Archive:Red Heather Nov 14-15 2009

Introduction

• A "hiking trip to Brew Hut" is canceled. Instead, we've decided to go to Red Heather and camp. This gives some of us a chance to practice backcountry skiing, if they can get the gear, and snowshoeing and tenting in snow, otherwise.

Led By

Maki Sumitani and Roland Burton

Date

November 14^th - 15^th, 2009

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Pre-Trip Meeting

Tuesday, November 10^th, 2009 5:30pm, in the clubroom

What to bring

for 1 night. Personal items are in regular font, shared items are in italic font

Essentials
-water bottle (at least 1L, 2L is better)
-headlamp and batteries
-sunscreen
-sun glasses and/or goggles
-backpack
-pocket knife
-whistle
-lighter and/or waterproof matches
-first aid kit
-TP
-tent Need not be a 4-season

Clothing
-warm jacket (fleece or down)
-long underwear (top and bottom)
-toque, mitts
-weatherproof jacket (goretex or coated nylon)
-weatherproof pants (goretex or coated nylon)
-gaiters (optional if your pants have an integrated snow cuff)
-warm pants (fleece)
-insulated booties (optional)

Food -Lunch and snacks x2
-Breakfast x1
-Dinner x1
Sleeping
-warm (-5) sleeping bag
-sleeping pad, or two
-ear plugs, because somebody will snore (optional)
Cooking and Eating
-bowl, spoon
-Stove with fuel. If using white gas, for each person bring 100 mL
Or use the propane stove in the Red Heather Picnic Shelter -Pot and matching pot gripper
-Toothbrush

Ski hardware (or snowshoes)
-skis (must have touring bindings that allow the heel to be free) or a split snowboard
-skins for going uphill. They must fit your skis and have reasonable glue. Test them.
-poles
-boots to match your skis or snowboard - there are many different kinds of binding interfaces. Make sure to test that both your boots fit into your bindings before the trip.

Avalanche Gear We will make a point of avoiding avalanche slopes, and we will discuss this up there. We should bring a couple of shovels for making our tents nice.

Sign Up

Trip size is limited by number of cars, and the difficulty of finding ski gear. There are no other fundamental limits to trip size for this trip.

1. Noriko O (w/an old school Stove)
2. Roland Burton
3. Maki S
4. Lauren Egli
5. Mary Rider (daytripping)
6. Mie Winstrup
7. Jaime Wu (daytripping)
8. 
   

Cars

If you have space in your car, please post the spots. Passengers pay for gas.(around $10)

If you have a low clearance two wheel drive car, and the logging road is sufficiently free of snow that we can drive a ways up it, you don't need to trash your 2wd car; Roland can ferry your carload up the rough part.

1. Roland Burton + four passengers Leaving from around UBC Camping
2. Noriko
   
3. Maki
   
4. Lauren
   
5. Mie
   

1. Jaime Wu aka CJ (3 spots + a hobbit!) {Cambie and King Edward} Returning Saturday
   
2. Mary - I think I should come in your car not to over complicate things and have all the day trip people together I fit in small spaces.
3. Doris
4. Todd

1. Maria (4 spots-contact Maria) {} Returning Saturday
   

Other People

These people have decided to go up for the day only, so won't be needing our planning.

1. Ron Maharik
2. Dana Hoffmann
3. Mary Rider
4. Jaime Wu
5. Doris
6. Maria
7. Megan
8. Todd