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Alpine Club of Canada! – thanks to Elizabeth Parker

O Canada! Without Elizabeth Parker, the Alpine Club of Canada would just be a chapter of the American Alpine Club. Soon after the American Alpine Club was founded in 1902, its first president proposed creating a Canadian chapter. Arthur O. Wheeler, a Canadian surveyor and mountaineer wrote to Canadian newspapers in support of the proposition. Originally from Nova Scotia, Elizabeth Parker had joined the Manitoba Free Press as a journalist in 1904 and became familiar Read more…

By Michele Eickholt, ago

Cameron Lake Hut Edmonton Section Trip Jan 17-20, 2025

by Travis Warwick AboutThe Cameron Lake Hut is a winter only hut for the ACC. It was first built in 1929. I chose this location for a ski touring trip for several reasons. Having visited many times in the summer, I seen the potential for some great skiing in the winter given the right conditions. Elevation of the cabin is around 1800m with some nearby peaks around 2500m. The forest fires of 2017 have opened Read more…

By Jarett Stastny, ago

A perspective on the ACC and Environmental Issues, 1982-2001

By Alison Dinwoodie It sometimes pays to be a pack rat! When I was asked to write something for the Edmonton Section’s centennial publication about my time with the ACC Environment Committee(s), I didn’t know where to start. However, upon digging through my old files, I realized that the ACC was really the start of my second career as a so-called “environmentalist.” I much prefer the term “steward,” as this implies keeping the land in Read more…

By Jarett Stastny, ago

Celebrating 125 Years of Swiss Mountain Guiding in Western Canada

For some members of the ACC community the influence Swiss mountain guides had on mountain culture in Canada is well know. For others, the Swiss impact may be less clear, with a vague thought of Swiss style chalets and ski instruction. I recently had the privilege of attending the 125th Anniversary of Swiss Mountains Guides in Western Canada, an event held in Golden, B.C. and organized by the Swiss Edelweiss Village Association and Golden BC Read more…

By Jarett Stastny, ago

ACC x MEC Speaker Series: Eva Capolla

On September 8, the ACC Edmonton Section collaborated with the national ACC office and the downtown MEC store to host a speaker series event. The event featured Eva Capolla, who is an accomplished filmmaker, editor, and storyteller with a passion for mountain and alpine pursuits. Known for her ability to craft compelling narratives, Capolla has merged her love for the outdoors with her filmmaking, creating documentaries that explore human experiences in extreme environments. Her work Read more…

By Jarett Stastny, ago

ACC Edmonton and the AHA

From Greg Hartman, ACC Edmonton Environment and Access Coordinator ACC Edmonton has joined the Alberta Hiking Association (AHA) as an organizational member alongside more than 20 other hiking and outdoor clubs. The AHA is the voice of hikers in the province and a strong advocate for access to trails and protection of surrounding landscapes. The AHA is a recognized stakeholder at meetings with tourism, industry, and government, and represents the interests of hikers as a Read more…

By Jarett Stastny, ago

Wheeler Hut – Easter – Trip report

Submitted by:  Jean-Olivier Berger I’d like to start by apologizing about the fact that we had to turn so many people away, we had an excess of interested people but could not fit everyone in. The next few lines will not help my case… we had a BLAST! The kids had a wonderful time with hours of playing in the snow and coming back in the hut because their clothes could not soak up anymore Read more…

By Jarett Stastny, ago

If You Build It, They Will Come

The Story of the YEG ACC Ice Wall Famous it may be, but the familiar idiom “If you build it they will come” is actually a misquote from the 1989 baseball movie Field of Dreams. The actual quote is:” If you build it, he will come” (not they). The film itself is a metaphor for pursuing your dreams, and when used in the context of the ACC Edmonton Section dreams, the “they” certainly fits best. Read more…

By Lauren Styles, ago

Trip Report: February 18-21 Lake Louise-area Nordic Touring

Seven ACCers converged on the Lake Louise area for a long weekend of backcountry Nordic day tours February 19th, 20th, and 21st. Three potential new converts to the free-heel fraternity joined this trip, taking advantage of the club’s loaner avy gear and finding that Wilson Mountain Sports in Lake Louise rents backcountry Nordic skis and skins. Good snow and moderate avalanche conditions promised to show them a good time. Saturday’s objective was Molar Meadows via Read more…

By David Moon, ago

Trip Report: AST 2 : 6-7-8-9 Jan 2022

6 of us spent our first day in the Canmore legion refreshing our AST 1 base knowledge of the snow theory and adding new skills to become independant and competent decision makers in avalanche terrain. Day two was spent in Kananaskis Country, climbing up into Sentinel Bowl to reach Purple Pass where we found waist deep snow. Apparently this was a rare occurrence in the Rockies. Despite all this fresh snow, we found no trace Read more…

By David Moon, ago

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