If you're going to Skaha, near Penticton, then I can lend you a book for the area. Email me to arrange a pick up time. Paul :-)
Yes, still interested... let's discuss this offline. My email address can be found here: https://bcmc.ca/PaulO. Can you make it to the BBQ and Social on Tuesday? I'd like to meet with you... possib...
How about Thursday August 27th or (preferred) Sunday August 30th? I have a 4WD. But I'd like to go with at least one person that has done it recently. Last time I did it was 9 years ago... we did i...
BCMC member Joe Wong is organizing (again) the annual Squamish bouldering charity competition, called "Squamish Rampage", together with Slacklife BC and Flow Acro Yoga. The competition will take plac...
I subscribe to ACC NewsNet and found this amazing info in their latest publication...
Google takes ‘street view’ to a new level Google maps has created a street view series that shows climbing The No...
Answer to question #1: David Scanlon took a short break and has returned to complete his term as club President.
Answer to question #3: the club's membership numbers are not as high as they were whe...
Not interested in a guide-led aid-climbing course this summer. And I like the idea of learning the basics using "regular" climbing gear... it'll be practical for more situations.
Early Fall can work for my schedule. I suspect it's more applicable to technical mountaineering anyway since aiding a very short section may be the crux to completing an otherwise moderate route. Pl...
I'm looking for some help organizing a Basic Anchor Building Practice and easy/moderate climbing day trip. I did this once before... most people understood the concepts but made simple mistakes becau...
I'm looking for a club member with Aid Climbing experience that would be willing to take a couple of experienced lead climbers out for a day of "Intro" Aid Climbing. If you're willing to take four of...
I have the greatest respect for those few club members that have volunteered their valuable time to help less experienced members learn essential skiing, climbing and mountaineering skills.
I also tr...
hi An,
When are you available for trips... some weekdays or only weekends? I suggest you keep an eye on the club event schedule for upcoming outdoor climbing trips that are good for newer climbers....
I got up on the log "bridge" on Saturday and went part way across. The log looked more like 18-24" in diameter and about 15m (50ft) long.
The Climber's Access Society of BC is requesting climbers not climb at Quarry Rock until issues are resolved. They posted the following notice:
The Climber's Access Society of BC is working diligentl...
Nice video PaulK... thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to joining the trail building crew this Saturday. Paul :-)
Some members may find this interesting... the BCMC Executive is split (5:Yes, 5:No, 3:Undecided) on whether to postpone the upcoming SGM from mid-June to mid-July. The reason for the request is the l...
Hey Doug, regarding point #6, which reads:
"The Board would consist of the President, Past President, Treasurer and Secretary and at least four other Directors (but no more than eight other Director...
Hey Chris, regarding your comment:
"Secondly, trip organizers currently submit trip feedback after a trip is complete. With the elimination of "Associate" and "Active", perhaps trip organizers (es...
I updated the list of "Manage Your Account" direct links on the "My Account" page to what you see below. Please note that only the first three links will work in this list since the last four links d...
I have made a change to the BCMC website that some members may notice (I suspect most will not). I decided to remove (hide) access to the "Member Videos" section of the website because a component in...
For the record, if at least 75% of the Active (voting) club members at the upcoming Special General Meeting approve funding for the Watersprite Lake Hut project then I will add an online Hut Reservat...
I forwarded your request to our club volunteer that has found and created most of our discount deals in the last 2 years... Werner. Unfortunately he's currently unavailable so you many not get a resp...
I'd like to see plans for a $60,000 hut... even with the assumption that will mean a large decrease in interior space. Include the eco-toilet... that's a smart idea. Seems that larger and easily acc...
Thanks Dave. I there a summer and/or winter close-up photo available of were the proposed cabin would be located?
Nice Photo Ed. A couple of questions. Based on this photo, would the proposed cabin site be on the other side of the lake? If so the I assume two things: 1) people hiking to it in the summer would...