Tag Archives: Type 1 fun

Trip Dates: April 19-21, 2025 Trip Participants: Alexander Liu, Ayano Miyamoto, Lillian McCallum, Marie Sandler, Matilda Ridge, Morgan Tidler, Roseisa Weeraratne, & Sarah Tischer Have you ever been on a VOC trip where you set-off after 10am and arrived back … Continue reading →

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Lillian McCallum | 2 Comments

A Long Walk in the Dark: A Single-Push Base-to-Base Spearhead Traverse

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Noah Macdonald

TRIP DATES: March 6th – 7th, 2025 PARTICIPANTS: Erik Reimers, Evan Wong, Noah Macdonald BACKGROUND: The Spearhead The Spearhead Traverse is a classic ski mountaineering route in Garibaldi Provincial Park. It is a horseshoe-shaped circuit that links Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged overnight, Ski Mountaineering, ski touring, ski traverse, Spearhead, Spearhead Traverse, Speed Traverse, Type 1 fun, type 2, type 2 fun | 9 Comments

Yamophilia

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Noah Macdonald

Yamophilia /jæmˈoʊfɪliə/ (noun) A love of or obsession with the mountain officially known as Mount Laurie (better known as Mount Yamnuska: a name borrowed from the Stoney Nakoda name Îyâmnathka, meaning “flat-faced mountain”). Yamnuska (abbreviated as “Yam”) is the birthplace … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged Alberta, Alpine Climbing, choss, climbing, Epic, rock climbing, Rockies, Thunderstorm, trad, Type 1 fun, type 2, type 2 fun, Yamnuska | 3 Comments

What makes an alpine climb a classic? [Revised January 2025]

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Noah Macdonald

Introduction This essay and collection of trip reports were originally published in VOCJ66 (2023-24, pp. 62-80). Since publication, I’ve had a chance to refine the ideas in the essay portion; I now think that my previous category of an “aesthetic classic” … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, Banff, Bugaboo Provincial Park, classics, Epic, essay, North Cascades, Rockies, Ski Mountaineering, ski touring, trad, Type 1 fun, type 2 fun | 1 Comment

The VOC Pizza Delivery Company on Seymour

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Toji Nakabayashi

Participants: Toji Nakabayashi, Jamie Boyle, Erik Reimers, Frederik Skamris Holm, Tereza Machackova Early Saturday morning (11am) I get out of bed and don my uniform. The armor of a food delivery warrior. I checked my messages and got an … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backcountry, beginner-friendly, Mount Seymour, near Vancouver, overnight, ski, Small Group, Snow, Snowy, Type 1 fun, Weekend, Winter | 1 Comment

The Fellowship of the Sling (First Ascents in the Tolkien Range)

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Noah Macdonald

TRIP DATES: Nov 1st-3rd, 2024 PARTICIPANTS: Ethan Somji, James Maltman, & Noah Macdonald This trip report is divided into two sections: an actual TR with details of our shenanigans, and a separate entry with beta on our new* routes. — … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, BC, Brian Waddington Hut, first ascent, mixed climbing, Phelix, Phelix Hut, shadowfax, Snow, Tolkien Range, Type 1 fun, Waddington Hut, Winter Climbing | 1 Comment

Say Nuth Khaw Yum (Indian Arm) Kayak Trip 2024

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Edward Riley

Trip Dates: 10/12/24 –- 10/13/24 Participants: Elizabeth Chu, Rhiannon Henley, Lucy Perkins, Le Tra Mi Do, Ann-Cathrin Muller, Anabelle Parrella, Ed Riley, Simon Tsianikas, Cecily Downs, Joanne Ho, Erin Chong, Justine Ng, Lydia Dunkin, Tejas Vijay, Mateja Clifford, Elyse Truebridge, … Continue reading →

Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports | Tagged beginner-friendly, Deep Cove, Granite Falls, Indian arm, jellyfish, Kayak, large group, Say Nuth Khaw Yum, seals, Type 1 fun, Weekend, Wigwam Inn | 3 Comments

BYOC: Bring Your Own Cheese Backpacking

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Marie Sandler

Backpacking to Semaphore Lakes, September 14-15, 2024 Participants: Marie Sandler, Clara Duwel, Silvija Grava, Joseph Chiao, Ryan Dowd, Altai Battulga, Aieshini Udumullage, Matthew Jarvis-Cross, Ellen Scott, Morgan Tidler, Joanne Ho, Sudha Kotapalli, Duncan MacIntyre, Ann-Cathrin Muller, Luke Mantle First, let … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, beginner-friendly, cheese, cheese board, Type 1 fun | 2 Comments

South Island Bike Glamping

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Marko Smitran

All trips must start somewhere. This particular one was brewing for quite some time. Ever since my neighbour Jonah King moved to Victoria for a job this summer, I have been itching to visit him and do some exploring. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged bikepacking, Type 1 fun, Vancouver Island | 1 Comment

Mount MacFarlane

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Marko Smitran

With May-long fast approaching I was yearning to get outside. Like an addict looking for his next fix, I was shaking with the prospect of scaling to the top of a mountain. I didn’t just want to go, I NEEDED … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged Chilliwack, hike, Snow, Type 1 fun | Leave a comment