Varsity Outdoor Club

Having spent my summer in the rockies of Colorado, I found that my fitness from the altitude training carried over even to mid October. With the rainy season coming to Vancouver, I thought it was...

https://www.ubc-voc.com/2024/11/07/take-a-lap

In mid-June, I got a report that the roof of Burton hut was leaking. Some people had noticed some water stains inside the hut. No big deal I thought as I asked if anyone was planning to head up t...

https://www.ubc-voc.com/2024/11/07/the-big-burton-hut-restoration

The VOC gets a mix of trip reports ranging from quite impressive to people managing to somehow epic pretty hard on a day trip to Red Heather through a combination of poor planning, taking too muc...

https://www.ubc-voc.com/2024/10/20/red-heather-day-trip

§1 | INTRODUCTION The North Face of Mt Temple provides one of the more dramatic views along Highway 1. It rises ~1300m from base to summit, providing a world-class backdrop for visitors to the ...

https://www.ubc-voc.com/2024/10/19/the-greenwood-jones-v-td-5-10-1300m-on-the-north-face-of-mt-temple

Trip Dates: 10/12/24 –- 10/13/24 Participants: Elizabeth Chu, Rhiannon Henley, Lucy Perkins, Le Tra Mi Do, Ann-Cathrin Muller, Anabelle Parrella, Ed Riley, Simon Tsianikas, Cecily Downs, Joanne...

https://www.ubc-voc.com/2024/10/16/say-nuth-khaw-yum-indian-arm-kayak-trip-2024

Trip dates: September 27 – 29, 2024 Trip members: Ryan McCallum, Jenni Nguyen, Tim Generalov, Aaron Golden, Abhy Chauhan, Lucas Rucchin, Ed Riley, John Conlon, Manon Bourahla, Cole Gauthier, Ju...

https://www.ubc-voc.com/2024/10/15/brew-hut-and-cypress-n1

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...

https://www.ubc-voc.com/2024/10/09/lizzie-cabin-weekend-adventure

This September, I had the privilege of working on the first eight days of the roof replacement project at the Roland Burton Hut. This was the longest VOC trip I’ve ever been on (by one night). ...

https://www.ubc-voc.com/2024/10/08/fixing-rolands-hut

September 28th and 29th Errol Bowman and Erik Reimers On the beautiful traditional and unceded territories of the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations Because I love the idea of “car free advent...

https://www.ubc-voc.com/2024/10/04/a-rowdy-romp-around-the-deeks-lake-basin

Intro In late July, after abrupt and considerable unpleasant disruption to my life, I decided the best thing to do with myself was to pick up the pieces and move to Australia for 2+ years with ar...

https://www.ubc-voc.com/2024/09/28/last-night-at-burton-gatorade-is-a-spice