From September 26th to 30th, ten adults and ten kids, ages 6 to 15, from the Edmonton Section embarked on a late-season adventure to Kokanee Glacier Cabin in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. Over five days, the group hiked 5–8 km daily with significant elevation gain, with the kids leading on Read more
On August 21-24, four members of the ACC Edmonton section traveled to the White Goat Wilderness Area to scramble the remote Mount Willis and Mount Stewart. To get an early start on Thursday, we spent Wednesday night in the DTC area at Wildhorse Creek campground. It was awesome to have Read more
Our First Annual Kids and Krags trip happened this past August 14-17. Our trip included 5 families with kids ranging from 0 to 12. With designs on some friendly cragging we arrived at Miette campground on Thursday with high hopes based on an improved forecast for the following day. Alas those Read more
Blessed with warm temperatures and generally clear skies, 10 section members and guests climbed in Jasper for two days of easy climbing on June 7 and 8, 2025. For some this was the first of, hopefully, many experiences climbing on real rock outdoors. After meeting in the Hidden Valley parking Read more
The Alpine Club of Canada’s spring section forum was held in Canmore from May 29th to June 1st, 2025. It was hosted by the National Office and attended by representatives of all sections across Canada. Participants stayed at the ACC Clubhouse, while sessions were conducted at the historic opera house. Read more
Location: Jasper May long weekend came with its usual dose of unpredictable weather, forcing a few trips to hit the pause button. But climbers are nothing if not resilient, and it wasn’t long before the next adventure was set in motion! With a promising forecast in hand, five of our Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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