BCMC - Club Socials

BCMC Socials (last 3 added)

The BCMC holds its social meetings at the ANZA Club on the second Tuesday of every month (except July and August). If you are interested in presenting, or if you have a presentation scheduled, you can find the instructions to presenters here

BCMC SOCIAL EVENT - April 14th, 2026

‘Extreme Sightseeing on Baffin Island': A Ski Traverse Among Some of the World’s Greatest Rock Walls by Manrico Scremin

Manrico Scremin, his wife Liz, and three friends did a three-week, 135 km ski traverse on the remote east coast of Baffin Island in Canada’s Nunavut territory. Their meandering route took them past some of the greatest rock walls in the world. Many of those spires and walls make the Grand Wall on the Stawamus Chief look like a little neighbourhood crag.

The Clyde River area on Baffin Island attracts climbers, base jumpers, and steep couloir skiers from around the world. Manrico and Liz have done numerous ski, backpack, and canoe trips in the arctic including three trips on Baffin Island and two trips on Ellesmere Island which is the world’s second most northerly island after Greenland.

One of the peaks to be shown in this presentation has a physical feature which is a world record. Come to the presentation to see which peak and what record!

Location: The Anza Club, #3, West 8th Ave., Vancouver | 19+ | Doors Open: 7:00 PM, Event Starts: 7.30 PM

BCMC SOCIAL EVENT - March 10th, 2026
Glaciers — Climate's "Canaries in the Coal Mine" - by Dr. John Clague

John Clague is Emeritus Professor at Simon Fraser University. He worked as a Research Scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada from 1975 until 1998. In 1998 he accepted a faculty position in Department of Earth Sciences at Simon Fraser University. Clague is a leading authority in environmental earth sciences, natural hazards, and climate change. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former President of the Geological Association of Canada, Past-President of the International Union for Quaternary Research, and Past-President of the Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC). He received an Honorary PhD from the University of Waterloo in 2017 and in 2020 was inducted as an Officer of the Order of Canada. Clague is currently Editor-in-Chief of the journal Natural Hazards.

Location: The Anza Club, #3, West 8th Ave., Vancouver | 19+ | Doors Open: 7:00 PM, Event Starts: 7.30 PM

BCMC SOCIAL EVENT - February 10th, 2026

Exploring the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield and Kapella Headwaters

As ongoing website administrator and editor for the club, Francis Bailey is an active BCMC member that was awarded an expedition grant for 2025 for two separate trips. Francis explored the Ha-Iltzuk glacier in May with Calum Macdonald, Gabriel Robinson-Leith and Garrick Byers where they reached the top of 7 previously unclimbed peaks. In July Francis Bailey and Andrea Tate participated in a second trip to the Kapella Headwaters where they ascended five previously unclimbed peaks.

Location: The Anza Club, #3, West 8th Ave., Vancouver | 19+ | Doors Open: 7:00 PM, Event Starts: 7.30 PM