goal), Michal and I decided we needed to test our rock prowessness on something a bit bigger and in the Alpine. After throwing around a few ideas, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, Climb, climbing, Face, fall, leading, ridge, scramble, Snow, summer, traverse | 2 Comments

The Last Drop Traverse 7th and 8th July 2012

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Florian Graeber

It was saturday and 4:45 in the morning when I woke up and crawled off my bed. Normally, I prefer to get up at forenoon, but now I had no problems with that, because today would be my first trip … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Brew Mountain, british columbia, Climb, Cypress, hike, hiking, skiing, Small Group, Snow, Squamish, sunny, traverse, Tricouni | Leave a comment

Joffre NW ridge

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Christian Veenstra

Some time ago Sam McKoy emailed me basically saying “let’s do something hard involving skis”. A little hunting around at photos suggested that we might be able to keep the grade on Joffre NW ridge down by bypassing difficulties out … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, bootpacking, Climb, climbing, daytrip, Enchainment, Face, Joffre, MEC, overnight, pemberton, powder, ridge, ski, skiing, Snow, Squamish, trad, traverse, Weekend, Whiteout | Leave a comment

8 days of Yosemite climbing

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Todd MacKenzie

The drive to Yosemite took a full 24 hours with Jacob Cramm driving most of the way, a stop for groceries, and a stop to replace a radiator hose and coolant. It was my third day in a row of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Climb, climbing, cragging, Epic, fall, hike, hiking, leading, Offwidth, traverse | 1 Comment