VOCJ66
| The Varsity Outdoor Club Journal Volume 66 | ||
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| << VOCJ65 | 2023-2024 | VOCJ67 >> |
| Alex Beauchemin Journal Editor | ||
| Article | Page | Author(s) | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Note from the President | 7 | Sonia Landwehr | |
| The Exec | 10 | ||
| A Year in Review for the IDEA Committee | 15 | Brianna Ragsdale | |
| Note from the Peer Support Group | 18 | 2023-2024 Peer Support Group | |
| Phelix Hut Gets a New Hat | |||
| A Foreword | 22 | Sonia Landwehr and Adam Steele | |
| Phelix: “The Front Fell Off” – Emergency Roof Repairs | 24 | Ryan MacDonald | |
| Phelix Demolition | 28 | Joe Meyer | |
| Phelix Roof: Getting the Stuff There | 32 | Adam Steele | |
| In Jeff We Trust – Roof Rebuild Weekend 1 | 36 | Sonia Landwehr | |
| Roof Repair Ruckus | 42 | Roland Burton and Gina Woods | |
| Phelix Hut Gets a New Hat – Roof Rebuild Weekend 2 | 44 | Sonia Landwehr | |
| The Phinal Phelix Push | 50 | Lucy Roberts-Lovell | |
| Making an IKEA Style Roof Kit | 56 | Jeff Mottershead | |
| Climbing and Mountaineering | |||
| What Makes an Alpine Climb a Classic? | 62 | Noah Macdonald | |
| Cardiac Arête (maybe more like ‘Arrête’) 5.10d | 81 | Sonia Landwehr | |
| Frey, Argentina: Among the Agujas | 86 | Nick Hindley | |
| A First Foray in Patagonia | 88 | Nick Brown and Nick Hindley | |
| Terrifically Tantalising and at Times Terrifying Traverse of the Tantalus by a Sexy Giggle of Pals | 100 | Mary-Jo (MJ) Weir Weiss | |
| Extreme Indigestion on Glacier Peak (Dakobed) | 107 | Allen Zhao | |
| Alpine Skills – Face Mountain | 112 | Nelson Fretenburg, Kevin Lam, and Marko Smitran | |
| A Glacier Feast: Rhododendron Traverse | 119 | Birgit Rogalla | |
| Rock Climbing Frontside 180 - Xander and Me | 125 | Maysa Kazemi | |
| Mayhem in Mazama | 127 | Isabella Ma, Adam Riesel, Timon Brinker, Julian Larsen, Isaac Borrego, Niclas Heinsdorf, Anna Vu, and Jessica Leung | |
| A Rambling Writing on Red Rocks | 131 | Julian Larsen | |
| Subterranean Shenanigans: Uncle of Underground | 135 | Brianna Ragsdale | |
| Skiing and Winter Mountaineering | |||
| Mount Harvey North Ramp | 140 | Anton Afanassiev | |
| Intro to Backcountry – Learning to Fall Gracefully Edition | 142 | Marie Sandler | |
| Women’s* Seymour Snow Day | 144 | Lara Antebi | |
| A Long Walk in the Cold: A Single-Push Neve Traverse | 147 | Zach Bloom and Noah Macdonald | |
| Gin and Guiness | 158 | Lucas Braun | |
| A Game of Chances: Not in Our Favour | 161 | Marko Smitran | |
| Thread the Needle (A Steps to the Neve Debacle) | 165 | Lucas Braun | |
| Lillooet Icefield Ski Traverse | 169 | Cassandra Elphinstone | |
| Rexford Link-Up | 177 | Nick Hindley | |
| Helena Beat | 179 | Lucas Braun | |
| Hiking and Scrambles | |||
| Currie for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner | 184 | Mona Yu and Marko Smitran | |
| Garibaldi Grand Tour | 190 | Julian Larsen | |
| How Not to Hike the Howe Sound Crest Trail | 195 | Joe Meyer | |
| A Walk Around a Very Big Lake | 197 | Mona Yu, Marko Smitran, and Nelson Fretenburg | |
| VOC Calgary Division Takes On a Heinous Traverse | 203 | Kevin McKay-Barona | |
| A Surprisingly Sunny September Saunter to the Spectacular Rampart Ponds | 205 | Miranda Clark | |
| Mt. Frosty Without the Frost | 209 | Addy Yu | |
| Foggy Beginnings, Slippery Adventures, and Spooky Scenery: Bushwhacking at Mt. Seymour | 212 | Amelie Korzec | |
| The Odyssey of the Pole People – Three Peaks Mt. Seymour Hike | 214 | Rowan Clark | |
| Pedals and Paddles | |||
| Cloudburst Cycle Traverse | 222 | Adam Steele | |
| The Balkan Express: Midnight Bikepacking in Albania | 224 | Ivan Fediaev | |
| Goofs on Gears: An Olympic Bike Adventure | 228 | Lara Antebi and Melissa Bernstein | |
| South Island Bike Glamping | 240 | Marko Smitran | |
| Harrison Hut By Bike: Some Words and Photos | 245 | Adam Steele | |
| Unbelievable feat at Wells Gray | 248 | Sumit Meghlani | |
| VOC x River Culture Kayaking: Intro to Whitewater Kayaking on the
Mamquam and Cheakamus |
250 | Jade Quinn-McDonald, Si Crawford, and Lily Sibthorp | |
| Kayaking in Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park | 252 | Elizabeth Chu and Sam Orr | |
| Going Rogue | 255 | AJ Dreher | |
| Dew Drop Diaries: Paddling to the West Coast of Haida Gwaii | 263 | Elias Bowman | |
| Photo Contest | |||
| Workhikes and Club Life | |||
| Le Tour de VOC Huts | 284 | Lucy Roberts-Lovell | |
| Radical Resurgence Through Climbing Mountains: The Intersection of Indigeneity and Alpinism | 292 | Noah Wyse | |
| Gear Notes | 297 | Noah Wyse | |
| Quintessential Quinzees - Winter Longhike 2023 | 301 | Braydon Massoud | |
| Harrison* Workhike | 303 | Adam Steele | |
| Harrison Hut Spring 2023 (With the Right Key This Time) | 306 | Adam Steele | |
| Pristine Paddling at Sphinx | 309 | Braydon Massoud | |
| G1 2023 - Type 2 Fun is Still Fun | 311 | Jasmine Gage | |
| Harrison Hut Fall Workhike | 314 | Maiya Callister | |
| Ancient Giants: Beginner-Friendly Tree Hunting | 318 | Joemar Espinosa | |
| Deep Frying Fish in the Backcountry | 319 | Ivan Fediaev | |
| NMAG: Khaos in Kazakhstan | 320 | Anton Afanassiev, Ben Sommerfeld, and Ketan Desai | |
| NMAG: Water, Wheels, and Wind | 327 | Melissa Bernstein | |
| New Year’s at Phelix: or, my First Real VOC Trip | 346 | Shravan Kumar | |
| Simple Joys of William Ungar: Memorial Trip | 352 | Isaac Lowenthal Walsh, Lucas Bodkins, Jacob Surks, Grady Boger, Jade Quinn-McDonald, Skye McDonald, and Sage Mazurek; Compiled by Morgan Cooper | |
VOCJ 66th Edition
This page was adopted from Mia Fajeau's VOC61 page, from Lucy Buchanan-Parker's VOCJ60 page, from Caitlin Schneider's VOCJ59 page, from Kathrin Lang's 53rd Edition page.
The VOC publishes a work of literary genius every spring: The Annual VOC Journal. Share your passion for the outdoors and for the VOC - help put together the 66th edition of the VOCJ!
See below for how you can contribute, deadlines, an article list with a trip report list (to avoid having multiple articles on the same trip), FAQs, and a style guide.
Main VOC journal page [1]