Tag Archives: Epic

19 Hours for Castle Towers

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Isaac Borrego

When I envisioned my Castle Towers backpack early this summer I had no idea that we would also be summiting the Black Tusk on the same trip. I definitely didn’t expect to get back to the trailhead at 2am, after … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backpacking, Black Tusk, british columbia, Castle Towers, Epic, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, hike, overnight, Slog, summer | 3 Comments

Banff/Jasper Scrambles and Kayaking

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Isaac Borrego

As the end of the summer of 2020 approached, my dream of a Rocky Mountain road trip seemed to be fading. The deadline to present my thesis proposal was nearing, making it difficult to fit any kind of trip into … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Paddle, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, Alberta, Banff, Canmore, Cirque Peak, Epic, hike, Jasper, Kananaskis, kayaking, Maligne Lake, Mount Temple, paddling, Rocky Mountains, scramble, Spirit Island, summer | 2 Comments

Racing Glaciers: An Expedited Berg Lake Adventure

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Isaac Borrego

Berg Lake: a place of blue waters, roaring waterfalls, and glaciers reaching down from jagged peaks all the way to the water’s edge. From the moment I heard about this special mountain Shangri La I knew I had to visit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged autumn, backpacking, british columbia, Epic, fall, Mount Robson, overnight, provincial park, Rockies | 4 Comments

Journey to the South Chilcotin

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Isaac Borrego

First we drove. And drove. Then drove some more. Finally we walked. And walked. And then walked a bit more. Somewhere along this great distance we left the gray rock and glaciers of the Coast Range behind and found ourselves … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged backpacking, british columbia, Epic, Gold Bridge, hike, Slog, Small Group, South Chilcotin Provincial Park, South Chilcotins, summer | 7 Comments

Tricouni Peak: July 18-19

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Isaac Borrego

It’s been over a month since we backpacked out to the Tricouni area, but I’ve decided to write it up anyway. Interestingly, when converted to Covid time, a normal month is roughly equivalent to either 5 months or 5 days, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 4wd, adventure, backpacking, Epic, hike, Mud, overnight, scramble, Snow, Squamish, summer, sunny, Tricouni | 3 Comments

Werewolves of the Brew Hut

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Kyra Przybylski

After some mild procrastination, I’ve finally gotten around to writing the long-overdue trip report of the Werewolves of the Brew Hut hike that took place from October 19-20. Hopefully everyone can forgive me for my postponement of this report (I … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports | Tagged autumn, backpacking, Beautiful BC, beginner, Brew Hut, Brew Mountain, british columbia, Camping, cloud, early season, Epic, First-Time, First-Trip, fog, Halloween, hike, hut life, huts, large group, more clouds, Mount Brew, multiday, overnight, potluck, powder, ridge, Sea to Summit, Snow, Snow and Ice, snow camping, snowshoe, snowshoeing, Squamish, Weekend, wildlife, Winter | Leave a comment

Burton Hut Money Box Installation (June 17-18, 2018)

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Devlin Mottershead

On June 17 we set out to Burton Hut. We went on the Rubble Creek Trail. Garibaldi Lake was melted out, so we had to do the dumbest trip ever. We first went on Taylor Meadows. We could see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, backcountry, Black Tusk, british columbia, Burton Hut, Epic, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Park, Glacier, Helm Creek, hike, hiking, huts, Marmots, Mt. Garibaldi, overnight, Phyllis Engine, provincial park, ski, ski touring, skiing, skitouring, Small Group, Snow, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Hut, Spring, Suffering, sunny, Taylor Meadows, Weekend, Workhike | 3 Comments

Tolkien Range – July Long Weekend

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Eric Wilson

July 30th: 5 A.M. Saturday morning. Beep beep beep beep beep. Rise and shine. Early mornings have never been my sort of thing, but the alarm clock doesn’t seem as daunting whenever action and adventure is on the weekend agenda. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Huts, Special Reports, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, 4wd, adventure, backpacking, Beautiful BC, Black Flies, Epic, First-Time, Lightning, Marmots, MEC, Mid Group, Mosquitos, Mt Aragon, Mt Gandalf, overnight, Phelix Hut, Rainy Day, summer, Waddington Hut, Weekend | 3 Comments

Alcoholic Traverse, July 2016

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Roland Burton

I didn’t write this TR, it was prepared by Ben Heaps, but I don’t know how to get the computer to say that. This epic began with a bad mountain weather forecast, involving thunderstorms. Accepting the risks, the trip was … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, 4wd, Brandywine, Brew Hut, Epic, fog, Mt. Fee, panorama, ridge, Snow, traverse | Leave a comment

TBT 4: Bugaboo Epic — A Climber’s Story (1995)

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Artem Babaian

Summer mountaineering season is here and whispers of far off peaks can be heard amongst the VOCers. It’s THE time to get outside and do those iconic lines you’ve been drooling over all winter. One way to get inspired on … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Special Reports, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd hc, Alpine Climbing, benighted, Bugaboo Provincial Park, Climb, Epic, Throwback | 1 Comment