Tag Archives: overnight

A Long Walk in the Dark: A Single-Push Base-to-Base Spearhead Traverse

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Noah Macdonald

TRIP DATES: March 6th – 7th, 2025 PARTICIPANTS: Erik Reimers, Evan Wong, Noah Macdonald BACKGROUND: The Spearhead The Spearhead Traverse is a classic ski mountaineering route in Garibaldi Provincial Park. It is a horseshoe-shaped circuit that links Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged overnight, Ski Mountaineering, ski touring, ski traverse, Spearhead, Spearhead Traverse, Speed Traverse, Type 1 fun, type 2, type 2 fun | 9 Comments

Laughton Glacier and the Logbook

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Meg Slot

Sometimes I think the world must be so different from what it was 40 years ago, the influence of technology and the internet must have irreversibly changed human nature at it’s core. Surely, my scrolling of social media must’ve shifted … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged alaska, backpacking, beginner-friendly, cabin, Glacier, hiking, overnight, snowshoeing | 1 Comment

The VOC Pizza Delivery Company on Seymour

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Toji Nakabayashi

Participants: Toji Nakabayashi, Jamie Boyle, Erik Reimers, Frederik Skamris Holm, Tereza Machackova Early Saturday morning (11am) I get out of bed and don my uniform. The armor of a food delivery warrior. I checked my messages and got an … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, backcountry, beginner-friendly, Mount Seymour, near Vancouver, overnight, ski, Small Group, Snow, Snowy, Type 1 fun, Weekend, Winter | 1 Comment

Lizzie Cabin Weekend Adventure

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Sean Dempsey

Participants: Simon Tsianikas, Clara Duwel, Sean Dempsey, Sebastian Purdy, Samantha Cohen, Shu Yu Fan, Shaojie Huang, Julia Jancelewicz, Beth Templeton, Marta Oliver, Joseph Meyer, Rachel Kalkman This is a report for a backpacking trip to Lizzie Creek Cabin and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Anemone Peak, beginner-friendly, fall, hike, hut, Lizzie Cabin, lizzie creek, lizzie lake, Mid Group, overnight, overnight hike, scrambling, september, Table Top Mountain, Weekend, wolves | 1 Comment

Goldilocks and The Three Hikers on Cypress Glacier

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Kathleen Griffin

Cypress Glacier via Roe Creek Dates: July 27th – July 28th, 2024 Participants: Sean McKay, Stefanija Rekasius, Kathleen Griffin, Goldilocks the bear (non-VOC member, special guest) Once upon a time, there was a little brown bear whose fur sparkled gold in … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged 2wd, Camping, Cypress Peak, Glacier, hike, overnight, Small Group, summer | 3 Comments

A Ski Descent of Mt Robson (Kain Face via the Patterson Couloir)

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Noah Macdonald

Trip Date: May 7th-10th, 2024 Participants: Noah Macdonald, Charles-Antoine Leblanc Summitting and skiing Mount Robson has been a dream of mine for longer than I can remember. On May 9th, I finally made that dream come true. Brevity is a virtue … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Climbing, alpine start, Epic, Mount Robson, overnight, Rockies, Ski Mountaineering, ski touring, Spring touring | 1 Comment

Touring Tetrahedron (bike+ski)

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Helena Sverak

It was the week before the Easter long weekend, and a ski touring VOC trip to Tetrahedron that I was planning on going on had just been canceled for reasons of snow conditions (for fairly good reason). However, my weekend … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle, Huts, Ski, Trip Reports | Tagged bike, bikepacking, car-free, overnight, ski touring, skiing, Small Group, Snow, Sunshine Coast, Weekend, Winter | 7 Comments

Alpine Skills 2023 – Face Mountain

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Nelson Fretenburg

Participants: Kevin Lam, Victor Sira, Nelson Fretenburg, Sri Chaitanya Bonthula, Mona Yu, Marko Smitran, Jacob Grossbard, Kaylie Robinson Saturday July 15 (Kevin’s POV) This trip started as any other VOC trip, sleeping later and waking up earlier than I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Hike, Trip Reports | Tagged Alpine Skills Class, Face Mountain, Hurley, overnight, scramble, Semaphore Lakes, summer | Leave a comment

!GURI |AIB (The White Streak)

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Nina Robertson

Learning to Route Develop and Big Wall Climb in Spitzkoppe, Namibia Preparatory Ramblings Preparatory Ramblings It has taken me some time to submit this report. On my return from Namibia, I was greeted by a series of emergencies … Continue reading →

Posted in Climb, Trip Reports | Tagged adventure, africa, Alpine Climbing, alpine start, awesome people, backcountry, beast, big wall climbing, bigwall, birthday, Climb, climbing, development, Epic, Expediation, expedition, expert, Face, faff, first ascent, First summit, First-Time, gong show, Hauling, instruction, instructional, Intermediate, international, intro, leading, multi-pitch, multiday, namibia, near-miss, Neil Mackenzie, Neil Mackenzie Adventure Grant, Neil MacKenzie Memorial Fund, new route, NMAG, overnight, Photo Contest, Photo Essay, portaledge, Rock, rock climbing, route development, runout, slab, slab-master, Slog, slog-fest, smal group, Small Group, So many new stuff, stars, story, stupidity, sunny, teaching, the white streak, type 2, type 2 fun, wildlife | 2 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