| The Basics: |
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| Event Type: | | Rock Climbing | |
| Event Location: | | Leaders Choice - depending on weather | |
| Date(s) & Time: |
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Friday, May 17, 2013
06:00 PM
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Registration Cut Off:
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
11:55 PM
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| Event Duration: | | 3 days | |
| Difficulty Rating: |
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D1 - See Conversion Chart
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| Trip Coordinator(s): |
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Tobias Link
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| Participant Info: |
| Who's Invited: |
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Members Only
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| Attendee Screening: |
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Attendees are Pre-Screened
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| Maximum Group Size: | | 8 |
| Maximum No. Guests: | | 0 |
| Minimum Group Size: | | 2 |
| Maximum No. Guests Per Member: | | 0 |
| Number Registered So Far: |
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6 (View sign-ups, waiting list)
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| Are Dogs Permitted: |
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No
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| Itinerary: |
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Come and join us for the first long weekend of the upcoming rock climbing season 2013!
As the weather at this time of the year is unpredictable we will choose our destination a few days before departure. The goal being to get the best drive : climb ratio possible.
We will be car camping together and cooking in small groups.
For this trip you must be a competent and independent climber. You must be comfortable leading and/or setting up your own ropes. Please EMAIL a brief description of your climbing experience to the trip leaders in order to be considered for the trip.
So far we are thinking about the following options:
- The Ghost Wilderness Area: Our first choice in respect of the driving : climb/fun ratio. Offers lots of single and multi-pitch sport (5.8 and up) and trad (5.7 and up) climbing. A vehicle with higher clearance is recommended (Subarus are fine).
- The Columbia Valley: Not only Spilimacheen offers great climbing (sport 5.10a and up), but there are also some new playgrounds 90 min south of it offering trad (5.8 and up) and some limited sport climbing (10a and up) with up to eight pitches.
- Revelstoke: Lots of sport climbing, 1 to 16 pitches long. Mostly 10a and up, but a variety of softer graded routes are available.
- Stonehill: Another excellent climbing area within a 4,5 hrs drive from Calgary in northern Montana. It offers mostly single pitch trad/mixed climbs 5.8 and up, but some sport (mostly 10a and up) is provided too. The grades are pretty stiff down there.
- Vernon area: Cougar Canyon and some other places offer a whole variety of climbing possibilities. Would be a long drive, but maybe a cool area to explore.
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| Required Items to Bring: |
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harness, climbing shoes, helmet, personal anchor sling, belay/rappel device, nut tool, quickdraws.
A valid passport is required for Stonehill MT
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| Recommended Items to Bring: |
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Sunscreen
appropriate clothing
All your camping gear.
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| How to Get There: |
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Directions will be sent out to a participants via e-mail.
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Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our participant responsibility guidelines!
*Cancellation Policy*: If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Calgary Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.
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Trip Feedback
If you have any feedback, positive or negative, concerning this trip or any other, we want to hear from you!
Click here to be directed to our "Contact Us" page and contact the appropriate Chair person or the Section Chair. This is also a simple way to make your section executive aware of any praises, suggestions or problems you may have with any area of the Calgary Section of the ACC.
Thank you for your response.
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