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About the Camp
This week-long camp is based at the ACC's historic Fairy
Meadow hut in the Selkirk mountains. It's a spectacular setting,
with lots of glaciation
around. See the ACC's website at htt
p://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/facility/fairy.html for lots
of info about the hut
and its location.
The camp will be self-catered. That means you take in all
your own food - we will arrange for people (in groups of 2 or 3)
to take turns cooking
dinner for the whole group. Each person will be responsible for
his or her own lunches and breakfasts.
We access the hut by helicopter, from a staging area on Hwy
1 west of golden - there's a map showing the staging area
location on the above
website. We fly in on Saturday March 19 and fly out on Saturday
March 24th. In case you haven't been around helicopters in the
winter you should know
that sometimes flights are delayed because of poor weather or
poor visibility - there's nothing we can do about that, and no
refunds will be issued in
case of flight delays.
During the week we will take day trips to the many great
skiing areas around the hut. Frequently these trips will involve
glaciers - so you need to
be proficient at glacier travel. This is a self-guided camp, so all
participants must be capable of routefinding and avalanche
assessment. This is not a
camp for beginners. This is not a camp for people who expect
someone else to lead trips for them all week.
This camp is run on a break-even basis, so all costs are
shared equally among the participants. In accordance with
Section policy the camp
manager will pay the same fees as everyone else, but will receive
a refund of $750 after the completion of the camp.
Registration Process
To register for the camp you use the website the same as
for any other trip. The camp manager will then contact you and
confirm that you are a
suitable participant. You will be asked to provide a $500 deposit
(cheque payable to ACC - Calgary Section ), to confirm your spot
on the camp.
The total cost of the camp per person is $1,166 if we have
15 people,
$875 if we have 20 participants (shouldn't be a problem to reach
this number). I will collect $1166 from each
participants and refund
the difference after the trip runs. The exact amount of the
refund will depend on how many people sign up. The balance of
the cost is payable by
December 8, 2011.
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