ALSO KNOWN AS GLOBAL WEIRDING WEEK 2017PHOTOS BY LLOYD WOLFF Our week of sillyness began on a Sunday morning in Blue River, BC. Strapping boxes of food, kegs of beer, duffels of clothes and two sombreros to large toboggans, we got ready to sled into our home for the week: Read more…
The Section has developed a new course subsidy policy for Section Volunteers that can be viewed here or on the website at accedmonton.ca/training/coordinating-trips (scroll to bottom). A few highlights: Total available subsidy funding has been doubled for 2017. This is a great year to take a course and expand on your first Read more…
Great opportunity for aspiring and active Trip Coordinators here! The ACC’s National Leadership Development Committee is offering a free training course, Top Rope Rock Climbing Leaderership, to be held in Canmore. And yes, it’s free! This course is intended for experienced or aspiring ACC volunteer leaders who wish to lead Read more…
March Monthly Meeting – Tuesday March 21st @ 7pm-9pm NEW MEETING TIME!!! 7:00PM INSTEAD OF 7:30PM! Location: Old Strathcona Performing Arts Center Day Trip Speed Traverses in the Canadian Rockies by Peter Knight Peter will share a slide or two on the history in the area (Original Great Divide traverse Read more…
Join trip co-ordinators Ann, Donna and Lil for their annual Chicks With Picks ice climbing weekend. Stepping up this year, the 2017 CWP features two days instruction and practice with ACMG guide Sarah Hueniken. This is an opportunity to build your ice climbing skills, which includes everything from the principals Read more…
For past WIM graduates who would like a refresher. We have space available on the hostel based skills weekends THIS WEEKEND Feb 4, 5 NEXT WEEKEND Feb 11, 12. Cost $60 for the hostel. Contact vicechair@accedmonton.ca ASAP if interested.
February Monthly Meeting – Tuesday February 21st @ 7pm-9pm NEW MEETING TIME!!! 7:00PM INSTEAD OF 7:30PM! Winter backpacking: Lessons Learned How to safely plan for a winter backpacking trip by Beata Kaznowski Backpacking itself is challenging but add winter to the mix and it’s a whole new ball game. This Read more…
We have had some last minute openings in our scheduled AST2 course. February 1-5, inclusive. Based out of Lake Louise to cover both Rockies and BC snow packs. This is an excellent opportunity to take your AST2 from accomplished Mountain Guide and Edmonton section member Cyril Shokoples. Cost $500. Eligible Read more…
New for 2017, Bryan Hyshka will be leading folks through his favorite trails in Edmonton on a “Valley Trek” Series from January through to March. Valley Treks are long walks designed for nature lovers and cover mostly multi-use and single-track trails. We end in the same place we start so Read more…
Brandon Pullan will be offering our section a presentation on his experiences with climbing and will be promoting his book “The Bold and Cold” Brandon Pullan graduated from Ontario’s Lakehead University and moved to Canmore, Alberta, shortly after finishing his studies. He started writing for publications in the late ’90s Read more…