Varsity Outdoor Club Journal / / r VOLUME XXXIII 1990 The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada AN INTERVIEW WITH C.S. BUNGI The Varsity Outdoor Club Journal (VOCJ) interviews CS. Bungi, the legendary and mysterious founding member of the VOC. VOCJ: Do you remember Longhike? C.S.: Longhike? VOCJ: Remember? It was back before 24921 papers, 2379 exams, 87,721.36 classes (never could get to that Monday morning class on time), 109 trips (63 of which were bushwhacks), and 8327.6 cinnamon buns (dropped a few) and 75 baseball games (Eric). CS.: Oh that Longhike! Who could forget: over 100 people, the Rockschool invasion of Smoke Bluffs (spearheaded by Andy), guitars, exploding stereo, tossing green linguini, awesome pancakes (food by Fern, thanks), meeting new friends in the hot tubl!! and getting involved with the VDS. VOCJ: Did you get to Leavenworth? CS.: Yeah, you folks are crazy! One party, led by Mr. Headlamp and All Night Eric, climbed ‘til 3:00 AM and missed a Thanksgiving BBQ dinner for 30 (sounds like a Pacheco trip). There were too many cobs of corn, too many yams, too much salad and too many beer for dinner, but (sorry Eric, Celeste, Duhane and Craig) we ate it all! Can’t forget climbing over our heads, swimming in Icicle Creek, tent hopping (Ken), the SWRCC and a couple of close shaves with Don. Good time that. VOCJ: And Glacier School? CS.: I could hardly find it! Two days in waist deep snow and we never even saw a glacier. The instructors pitched in and helped carry Chrystal’s wardrobe and then racing around trying to set up camp before the storm hit. The best part was watching Tanya, Chrystal and Kathleen put up their tent ‘I though you brought the poles?”. Then I got stuck “on the other side”. VOCJ: You met the Squamish Highway Rockslide, did you? CS.: Indeed I did, during the Halloween Party at Mike’s place. The Squamish Highway Landslides won first prize. Beer, Andy in lycra, beer, Eric as a baseball (or something like that), beer, Celeste and Diane as Hula Mountaineers, and beer. Full contact apple bobbing - my ears are still full of water! VOCJ: We’ve heard rumours that you took a VOC group down to Smith Rocks and their shouting kept all the campers awake at night. C.S.: Yup! Had a lot of fun with the Rock Guru Groupies, pre-orgy tickle fights, even came back with a tan and a pet snake (Flat Fred we call ‘im), may he rest in peace. Still have indigestion from the Golden Trough. VOCJ: What was your favourite trip? CS.: Hard to say, maybe the Singing Trip to Diamond Head, or Yak Peak with all the awesome sun and snow, or Black Tusk and hanging out in a great snow cave, It was cool going back to VEEOCEE Mountain again, extra snowshoes anyone? VOCJ: Sounds like you’ve had a busy year. Did you write anything for the Journal? CS.: Naw, i’m too busy having fun and there are too many prolific writers in the club. I like to These figures are based on UBC averages, corrected for the size of the club, then totally fudged. remain anonymous. Thanks to everyone who wrote articles and spared me the work. I.ooks like it’s going to be a fat Journal this year, must have been a big effort. VOCJ: It wasn’t toooo bad, had lots help with typing, advertising, photography, etc. (thanks Karma, Paul, Celeste, Liii, Marilyn, Chris, Ken, Andy...), and thanks to Noel for all the neat sketches. Rock and Ice, eat yer heart out! VOCJ: What are you doing for the summer? CS.: First I’m going to crash the Banquet (I’m hoping to get an impromptu goon award) then to the newly revived Sphinx Camp for a reeaal party. Then there’s the summer BBQ’s, evenings at Lighthouse Park... Trips... Tent hopping... VOCJ: Is there anything you’d like to say to your admirers? C.S.: Well folks, if you want adventure, put your boots on and go! / CONTENTS PAGE AN INTERVIEW WITH CS. BUNGI I VOC EXECUTIVE 1990-91 5 GRAD NEWS 6 SOCIAL SCENE 7 SPRING 11 Slightly Lost on the Neve 12 Jan Palaty Looking For Mt. Garibaldi 13 Jan Palaty Carmanah Valley 14 Tom Baumann “A Neat Place With Bears and Stuff’ 15 Jan Palaty - Yosemite 1990 16 Eric Clemson A Ski Traverse 23 Jan Palaty SUMMER 37 Angel’s Crest - An Exercise In Failure 38 Jeff Greenwood Panther Peak 40 Nick Folkard Crown Mountain the Long Way 41 Drew Brayshaw Grainger Peak, South Pillar 42 Andy and Muriel Pacheco Brent Mountain 45 Tom Baumann In Search of Orcas 46 Dave Pfeiffer First Canadian Ascent of Kazbek 47 Craig Hollinger Radium Lake 50 Tom Baumann Canadians on Elbrus 51 Craig Hof linger Skyline Trail (Manning Park) 54 Tom Baumann Rock, Ice and Honeymooners 54 Jan Palaty Right Lane Ends 59 Patrick Hajek Celeste Brosseau A 50 Foot Pitch 65 David B. Williams Four Days One Summer 66 Eric Clemson Birth of an Oreo Andista 69 Ken Legg AUTUMN . 73 Tenquille Lake 74 Andy Pacheco Diamond Head and Cat Lake 76 John McCarter Ascent of Blanshard Peak 78 Fern Hietkainp Some Memories of Longhike 79 Drew Brayshaw Conquering Mount Samson 81 Christopher Brayshaw But it’s only 5,7? 82 Celeste Brosseau Snow Lakes Hike (Leavenworth) 86 Fem Hietkamp Death By Chocolate 86 David Way WINTER 88 Winter Climbing in the Pantheon Range 89 Chris Cooper Canadian Border Peak in Winter 90 Craig Hollinger Keith’s Hut the Hard Way 92 Jan Palaty The West Lion in Winter 93 John McCarter Marilyn Nones How Not to Telernark 94 Celeste Brosseau My Furthest and Toughest Hike 95 Tom Baumann Avalanche? 96 Rob Judge Avalanche School 97 Charles Evans Microwaves and Snow Caves 97 Denie Robichaud Mt. Matier 99 Dave Pfeiffer Welch Peak-Northwest Face 101 John McCarter Welch Peak N.W. Face 101 Ken Legg Mt. Harvey, North Face 103 Peter Fredman A Priceless Trip 105 Brian Waddington VOC Mountain 105 Ken Legg SPECIAL FEATURES 111 Greg Bissegger in Joshua Tree 112 Scott Phillips Overland Through Africa 117 Jacki Backhouse Nepal: The Annapurna Circuit 119 Marilyn Noon Your Pot Is Your Lif& 127 Jan Palaty Lectures From the Left Side 129 Charles Evans An Article of People Quotes 130 David E Williams Pumping Plastic 132 Paul Kao Cragging 133 Eric Clemson Vogue 135 Paul Kao Strike a Pose 136 Paul Kao Eric’s Guide to Gourmet Cragging 137 Eric Clemson POETRY 144 A Sad Little Bonnet 145 Glacier School Misadventure 145 Reflections from Mount Seymour 146 The Cryomation of Powder MacPhee 147 VOC EXECUTiVE 1990-91 PRESIDENT Ken Legg VICE-PRESIDENT Wendy Waters TREASURER Peter Celliers SECRETARY Eric Nodwell QUARTER MASTER Eric Clemson FMCBC REPRESENTATIVE Andy/Muriel Pacheco TRIPS CO-ORDINATOR Dave Williams ARCHIVIST John Omielan PUBLIC RELATIONS John McCarter MEMBERSHIP Judy Needham SPECIAL PROJECTS Jan Palaty PUBLICATIONS OFFICER Craig Hollinger VOC EXECUTIVE 1989-90 PRESIDENT Muriel Pacheco VICE-PRESIDENT Eric Clemson TREASURER Reena Meijer-Drees SECRETARY Nick Folkard QUARTER MASTER Jan Palaty FMCBC REPRESENTATIVE Judy Needham TRIPS CO-ORDINATOR Andy Pacheco ARCHIVIST Brian Smith PUBLIC RELATIONS Jeff Grenwood MEMBERSHIP Alice Waterman SPECIAL PROJECTS Steve Dodds PUBLICATIONS OFFICER Ken Legg GRAD NEWS Rob Driscoll Interning in Victoria and still drives a ‘/W van. Bill Durtler Working in Calgary for Novatel atid making tons of money. Has been seen driving around in a small white $port$ car. Wait until you see his new $mile. Richard Howes Based in Germany now, or is it Australia or Canada. He and Catherine are living in Germany where she is teaching. Saskia Acton Interning in Calgary. Dave Robinson Working in Chetwyn B.C. since last summer building the world’s first zero discharge pulp mill. Roland Burton Still gets out into the mountains. Has been seen on a couple of VOC trips. Rich Lechleitner Working again as a ranger in the Grand Canyon (this time he’s being paid) Marilyn Noort Working at Sunny Hill Hospital as a speech therapist. Scott Phillips Working in Maple Ridge at Moli-Energy. Bruce Fairley Has taken over a law practice in Golden B.C. and is extremely active with the new Environment Committee of the ACC. Brad Nixon Living in Holland and flying for a Dutch airline. John Pringle Passed away in March 1991. He was active with the VOC in the early 1960’s and again in the 1980’s. Mike Smith Also active in the 1960’s and still gets out into the mountains once in a while. John Riddinton Passed away in January 1991. He was active with the VOC during the mid 1950’s. Alex Frid Back in Vancouver working for Western Canada Wilderness Comittee. Pierre Friely Out at SFU doing his masters degree. Anita Mietttinen Steve Dods Just returned from a trekking trip in Nepal and will be moving to Japan in March. Brad Boyle Alice Waterman Are now married. Peter Stone Teaching math at Sir Winfred Grenfell College in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland. Jennie Korn Moved back to the U.S. and is now working in Salt Lake City, Utah. Markus Kellerhals Quit his job and is now travelling. Erika Kellerhals Back at U.B.C. in Med School. Kobus Barnard Has finally graduated from Computer Scienc at S.F.U. Peter Fredman Finishing off his masters degree hack in Sweden. Came to Vancouver to work for six weeks this winter. 6 SOCIAL SCENE Banquet 1990 By all measures the VOC banquet was a success.