Workhikes

Every club member is supposed to do a workhike before borrowing any club gear. Typically, there are lots of people who want to do workhikes in the fall, but no execs keen enough to organize them. Here are some ideas for workhikes that typically happen. Some of these require a big group effort, and some are more individual oriented.

Workhike Schedule 2005-2006

September 19-23: Clubs days

September 27-28: Brew Hut Construction and Demolition. Help demolish the old hut and stack firewood at the new one. sign up here.

October 8-9: Longhike - cook, cleanup or instruct

October 31st: Gear Stuff - Label, inventory, organise gear...10am-3pm, come for whatever you can. E-mail Dan.

October 29-30: Complete work on the new Brew Hut. Sign up here.

March 19-20: trip to put up Brew Trail Markers organized by Scott Nelson. This will be an overnight trip to the Brew Hut

Workhike Ideas

VOCJ Indexing

This is an ongoing project, and an easy workhike that can be done anytime. All you have to do is read an edition of the VOC Journal, and then build an index for the articles. Record your index, and the table of contents, here in the Wiki, on the VOCJ index page. Because the wiki is so accessible, you can do this workhike anywhere, anytime.

Author a new wiki page

Contributions to Trip Ideas are always needed. Write about a worthwhile climbing, skiing, hiking or mountaineering destination you have visited. Or add your favourite backcountry cooking recipes for others to enjoy.

Ski tune ups

Typically a ski tune up night is held in October before the snow really starts to fall. This is usually a big group effort organized by the Quartermasters. There are some helpful tips for working on skis & skins on the Ski Maintenance page.

Lead a trip

For some, this is the easiest workhike. Just post and organize a VOC trip. It can be a casual day trip, a weeklong epic or anything in between - your choice. The trip has to be publicly posted in advance on the bulletin board to count, you can't just go hiking with some friends and call it a workhike.

Man the VOC table at Club's Days

Tell everyone about how great the VOC is, take their money and sign them up for a membership.

Be an instructor

Sometimes there are a few honorariums for those who do, like free food, free wine, free ski lift ticket, etc. Some events that need instructors are: Longhike, Glacier school, Winter Longhike and Tele School.

Help prepare food or clean up after an event

Longhike and the banquet don't happen without help. Earn a workhike by helping cook or clean.

Give a Wednesday Slideshow

Have some slides you want to share? Just sign up to give a wednesday night slideshow. Be sure to attend a few first so you can get a handle on format, equipment and expectations.

Help with Hut Maintenance

Or do some work on the Brew Hut Trail Upgrade or Brew Hut Rebuild projects. Roland is also organizing a rennovation of the Burton Hut for summer 2006.

Write an Article for the VOC Journal

The journal article deadline is usually in February, but you don't have to wait that long. A related workhike is to take one of the existing VOC Journals and index it here on the Wiki.