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Valentine’s + Whitewater
Whitewater is under-represented in VOC. Hopefully this will change. A few of us are devoted to it. Nobody really talks about it. I don’t even know if anyone is interested in it. There aren’t really any trip reports. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Paddle, Trip Reports
Tagged boat, Epic, Face, fog, kayaking, Mud, Oregon, paddle, rain, Running, scrambling, washington, Whistler
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Ski Red Heather – Nov 23
Last weekend a group of 8 VOCers headed up to Red Heather to get in some turns and in the words of Alfred ‘it was easily the best skiing of the season so far’. Two all star drivers, Kasia and … Continue reading
Posted in Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged Epic, rain, Red Heather, ski, skiing, Snow, turn around, Weekend, Whistler
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Shame and Redemption at the Barr Creek Bridge (Oct 22-23 and Nov 7-8)
A short preamble: For this to make make any sense to people new to the club I need to give a bit of background. Those familiar can skip this bit. Way back in the day there was keen VOCer Julien … Continue reading
Posted in Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged dry, Epic, fall, Harrison Hut, Meager Creek, overnight, pemberton, rain, Snow, summer, Trail work, Winter
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In search of an Epic on Shuksan
In the early mists of time, when the world was but a primordial soup, Alex and I made a plan to go climbing. As the months drew by Alex suffered many a sleepless night (due to the arrival of his … Continue reading
Posted in Climb, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, Anne, Baker, Climb, climbing, duffey, Epic, Glacier, leading, mountaineering, ridge, scramble, scrambling, shuksan, Snow, traverse, washington, Winter
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Advantageous route traffic on the Mouse’s Tooth (September 6th)
After a Friday afternoon of bouldering in Squamish, Ted Angus and I drove north of Pemberton to search for a mythical alpine climb called “The Mouse’s tooth”. Purportedly, “The best alpine climb on the coast.” Specific route information for this climb is sparse. The route … Continue reading
Harrison Hut Trail Workhike (August 2-4)
With the August long weekend approaching and some high pressure stalled off the coast, it was an excellent opportunity to venture up to the Harrison Hut for my first time. As a new VOCer who had really enjoyed their first … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Huts, Trip Reports, Workhike
Tagged 2wd, 4wd, Epic, Harrison Hut, hike, Lillooet River, Meager Creek, pemberton, Pemberton Icefield, Trail work, Weekend, Workhike
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Hyalite Ice Climbing: a love story
Ice Climbing; a love story. So fair warning folks; this may turn out to be more of a cloying love letter to ice climbing than a legitimate trip report. Also, it’s pretty damn self-centred. Tough. You’ve been warmed. The cast: … Continue reading
Rock-climbing season never ends
Little did we know, that Diego and my chatting at Phelix hut about going to Squamish on the first weekend in the year would become reality… After returning from an amazing four days of skiing, my stoke to slay some … Continue reading
American Thanksgiving – VOC Edition
Trip Report by Cathy Wang During the wonderful weekend of American Thanksgiving (Nov 30-Dec 1, 2013), 19 VOCers with high stokage headed to Phelix Hut to celebrate this joyous occasion. After arriving at the trailhead, we realized there was … Continue reading
Posted in Hike, Ski, Trip Reports
Tagged Climb, Epic, Feast, Phelix Hut, rain, ski, Snow, snowshoe, Weekend
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Cousin of Canyon
The weekend started with all of us meeting at Tim Horton’s in Abbotsford at 8am (well 8 ish, but hey you’re on time unless you’re the last car to arrive right?) From there we set off for the Chehalis Lake … Continue reading
Posted in Other, Trip Reports
Tagged adventure, Epic, expedition, rain, Running, Team Bad Idea, Weekend
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