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 - May 12th, 2026
Informal Gear Swap
and
Backwater Corners of the Coast Mountains
by Glenn Woodsworth

Join us at the ANZA club May 12th for next BCMC club social! Doors will open at 7 for an informal gear swap, followed by our guest speaker Glenn Woodsworth. His presentation is entitled: Backwater Corners of the Coast Mountains

Glenn Woodsworth has been exploring the lesser known parts of the Coast Mountains for over 60 years, sometimes on his own and sometimes with legends like Dick Culbert. In this talk he will show photos from areas including the Seven Sisters, the Howson Range, and, closer to home, the Raleigh-Gilbert area. Although far less visited than the Waddington or Ape Lake areas, these regions have quiet charms of their own that are well worth visiting.

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

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