NEWS

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…

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 trip organizers can qualify for the course subsidy programme to receive a 50% rebate next fall.  This is a great opportunity for trip organizers with 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 you can choose your own distance and turn around whenever you like. Plan for 4 hours of walking, on average we cover 14km with breaks 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 and is now editor-in-chief of Gripped, Canada’s climbing magazine. He has over 100 published articles in print, and countless contributions can also be found online. Read more…