Glossary

VOC Jargon	Definition
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 definition of "Sufferfest".
BCMC	British Columbia Mountaineering Club, Big Cheap Mountaineering Club
CAA	Canadian Avalanche Association
FMCBC	Federation of Mountain Clubs of British Columbia
Hustlers Handbook	List of Members with Contact Information
Sketchy	Sketchy
VOCene	The VOC's weekly e-newsletter (also posted at the clubroom)
VOCJ	VOC Journal