Information for Participants
If you're interested in becoming a BCMC Member, but are unsure what the club offers, then join as a Guest Member. You'll have 30 days to see what the BCMC is about and join club trips to meet others interested in hiking, snowshoeing, rock/ice climbing, skiing and/or mountaineering.
If you're already a BCMC member and looking for way to meet climbing and/or mountaineering partners for privately planned trips, then check out the club's members-only Partner List. Please note that member-organized 'private' trips are not monitored by the BCMC [British Columbia Mountaineering Club]. Hence it's the responsibility of each participant to assess the trip's potential risks and join at their own discretion.
For those BCMC members keen to organize club trips, there is a now an annual PRO DISCOUNT DEAL with up to 50% savings on outdoor gear being offered to those who have organized four or more successful club trips within the previous 12 months. To learn more, please visit the Membership Benefits page or email the BCMC Marketing Team.
Cancelled: the trip organizer cancelled the trip.
Pending: this trip is hidden pending approval.
Members Only: only BCMC members can attend.
Screening: the trip organizer will screen participants.
Joined: indicates you have joined the trip list.Sat 15Weekend: trip scheduled for a holiday or weekend.
Thur 20Weekday: event planned for mid-week workday.
BCMC Trip List
| Dates | Trip Information | Participants | Organizer |
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Dec 2019
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Sat 7 to Sat 7 |
Backcountry Skiing
 Grade: B2
 Members Only
 Screening
Laid back ski tour to warm up for the upcoming season
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Lea Jovanovic | ||||||
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Sat 7 to Sat 7 |
Snowshoeing
Grade: C2
Members Only
Screening
Panorama Ridge from the Helm Creek side.
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Geoffrey Dosman | ||||||
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Sat 7 to Sat 7 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: B3
Members Only
Screening
Point-and-shoot in the Blackcomb near-country
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Jim Nosella | ||||||
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Sat 7 to Sat 7 |
Snowshoeing
Grade: D2
Chilliwack area - long bushwack
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Alastair Ferries | ||||||
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Sat 7 to Sun 8 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B5
Members Only
Learn critical glacier travel safety skills essential for Winter mountaineering
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Oudina Cherfi | ||||||
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Sat 7 to Sun 8 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B2
Members Only
A 2 day weekend course learning essentials for Backcountry enthusiasts
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Oudina Cherfi | ||||||
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Sat 7 to Sat 7 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: B2
Screening
Early easy going trip near Mt Fee
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Michael Deacon | ||||||
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Sun 8 to Sun 8 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: B2
Members Only
Whistler slack country beacon search and touring
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Wayne Pattern | ||||||
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Sun 8 to Sun 8 |
Ice Climbing
Grade: A5
Screening
Ice climbing in DLR - WI3-4 depending on the line and ice quality
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Mohammad Pahrbod | ||||||
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Tue 10 to Tue 10 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: B3
Members Only
Screening
Call for volunteers for the the BCMC Intro to Backcountry Skiing/Splitboarding Course
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Philippe Alma | ||||||
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Tue 10 to Tue 10 |
Social
Grade: A1
BCMC Social presentation open to both members & non-members. ANZA club, main hall. Cash bar & snacks served.
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Susanne Postill | ||||||
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Wed 11 to Wed 11 |
Indoor Climbing
Grade: A5
After work climbing
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Shannon Healy | ||||||
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Thu 12 to Thu 12 |
Hiking
Grade: A2
Celebrating the Winter Solstice
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Anders Ourom | ||||||
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Fri 13 to Sun 15 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: B3
Screening
skiing at Kees and Claire Hut
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Paul Schrimpf | ||||||
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Sat 14 to Sun 15 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B2
Members Only
Learn critical avalanche safety skills. AST1 is required for many club trips
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Oudina Cherfi | ||||||
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Sat 14 to Sun 15 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B3
Members Only
Up your avalanche game with AST2 with MSAA
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Oudina Cherfi | ||||||
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Sat 14 to Sat 14 |
Ice Climbing
Grade: A5
Members Only
Screening
Ice climbing in DLR - WI3-4 depending on the line and ice quality
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Mohammad Pahrbod | ||||||
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Sun 15 to Sun 15 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: C2
Members Only
Screening
Touring to the hut and back on the winter route
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Lea Jovanovic | ||||||
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Tue 17 to Tue 17 |
Practice
Grade: A1
Put fresh batteries in your beacon and remember how to use the thing
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Jim Nosella | ||||||
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Fri 20 to Sun 22 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: B2
Members Only
Screening
A weekend of ski touring in the Elfin Lakes area
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Wayne Pattern | ||||||
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Sat 21 to Sun 22 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B2
Members Only
Learn critical avalanche safety skills. AST1 is required for many club trips
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Oudina Cherfi | ||||||
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Sun 22 to Sun 22 |
Snowshoeing
Grade: B2
Members Only
Screening
Early winter snowshoe to Alpen mountain, above Squamish
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Brittany Zenger | ||||||
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Fri 27 to Tue 31 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: C4
Members Only
Screening
Three days of touring in Rogers Pass
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Wayne Pattern | ||||||
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Sat 28 to Sun 29 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B2
Members Only
Learn critical avalanche safety basics to get you out in the backcountry safely. AST-1 is required for many club trips.
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Oudina Cherfi |
Jan 2020
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Wed 1 to Wed 1 |
Other
Grade: A1
Members Only
Screening
A limited printing of 110 copies of the 2019 *The BC Mountaineer* journal with over 110 pages and colour photos.
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Chris Ludwig | ||||||
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Sat 4 to Sun 5 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B2
Members Only
A 2 day weekend course learning essentials for Backcountry enthusiasts
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Oudina Cherfi | ||||||
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Fri 10 to Sun 12 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: C3
Members Only
Screening
Gathering of splitboarders in the best zone in the country; Rogers Pass
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Jim Nosella | ||||||
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Sat 11 to Sun 12 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B5
Members Only
Learn critical glacier travel safety skills essential for Winter mountaineering
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Oudina Cherfi | ||||||
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Sat 11 to Sat 11 |
Instructional Program
Grade: B2
Members Only
Screening
A fun day for those who have never skied outside a resort and would like to pick up backcountry skiing this winter!
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Steve Yun | ||||||
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Tue 14 to Tue 14 |
Social
Grade: A1
BCMC Social presentation open to both members & non-members. ANZA club, main hall. Cash bar & snacks served.
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Susanne Postill | ||||||
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Sat 18 to Sun 19 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: B2
Members Only
Screening
Overnight ski trip to the Watersprite Hut.
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Joe Blakeman | ||||||
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Sat 18 to Sun 19 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B2
Members Only
Learn critical avalanche safety skills. AST1 is required for many club trips
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Oudina Cherfi | ||||||
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Thu 23 to Fri 24 |
Ice Climbing
Grade: B5
Screening
Moderate Ice Climbing around Lillooet WI3,4 - 2 Days
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Werner Grzimek | ||||||
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Sat 25 to Sat 25 |
Snowshoeing
Grade: D2
Screening
Fraser Canyon - across from Yale
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Alastair Ferries | ||||||
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Sat 25 to Sun 26 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B3
Members Only
AST2 advanced avalanche skills course, Jan 25-26 and Feb 1-2
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Oudina Cherfi |
Feb 2020
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Sat 1 to Sun 2 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: B2
Screening
Ski or snowshoe into the hut for the weekend
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Brian Sheffield | ||||||
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Sat 15 to Sat 22 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: B3
Screening
A week of skiing in Smithers
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David Robertson | ||||||
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Tue 18 to Sun 23 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: C2
Screening
Visit BCMC's North Creek hut deep winter 2020.
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Jim Nosella | ||||||
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Sat 22 to Sun 23 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B2
Members Only
Learn critical avalanche safety skills. AST1 is required for many club trips
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Oudina Cherfi | ||||||
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Sat 22 to Sun 23 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B2
Members Only
Learn crevasse rescue for ski touring/splitboarding
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Oudina Cherfi | ||||||
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Sat 29 to Sun 1 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: B3
Screening
A weekend of backcountry skiing
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Brian Sheffield |
Mar 2020
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Sat 14 to Sun 15 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B3
Members Only
Up your avalanche game with AST2 with MSAA
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Oudina Cherfi | ||||||
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Sat 14 to Sun 15 |
Guided Instruction
Grade: B2
Members Only
Learn critical avalanche safety skills. AST1 is required for many club trips
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Oudina Cherfi | ||||||
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Sat 21 to Sat 28 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: C3
Screening
A week of backcountry skiing out of the Pebble Creek Hut
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Brian Sheffield | ||||||
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Fri 27 to Mon 30 |
Rock Climbing
Grade: A5
Members Only
Screening
Three days of climbing in the Skaha bluffs
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Esteban Guisado |
Apr 2020
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Thu 2 to Wed 3 |
Mountaineering
Grade: D5
Screening
Canadian Kanchenjunga SW Face expedition, Spring 2020
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John Gill | ||||||
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Thu 2 to Mon 27 |
Hiking
Grade: C2
Screening
Trek accompanying the 2020 Canadian Kanchenjunga expedition
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John Gill |
May 2020
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Sun 17 to Fri 5 |
Expedition
Grade: D5
Members Only
Screening
Climbing Denali via the West Buttress Route
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Philippe Lambrette |
Oct 2020
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Sat 10 to Sat 10 |
Rock Climbing
Grade: C5
Let's climb the Apron, Chief (Diedre or Banana Peel)
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Jimmy Choi | ||||||
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Thu 15 to Thu 15 |
Backcountry Skiing
Grade: B3
Members Only
Screening
Gin peak via Hanging Lake
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Chris Langdon | ||||||
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Wed 21 to Wed 21 |
Snowshoeing
Grade: A2
Members Only
Screening
Ride gondola (or hike BCMC trail) up to Grouse chalet; then 3.5 hour snowshoe/microspike
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Mark Latham |