Tag Archives: Weekend

Subterranean Shenanigans: Uncle of Underground

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Brianna Ragsdale

This November, a keen group of VOCers embarked on the first-ever Uncle of Underground – a trip from Vancouver to Port McNeill (involving 6 hours of travel to the northern end of Vancouver Island). Little did we know, this journey would have … Continue reading →

Posted in Other, Trip Reports | Tagged caving, fall/winter, Intermediate, Mini Gil, Resonance, Vancouver Island, Weekend | 1 Comment

G1 2023: Type 2 fun is still fun

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Jasmine Gage

The G1 trip began with an early rise on Saturday September 23rd. As we drove to Brandywine Mountain, my car group shared their hiking backgrounds and were shocked to find out the extent of my experience was St Mark’s Summit … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, autumn, beginner-friendly, Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, fall, Glacier, Glacier School, hike, large group, rain, Snow, Suffering, type 2 fun, Weekend | 5 Comments

Say Nuth Khaw Yum Falls 2023

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Elizabeth Chu

Day 1 (Sam) To start the day off, everyone commuted and met up at Deep Cove. We packed our boats and did an intro lesson to sea kayaking, and then pushed off in two separate groups, each half an hour … Continue reading →

Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports | Tagged bear army, kayaking, large group, seals, stinky salmon, Weekend | 2 Comments

Pirate Glacier School: Most participants left in an ambulance

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Jeff Mottershead

Participants: Desmond McCarthy, Cove Beavan, Axel Rodriguez, Grace Li, Lexi Berger, Emmet Vannier, Well, yes, it’s true, but maybe a bit misleading. Desmond drives an ambulance. He bought it from some guy on Craigslist. The lights and sirens work, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, beginner-friendly, Glacier, hike, Snow, Weekend | 2 Comments

Mazama Multipitching Mayhem

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Isabella Ma

Trip dates: October 6 – October 9, 2023 Trip participants: Isabella Ma, Adam Riesel, Timon Brinker, Julian Larsen, Isaac Borrego, Niclas Heinsdorf, Anna Vu, Jessica Leung Below accounts the events of October 7, to October 8, 2023. Based in Mazama, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged awesome people, Climb, faffing about, First-multipitch, Intermediate, Mid Group, rock climbing, shenanigans, Weekend | 1 Comment

A Suprisingly Sunny September Saunter to the Spectacular Rampart Ponds

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Miranda Clark

For ten VOCers (Matthew Drenth, Alastair Nicholson, Haven Barr, Patric Berard, Ana Clara Feldman, Anabel Buechner, Chloe Garzon, Jerome Bernard, Cabrinha Clark, and Miranda Clark) this trip began like all other adventure trips, with a large amount of chaos very … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 10 people, 2wd, fall, Garibaldi Park, Intermediate, new friends., overnight hike, Photo Essay, Rampart Ponds, sunny, Weekend | 1 Comment

Smith rock climbing trip

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Nicolas Zumarraga

Our group arrived to the Smith Rock state park campground late at night on Thursday. The night was chilly but nothing that five layers and stuffing oneself inside the backpack couldn’t solve. We woke up the next day and took an … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged climbing, multi-pitch, rock climbing, Weekend | Leave a comment

Potluck in Phelix (October 21-23, 2022)

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Stefanija Rekasius

Day 1: It was a great day to start out the trip. All 3 cars met up at 7:30/8pm at the McDonalds in Pemberton. There we enjoyed a mini-carb fest of burgers, fries, and ice cream. We then left all … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backpacking, cheese board, fall/winter, Feast, First-Time, Frodo, Gandalf, Intermediate, large group, Northwest Knob, Peregrine, Phelix Hut, potluck, stars, swimming, type 2 fun, Weekend | Leave a comment

Exodus Glacer

Posted on October 28, 2022 by John Commissaris

Exodus Glacier Oct 15-16, 2022 With each passing weekend dawned the ‘last weekend of sun’, and as a relative newbie in Canada and Vancouver, I was eager to get into the mountains with some locals before the end of summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike | Tagged Crevasse Rescue, Exodus, Glacier, Intermediate, Weekend | 3 Comments

Sunny G1 on Brandywine

Posted on September 20, 2022 by David A Brooks

What do Brandywine Glacier and Katy Perry have in common? They were both a lot bigger in the early 2000s and are most definitely Hot and Cold. This weekend 60 VOCers occupied Brandywine Glacier for 2022’s annual Glacier School G1, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, Brandwine, Climb, Glacier, hike, large group, mountaineering, overnight, Snow, Weekend, Whistler | Leave a comment