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2008

January 2008

  • Tuesday January 15: Phelix Creek Letter Writing and Phelix Creek Information and Powder Awesomeness Night. 6pm clubroom.
  • Wednesday Jan 23: Tim Blair - Sea Kayaking in the Queen Charlotte Islands
  • Wednesday Jan 30: Craig Alfredson - Cycling, diving and climbing in Cuba

February 2008

  • Wednesday February 6: Climbing in Patagonia and Pakistan by Klemen Mali. Includes the Fitz Roy and ?????
  • February 13:Sailing in the Louisiade archipelago in Papua New Guinea by Emma Vardy-Bragg. Warning: pictures of sunshine, sandy beaches, and warm blue waters.
  • February 27: No VOC Slideshow. VIMFF Ski Evening.

March 2008

  • March 5: Thirteen Expeditions---Pakistan, India, the St. Elias, Peru, Alaska---and What they all have to do with Genocide in Darfur, by Jeremy Frimer, Buchanan A203, 7pm
  • March 11: BCMC Social with a slideshow "Exploring the Coast Mountains on Skis" by John Baldwin. 7:30pm, ANZA Club, 3 W. 8th Ave. See the BCMC Website for more details.
  • March 12: International Skiing: Argentina, by Matt Gunn
  • March 19: An intro to Alpine Climbing in the Coast Mountains, and other things to do in the summer - Richard So
  • March 26: A screening of "Oil + Water". Check out their website for more details and a trailer about this awesome documentary. Afterwards, Paul Bates will be showing a 10 minute video that he made, with rafting action and freestyle whitewater kayaking. Features firstly rafting action- lots of flips, raft surfing and general good fun carnage then some playboating- loops, cartwheels and other freestyle tricks.

April 2008

  • April 2: VOC Banquet - Helen Lemon-Moore, a long time VOCer, will be sharing some of her funny stories from her time in the VOC. SUB Subroom, sometime after 7pm.

September 2008

  • September 24th: Whitemantle Traverse

October 2008

  • October 1st: First Ascent (film)
  • October 15th: Waddington and Pantheon Range Traverse!

Come see Tim Blair's slideshow of 5 intrepid adventurers who traversed the Waddington and Pantheon Range self supported over 19 days; including 4 days of double carrying at 2km per day and summiting Mt.Waddington's NW summit. Club room at 7:00pm Wed 15th.

November 2008

  • November 5th:Motivation for the Outdoors by Richard So

December 2008

  • December 3 All About Europa, the Chief climbing route, by Jeff M.