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Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC

Spring/Summer 2019

What’s in a Name? The origins of Cerise Creek, Mount Caspar and Other Geographical Features in the Lillooet Area
History

What’s in a Name? The origins of Cerise Creek, Mount Caspar and Other Geographical Features in the Lillooet Area

by Michael Kennedy - ACC Vancouver June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

Three geographic features in the upper Cayoosh are named for the Phair/Eyre family of Lillooet: Cerise Creek, Caspar Creek and[…]

Coming soon: Avalanche Awareness Event
Events

Coming soon: Avalanche Awareness Event

by admin June 1, 2019June 7, 2019

  Coming this Fall in Vancouver: Avalanche Awareness Event A full-day of avalanche safety, speakers, science, films and education Brought[…]

Book Review: The Glorious Mountains of Vancouver’s North Shore: A Peakbagger’s Guide
Some Good Reads

Book Review: The Glorious Mountains of Vancouver’s North Shore: A Peakbagger’s Guide

by Ron Dart - ACC National and Chilliwack Outdoor Club June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

We have been in desperate need on the West Coast for a definitive and comprehensive guide to many of the[…]

President’s Message
President's Message

President’s Message

by Dave Wharton - Valley Outdoor Association June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

Before I begin to write my President’s Report, I always reread my previous report. I wouldn’t want to be accused[…]

30 Below Zero – A Survival Epic
Club Trips

30 Below Zero – A Survival Epic

by Emily Lankhorst - ACC Vancouver Section June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

Note: This article originally appeared on ridgeandrivernet.wordpress.com. All photo credits: Emily Lankhorst.   I found myself in the back of[…]

Joffre Lakes: A visitor-use management strategy could come with unintended consequences
Mountain Matters

Joffre Lakes: A visitor-use management strategy could come with unintended consequences

by Steve Jones June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

In recent years, Joffre Lakes Provincial Park has become incredibly busy. There are a number of theories for why this[…]

Whistler Museum and Archives Society: Coast Mountain Gothic
Mountain Matters

Whistler Museum and Archives Society: Coast Mountain Gothic

by Ron Dart - ACC National and Chilliwack Outdoor Club June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

Those of us who have rambled, hiked, scrambled and climbed in the BC mountains will have, inevitably so, spent evenings[…]

Book Review: Surveying the Great Divide
Some Good Reads

Book Review: Surveying the Great Divide

by Mike Nash - Caledonia Ramblers June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

In January 1913, land surveyor and founding president of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC), Arthur Oliver Wheeler, penned an[…]

A Cautionary Note: Electric cars and Hybrids in BC’s Backcountry Winter Conditions
Mountain Matters

A Cautionary Note: Electric cars and Hybrids in BC’s Backcountry Winter Conditions

by Alex Wallace - FMCBC Southwest BC Trails Committee Co-Chair June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

Starting in 2025, the BC Government will phase in targets that will relatively soon (by 2040) leave electric cars and[…]

Sea to Sky non-motorized area update
Mountain Matters

Sea to Sky non-motorized area update

by Bryce Leigh - ACC Whistler June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

On March 12, 2009, the Sea to Sky LRMP was amended to include Non-Commercial Winter Recreation Zones. One of those[…]

Book Review: 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia
Some Good Reads

Book Review: 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia

by Ron Dart - ACC National and Chilliwack Outdoor Club June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

I have, sitting before me, a few 1st editions of the 1973 version of 103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia[…]

Member Club Grant Update: Mountain Mentors
Member Club Grants

Member Club Grant Update: Mountain Mentors

by Stacey Santos June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

Mountain Mentors, an alpine mentorship program for self-identified women in Vancouver and the Sea to Sky corridor, was the recipient[…]

Need funds? A Comprehensive List of Grants and Other Funding Sources in BC
Mountain Matters

Need funds? A Comprehensive List of Grants and Other Funding Sources in BC

by Andrew Drouin - South Okanagan Trail Alliance June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

Spring is the time of year when outdoor clubs initiate trail maintenance—brought about by spring freshet and winter deadfall—but it’s[…]

Active Travel: Guatemala hiking
Club Trips

Active Travel: Guatemala hiking

by Mary Hof - Outdoor Club of Victoria, Island Mountain Ramblers, Alberni Valley Outdoor Club June 1, 2019July 18, 2019

My name is Mary Hof and I live in Cowichan Bay. I am a member of the Outdoor Club of[…]

Southwest BC Recreation and Conservation Committee Report
Recreation and Conservation

Southwest BC Recreation and Conservation Committee Report

by Monika Bittel and Brian Wood - Committee Co-Chairs June 1, 2019June 2, 2019

Over the past several months, the SWBC Recreation and Conservation Committee has worked on a range of matters. The following[…]

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