Hello members! Welcome to our new Cloudburst Connect Series for Summer 2025! This season marks a meaningful shift for our[…]
President’s Message Fall & Winter 2025
Hello members, I hope this message finds you all in good spirits and ready for the exciting year ahead! 2025[…]
President’s Message Spring/Summer 2024
Welcome to the summer edition of Cloudburst. I’m sure everyone is eager to feel some warmth and get out on[…]
Diversity and Inclusivity in Hiking – VITA & Ciranda Project Partner for Trails Day
FMCBC and Vancouver Island Trail Association (VITA) President, Liz Bicknell, promotes diversity and inclusivity in everything she does. She is[…]
Northern Vancouver Island Camping, Biking and Hiking Trip
Have you ever planned a trip to the 9th degree and have everything work out like clockwork and still have[…]
Tatchu Peninsula Trip Report
When I think about writing a trip report, I think about language. Which words best describe this experience? To begin[…]
Reminiscing about 7 decades of hikes
I lived in Switzerland from 1972-1974 and took in some fine Swiss peaks. I was asked in 1975 to assist[…]
A Trip Along the Rockwall Trail
In early September 2020, Judy and I did a four-day, 50-kilometre backpack around the northern loop of the famous Rockwall[…]
Golden Larch Fest: Lake Louise
September 26 We departed Abbotsford on Saturday to drive to Lake Louise (it’s about an 8-hour trip). The fact we[…]
Crossing Garibaldi Lake Wearing Sneakers
As I’ve aged, my hobbies have become stranger and stranger. I have to admit that I have an obsession with[…]
The Magic of Storytelling
One of the most active clubs in the Lower Mainland is the Chilliwack Outdoor Club. Sandwiched between Vancouver and Hope,[…]
Brazeau Loop: A grand tour of Jasper’s southern ranges
(All photographs by Mike Nash) Introduction I have hiked and backpacked in Canada for 50 years, many times off[…]
ACC/Marmot Women’s Climbing Camp – 2019 Jim Haberl Hut, Tantalus Range
9 Women. 3 incredible guides. An iconic mountain hut. 6 days of adventure, epic meals, and camaraderie. The ACC Women’s[…]
Rainbow Reprise: Caledonia Ramblers repeats a favourite weeklong backpack
Story by Dave King, with edits and postscript by Mike Nash The Caledonia Ramblers latest weeklong backpack into the[…]
Two Trips: Sunshine Coast Trail/Tin Hat Mountain and Tonquin/Ramparts
Sunshine Coast Trail/Tin Hat Mountain: May 29–31, 2019 The Chilliwack Outdoor Club (COC) has done most of the Northern, Central[…]