Archive:2010 June 12-13 Beginner Friendly Mountaineering

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Synopsis

There seems to have been some desire of late for a mountaineering trip where beginners are welcome. This is it! The plan is to take a small group (~10) to Mount Matier (north of Pemberton), spend a little time on Saturday practicing skills such as glacier walking, self arrest, and crevasse rescue, then attempt to summit the mountain Sunday morning.

  • Why is this Beginner Friendly? - this trip is beginner friendly in the sense that beginners to mountaineering are welcome and we will be happy to teach and wait for them, not in the sense that it is easy or safe. See the VOC definition of beginner friendly Here.
  • I suggest reading (if you have it, or borrow it from the clubroom, a friend, whatever) Freedom of the Hills to brush up on your mountaineering know-how.

Skills Required

Someone who'd like to join this trip should have a few basic skills:

  • Previous hiking and backpacking experience
  • General fitness
  • Previous camping experience
  • Outdoor safety

Route

  • Mount Matier Northeast Spur (pg. 226 Alpine Select) - accessed by the Cerise Creek Trail on the Duffy Lake Road north of Pemberton

Getting to the top is of course never a guarantee, but we will have a whole bunch of fun and learn a lot.

Gear Required

Check out the gear lists on the wiki for a mountaineering trip here: Gear lists

Remember, the VOC has lots of gear for rent in the clubroom. There are lots of crampons, ice axes, packs, harnesses, helmets, etc... available in the clubroom.

Clothes

  • 1 set of non-cotton clothes (just the one set)
  • 1 additional warm thing (fleece / down jacket)
  • water proof pants and jacket (even if the weather is suppose to be good)
  • toque (very important!!!)
  • gloves
  • boots
  • sun hat
  • gaiters
  • an extra set of non-cotton clothes might be worth the weight if the weather is going to be bad

Shelter

  • Tent (share with someone), unless staying in the Hut, in which case bring $5 for the donation box.
  • sleeping bag (of appropriate warmth for you), warmer if tenting.
  • sleeping pad

Miscellaneous

  • Sunscreen
  • Headlamp (very important!!!)
  • lip balm
  • sunglasses (very important!!!!)
  • camera
  • bug net (works way better than bug juice, plus it doesn't wreck the environment or your stuff)
  • Toilet Paper
  • Toothbrush
  • Lighter

Gear

  • ice axe (can borrow from club)
  • crampons (which fit boots, can borrow from club, bring boots when you borrow!)
  • climbing harness (can borrow from club)
  • helmet (can borrow from club)
  • prussiks (1x2m, 1x5m) (Ask to borrow from someone, ie: Geoff, or buy at MEC for ~a couple dollars)
  • 1" webbing (2x3m) (Ask to borrow from someone, ie: Geoff, or buy at MEC for ~a couple dollars)
  • 2 non-locking and 2 locking carabiners (Ask to borrow from someone, ie: Geoff, or buy at MEC)

Food

  • stove + pot + fuel + lighter (or share with someone)
  • Thing to eat out of
  • spoon
  • Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch (or join a food group)
  • Water
  • Water purifier drops (optional)

Pack

And a pack to put it all in.

Pre-Trip Meeting

The Pre-Trip Meeting was at 7:00pm on Wednesday, June 9 at Lacarno Beach (the bottom of Tolmie Street in Point Grey). The VOC weekly ultimate game happened then too.

  • It is very important that you attend the pre-trip meeting as we'll be deciding on rides, accommodations (tent groups or hut), food groups, etc. We'll also decide the final number for this trip and we'll go over important details and skills.
  • If you're on the waitlist and attend the Pre-Trip meeting you'll probably get a spot (assuming the list doesn't get too much longer).
  • If you can't attend the Pre-Trip meeting but still want to go contact Geoff at geoff.c.martin(at)gmail(dot)com and one of the drivers to make sure you have a ride.

Sign-up (with experience)

The trip is now full

  1. Geoff "likes pointy things covered in rock, snow and ice" Martin (lots of mountaineering experience, instructor at glacier school, able to teach, encourage, and smile a lot)
  2. Caitlin (I made it to Brew and back)
  3. Eliza Boyce (climbed Baker with glacier school, some scrambling experience but not much other mountaineering)
  4. Mohammad M
  5. Gili Rosenberg (mountaineering experience, lots of scrambling, can help teach)
  6. Maya Goldstein (lots of scrambling, crossed the Garibaldi Neve in summer)
  7. Ahad Shafiq
  8. Cécile
  9. Jaime Wu (some backpacking - overnight, hiking and camping, no mountaineering experience)
  10. Roland Burton (unfortunately I've forgotten most of it)
  11. Bethan McKevitt (attended Glacier School level 1)
  12. Caleb Scott.... lent his first aid kit to a friend for a couple weeks, so is depending on others to bring one.
  13. Teresa de la Fuente (it's a pitty, I have seen the trip now. I would love to do it - basic mountaneering experience in Europe)
  14. Michael Duncan (oh oh, pick me. Done both glacier school 1 and 2, other mountains, etc. Can get a 4x4 if necessary)
  15. Andrew Hill (climbing and hiking, but desperate for the mountains - I have been waiting my whole life for this trip.)
  16. Alexander Westbye (climbing, hiking and general snow experience)
  17. Tyler Rosmini (scrambling, hiking, backcountry skiing, basic mountaineering ie Mt Baker)
  18. Maria Fredriksson (scrambling, hiking, backcountry skiing, basic mountaineering ie Mt Baker)
  19. Eva Rivinius (oooh, i`m so late and i don`t have too much experience..but well, its a beginner friendly trip and i think i have good condition. experienced in hiking, camping and little bit climbing)
  20. Maira Besic not sure if I have the right stuff.
  21. Tom Curran

The trip is now full

Vehicle List

Sign up here if you have a vehicle. This pretty much guarantees you a spot on the trip.

  • Mike Duncan (leaving from Kits)
  1. Bethan McKevitt
  2. Teresa de la Fuenta

  • Mohammad M (2WD)
  1. Geoff
  2. Ahad
  3. Cecile
  • Gili (2WD)
  1. Maya
  2. Caitlin
  3. Andrew
  4. Alexander
  • Caleb (2WD-Civic) - will be pretty squishy!....
  1. Tom
  2. Jaine
  3. Maira
  4. Eva
  • Tyler Rosmini + Maria Fredriksson (2WD)
  1. Eliza Boyce
  2. Roland Burton

Accommodations

The Hut

Post here if you're staying in the hut, in which case bring $5 for the donation box.

  1. Caleb
  2. Roland (?)
  3. Caitlin (?)
  4. Eliza (?)
  5. Maira
  6. Cecile

Tenting on the Ridge

Post here if you'd like to tent

  • Geoff's Tent (2ppl)
  1. Geoff
  2. Ahad
  • Gili and Maya's tent (2ppl)
  • Mike's Tent (2ppl)
  1. Mike
  2. feel free to add your name here, it would be nice to share tent weight with somebody
  • Andrew and Alex's tent (2-3ppl)
  1. Andrew
  2. Alexander
  3. Should be room enough for a third person
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