Hi all, It's a problem I have had before. On the weekend about a foot and a half of the metal edge of one of my skis peeled out, broke off, and got lost. I...
Sandy Briggs
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Mar 4, 2008 7:14 pm
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Hi Sandy, I had a chance to try some 2006 Solomon Gun skis, for 6 days of Fairy Meadow (FM) powder last season. Came home and immediately bought 2007...
Patrick Daigle
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Mar 5, 2008 4:35 am
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I am thinking of Skiing up Albert Edward on Thursday if anyone wants to join me give me a call @250-217-0340. I will try to do it in one day but plan for an...
Just a reminder to southern Vancouver Island ACC-ers: Vancouver mountaineer Jacqui Hudson is talking on her 2007 all-women's expedition to Pakistan. "The...
We would like to make our Canadian contour maps in 3D available to your members free of charge. I hope you find them useful. http://www.earthdetails.com/ ...
Thanks for the link, Gerhardt! Another great map resource now at our fingertips-especially for the few still running Win98 on their computers. Mike Hordelski ...
Just a reminder that this Saturday we will be having the "Learning The Ropes" workshop. This is for inexperienced and experts alike and is a day of rope...
Peter Rothermel
prother@...
Mar 12, 2008 12:54 am
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I am giving a presentation on Mount Arrowsmith for the Brant Wildlife Festival and it is scheduled for this Friday, March 14th 7:00- 9:00 PM, at Beach Acres...
Peter Rothermel
prother@...
Mar 13, 2008 4:46 am
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This mountain is due north from Nanoose Bay, which must put it east of Powell River. Anyone familiar enough with the Coast Range to identify this mountain for...
Gil Parker
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Mar 18, 2008 4:46 pm
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Hello all, this is a lecture organized by the BC Creek protection Society at UVic next week discussing the problems of BC's new energy policies, notably the...
all for Moratorium on all Private Hydroelectric Power Projects submitted by the BC Rivers Alliance Private hydroelectric power projects are being proposed...
Jules Thomson
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Mar 21, 2008 6:36 pm
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The two-peak Easter Monday East Sooke hike in the schedule has now been downsized to a shorter single-peak trip, which should take about five hours. If...
Retired judge dies after illness Paul Walton , The Daily News Published: Monday, March 24, 2008 Ralph Hutchinson, the retired Nanaimo B.C. Supreme Court...
Lindsay Elms
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Mar 25, 2008 3:07 pm
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Hi all, Just for your possible interest: Three members of the UVic Outdoors Club (two M, one F(in a dress, for effect)) biked to the start of the Juan de Fuca...
Sandy Briggs
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Mar 27, 2008 1:11 am
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That's a great story, well done! I love the spirit of that adventure and hope there will be a photo writeup for the Bushwhacker. Judith ... From: Sandy Briggs ...
Judith
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Mar 27, 2008 3:20 am
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Hi all, It looks like my wife will not go where these boots are designed to go, she wore them around the block twice and that was all the use they have seen....
****************************************************************** ONE THOUSAND STRONG for ANCIENT FORESTS! RALLY and MARCH, Victoria, BC Saturday, March 29,...
Jules Thomson
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Mar 28, 2008 5:51 pm
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Has anyone been up the Kludahk recently? Any idea about road conditions? I assume there is buckets of snow... Martin...
Hi Martin I was up there on Easter Saturday and there was lots of new snow - and has been more since. We couldn't even drive as far as Mile 4, though it was ...
Catrin
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Apr 1, 2008 5:53 am
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A flurry of climbing activity in the Rockies"Two major Canadian Rockies walls have had significant ascents in winter conditions: one by a first winter ascent,...
Jules Thomson
jethomso@...
Apr 5, 2008 9:18 pm
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A group of us went up to do the official alpine bird count for the Brant Wildlife Festival. We were Pteam Ptarmigan and never found one. Road conditions are...
Peter Rothermel
prother@...
Apr 6, 2008 4:46 am
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CALLING ALL SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND ACC MEMBERS (and friends) This Thursday April 10th at 7pm there is the first of (we hope) many ...
Hi folks. Just a short update re: the planned Spearhead Traverse ski trip May 17 - 19. One of the folks who will be joining me - Leonie Knaus - has kindly...
In spite of the cold spring weather ticks are already active and I got my first this year - and I hope my last - somewhere on Mt Braden on Sunday. Be alert to...
martin smith
martin_smith@...
Apr 8, 2008 5:34 pm
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Hi folks. I dropped by the downtown Victoria outlet of Valhalla Pure today at lunch and noticed a couple of big tables of lightly used AT and tele gear (i.e.,...
Hello all, I pass this along fyi. Cheers, Sandy ... Dear Friend of Sierra Club BC, We invite you to attend a multimedia presentation about BC's unique ...
Sandy Briggs
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Apr 10, 2008 4:01 pm
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Hi, I'm looking for AT gear: skis: 150-160 cm boots: women's size 7.5-8 bindings: whatever If anyone is looking to get rid of any of these, please let me know....
Dr. Josh Slatkoff
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Apr 10, 2008 5:41 pm
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Our Section is putting on a, day trip, crevasse rescue course on May 11th. It will be geared towards beginners as well as experienced participants. There is...
Peter Rothermel
prother@...
Apr 11, 2008 4:25 am
2203
Our Section is putting on an advanced course in winter skills: Ski Mountaineering Course- May 16 - 19. Bedwell Lakes... An advanced course, we hike & ski in to...