NEWS

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…

April Monthly Meeting – Tuesday April 18th @ 7pm-9pm NEW MEETING TIME!!! 7:00PM INSTEAD OF 7:30PM!  Moulins Exploring a Glacier from the Inside Out Kevin comes to talk to us about his moulin journey. What’s it like down there? When’s the best time to explore them? What are the biggest risks and how can you mitigate them? What can these moulins tell us about the glacier as a whole?  Kevin Abma has been exploring moulins 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 aid, leadership, and technical training! A new $200 subsidy for Wilderness First Aid is introduced, to promote the minimum required training for trip coordinators. Equivalencies 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 successful top rope rock climbing outings for their Sections, and who are interested in serving as a resource within their Sections for training other volunteer 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 done on cross country style skis, Skoki Lodge races) Inspiration (Europe: Mt. Blanc, Haute Route, West Coast: Spearhead, Mt. Rainier, McBride Traverse) Equipment, Food, Safety, 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 of movement, efficient tool & crampon techniques, to developing the confidence for safe ice lead climbing, such as ice screw placement, building & backing up 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 talk will cover the challenges faced in getting a team together, lessons the cold has taught me, and the leadership skills utilized to ensure the Read more…