At a Glance
- Highlights from the 2024 NSH AGM
- New President's Message
- NSH Christmas party, December 22
- Hiking gets better in the 70’s
- Expressions of interest for hiking the Julien Alps in Slovenia in July 2025
- Information for new leaders
- Nordic Wrecks are looking for new members
2024 AGM
Twenty five members of the club attended the AGM on November 25. Highlights from the meeting:
-New president: Diane Whiteley
-New Vice President: Roger Francois
-our annual donations to the 4 SARs( Lions Bay, North Shore, Whistler, Squamish) was increased from $100 to $200 to each search and rescue organization.
- a Website Committee of 5 people was formed to address our website issues
-11 AGM attendees selected their club logo cycling jerseys available free of charge to all leaders of one or more activities in 2024. Your next opportunity to select your jersey, if you qualify, is the Club Christmas party, Sunday, December 22 at the 374 Engine Pavilion.
New President's Message:
I feel both privileged and excited to be your new president!
As my first official action as president, I want to say a great big thank you to our outgoing president, Cristina Jacob. During her two-year term, Cristina has been not only an excellent president but also a jack-of-all-eExecutive Committee-trades, assuming a variety of roles as needed. What roles you ask? At various times during her term she has been Acting Webmaster, Treasurer, News Editor, Social Convener, and Delegate to FMCBC. She has also led numerous hikes and snowshoe/nordic ski trips. And, instead of taking a well-deserved rest, Cristina is continuing on the Executive Committee as Treasurer and Delegate to FMCBC. So, thank you very, very much, Cristina!
At the AGM we had a brief discussion of ideas for day hikes, multi-day trips and other outdoor activities in 2025. It’s going to be a great year with a variety of trips. Check the schedule regularly.
Please consider volunteering for the Executive Committee. We are in urgent need of a Webmaster and News Editor. And, there are a variety of other vacant positions.
I’d love to hear from you. Send me your ideas for trips or other activities that you think will help the club flourish. Email me at president@northshorehikers.org
I hope to see you at the club holiday get together/lights walk! Diane Whiteley
Christmas party, Sunday, December 22, 2-4pm
The party will be held at the Engine 374 Pavilion, near the Roundhouse in Yaletown.
The location is easily accessible by bus or Skytrain. Free parking available around the corner of Marinaside Crescent with Drake Street
The club will provide festive refreshments. The Pavilion is fully decorated for Christmas but dress warm as the indoor heating is not up to par.
The party will be followed by a walk through downtown Vancouver to admire the seasonal decorations.
Register either for the party or the walk, or both, with Cristina Jacob at cristina.jacob@gmail.com
Hiking gets better in the 70s’!!
By Cristina Jacob - This year, Emilia, Helen and I joined the Chilliwack Outdoor Club for a fabulous 14-day trekking in the Dolomites. We did Via Alpina 1, at a sustained effort of 15 km, 1000m plus elevation gain on a daily basis.
And Emilia was in a stellar hiking 
condition - at a much higher level of fitness that I remember her in the 2019 NSH trekking extravaganza from Chamonix to Zermatt.
So I asked what is the secret and I was told to do the following:
- CLIMB 4 times a day 10 flights of stairs
- HIKE 3 times a week the Grouse Grind or the BCMC trail
- CARRY on All hikes an extra heavy pack( extra relative to your regular pack)
Try it to see if it works for you. It certainly worked for Emilia!
Expressions of Interest- hiking Julien Alps in Slovenia, July 2025
If interested, please contact Cristina Jacob at cristina.jacob03@gmail.com
I intend to go hiking in Slovenia in July. I will be using a trekking company from Slovenia. Right now my dates of choice are 5-12 of July. I am somewhat flexible on the dates but I need to be in Switzerland on July 14 for a family reunion. The Slovenia 7 nights/8day hiking trip starts in Ljubljana and ends in Ljubljana. It is fully guided for the hiking portion, and all transportation of participants and their luggage is included ( for the two nights hut accommodation you need to pack light!) More info can be found on the slovenia-trips.com website.
Information for new activity leaders
We need more leaders of activities. It can be a hike of any degree of difficulty, a cycle, a walk, or a social event- like inviting the club to your house for dinner. JUST KIDDING! And if you lead an activity do not forget to take a picture of the signup sheet and any guest waiver, and send them to our SignupSheets Secretary (Carol Kautz) signupsheets@
Nordic Wrecks is looking for new members
The Nordic Wrecks is a great club. They have very friendly members and enjoy the great outdoors in the winter on cross country skis or snowshoes. Membership cost is a low $20 and with that you can enjoy all day or multi-day trips without the concerns of driving. All of their trips are on warm buses equipped with seatbelts and washrooms.
Their website is nordicwreck.org
Please feel free to contact Jeannette Blanchard (President of Nordic Wrecks) at 604 520-1052 or jeannette_