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September Monthly Meeting
Join us for our AGM – each current board member will give you a short report on their activity over the past year and have time to answer any questions the membership may have.
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Introduction to Scrambling
Are you a competent hiker looking to expand your possibilities? Or a sport climber looking to gain confidence moving in un-roped terrain? Well this might be for you!
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Annual Summer BBQ
This is our annual social event for the club. Come out and enjoy the beautiful weather (we have indoor if the definition of beautiful has been stretched too far)! Meet fellow members, enjoy a fabulous meal, play some games and have some ice cold beverages!
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Mountaineering First Aid
We’ve got space available on this weekend’s, May 13-14, Emergency Mountaineering First Aid course held HERE in Edmonton. Don’t forget we have special subsidies for trip coordinators taking first aid courses!!
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Trip Coordinator Orientation & Trip Planning Meeting
May 17, 7:00 pm @ McKernan Community Hall. Click here to RSVP! The Edmonton Section of the ACC is hosting an open-door Trip Coordinator Orientation and Trip Planning session for members and the public. This event is geared towards current and aspiring volunteers interested in the following topics: Coordinating and co-leading trips in Spring/Summer/Fall 2017 Mentorship opportunities Updated guidelines and section policies regarding first aid training Trip management (planning, communications, and waiver administration) How to Read more…
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New Scrambling Guidebook Q&A
Ben Nearingburg and Eric Coulthard have written a guidebook to scrambling in the northern Rockies. Both long-time active Edmonton Section members, Ben and Eric will be hosting a slideshow and book launch at our May Monthly Meeting. Here’s a short interview with them, make sure to come out on May 23 to meet them in person! A Peakbagger’s Guide to the Canadian Rockies has something for everyone looking to enjoy the splendour of Canada’s mountains. What originally drew each Read more…
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May Monthly Meeting
NEW MEETING TIME!!! 7:00PM INSTEAD OF 7:30PM! From Bushwhacking to Book WritingAn Evening with Ben and Eric of“A Peakbagger’s Guide to the Canadian Rockies: North” Ben and Eric will share some slides of interesting and amusing moments from trips in the book and share some tidbits of extra info. Their book will hopefully be just hot off the press and available for purchase (and autographs) too! “Ben Nearingburg is an instructor, author, and guide who Read more…
Trip Reports
Winter Camping in Mosquito Creek
NATHAN RIDER The morning dawned bright and early. Well actually, it was not dawn, and it was not bright. Instead, it was pitch black when Brian, Paul, and I left Edmonton for Mosquito Creek – 4:00 AM to be exact. Due to some work-related delays, the three of us had left on Saturday morning instead of Friday night. Undaunted, Brian bravely drove through fog and over hill to arrive in our beloved mountains at 8:30 Read more…
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Free Indoor Climbing Afternoon @ UofA Sunday April 9th Is MODIFIED
The UofA Wilson Climbing Center’s high wall is closed from April 4th – April 12th. As a result there will be no roped climbing for our upcoming free climbing afternoon on Sunday April 9th. We hope to see you every Thursday night at VIRG for our informal climbing night!
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Edmonton Section Members Recognized With ACC National Awards!
Back in December, eight exceptional volunteers were nominated for the ACC’s national-level leadership and service awards. We are thrilled to announce that all of these nominations were successful! Read below for details and some highlights from their nomination entries. The Silver Rope for Leadership Award was awarded to both Robert Denson and Rick Checkland, for demonstrating technical skills and leadership abilities of a high caliber in mountaineering (alpine, ice, rock, and ski), over many years. Read more…