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|In short, a euphemism for a guaranteed epic. Beginner friendly means that the trip is not necesarily easy (in fact it may be quite difficult), but that any people on the trip with actual skills are obligated to be nice to the beginners. When the label 'beginner friendly' is attached to a trip, the usual result is that many keen beginners are attracted to it and experienced people stay away (since they know what beginner friendly actually means). The result is usually a 10:1 beginner ratio which guarantees epic results. See related definitions for "Sufferfest" and "Death March". | |In short, a euphemism for a guaranteed epic. Beginner friendly means that the trip is not necesarily easy (in fact it may be quite difficult), but that any people on the trip with actual skills are obligated to be nice to the beginners. When the label 'beginner friendly' is attached to a trip, the usual result is that many keen beginners are attracted to it and experienced people stay away (since they know what beginner friendly actually means). The result is usually a 10:1 beginner ratio which guarantees epic results. See related definitions for "''Sufferfest''" and "''Death March''". | ||
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|To boldly go, usually ill-prepared and without sufficient experience, where nobody in their right mind would even think about going. See also: ''Beginner Friendly''. | |||
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|Any experience involving considerable suffering. See also: ''Beginner Friendly''. | |||
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Revision as of 20:56, 28 February 2007
| VOC Jargon | Definition |
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| ACC | Alpine Club of Canada, Alpine Choppers Club, Airborne Climbers of Canada |
| Beginner Friendly | In short, a euphemism for a guaranteed epic. Beginner friendly means that the trip is not necesarily easy (in fact it may be quite difficult), but that any people on the trip with actual skills are obligated to be nice to the beginners. When the label 'beginner friendly' is attached to a trip, the usual result is that many keen beginners are attracted to it and experienced people stay away (since they know what beginner friendly actually means). The result is usually a 10:1 beginner ratio which guarantees epic results. See related definitions for "Sufferfest" and "Death March". |
| BCMC | British Columbia Mountaineering Club, Big Cheap Mountaineering Club |
| CAA | Canadian Avalanche Association |
| Death March | To boldly go, usually ill-prepared and without sufficient experience, where nobody in their right mind would even think about going. See also: Beginner Friendly. |
| FMCBC | Federation of Mountain Clubs of British Columbia |
| Hustlers Handbook | List of Members with Contact Information |
| NARSID | Non Avalanche Related Snow Immersion Death. a.k.a. I've fallen and I can't get up. Most NARSID incidents occur when people fall into a conifer tree well in soft snow conditions. |
| Sketchy | Sketchy |
| Sufferfest | Any experience involving considerable suffering. See also: Beginner Friendly. |
| VOCene | The VOC's weekly e-newsletter (also posted at the clubroom) |
| VOCJ | VOC Journal |