Summer Leadership Courses Series - Saturday, Jun 20, 2009

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The Basics:
Event Type: Training 
Event Location: TBA 
Date(s) & Time:   Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 07:00 AM  
Registration Cut Off:   Monday, May 25, 2009 08:00 PM  
Event Duration: 3 weekends over 3 months 
Difficulty Rating:   D2 - See Conversion Chart  
Trip Coordinator(s):    

Participant Info:
Who's Invited:   Members Only  
Attendee Screening:   Attendees are Pre-Screened
Maximum Group Size: 6
Maximum No. Guests: 0
Minimum Group Size: 4
Maximum No. Guests Per Member: 0
Number Registered So Far:   6 (View sign-ups, waiting list)
Are Dogs Permitted:   No

Itinerary:
NOTE THAT THIS COURSE REQUIRES AN APPLICATION. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY - DON'T JUST ADD YOURSELF TO THE LIST!

Objective: The ACC Calgary Section is hosting a series of 3 Leadership courses, the first course will be focused on Advanced Scrambling, the second will review the basics of an Alpine trip, and the last will be an advanced Alpine course. These courses are designed to support those who want to lead ACC Calgary Section alpine trips, or current Scrambling Trip Leaders interested on moving into Alpine trips. They will help build your technical skills and confidence as a trip leader.

Where: These courses will be based anywhere between Canmore and Jasper, Alberta. Final location will be decided by the instructor depending on conditions.

Dates:
June 20, 21 - Advanced Scrambling Leadership
July 11, 12 - Intro to Alpine Climbing
August 29, 30 - Advanced Alpine Leadership

Prerequisites: Basic Rock, Snow & Ice, scrambling and some Rock leading experience.

Topics to be covered:
Advanced Scrambling Leadership : The course content includes movement on rock, knots, ropework, belaying, rappelling, safety topics, and route selection.
Intro to Alpine Climbing: This course will provide the introduction to Short-roping, gear selection and use for alpine routes and skills required to safely begin snow, ice and glacier travel.
Advanced Alpine: The course will review snow anchors (pickets, plates and t-slots), snow belays, knots, roping for glacier travel, prusiking, crampon technique, French technique, ice anchors and a review of crevasse rescue.
Note: The instructor might change the contents of any of these courses to accommodate the average knowledge/experience of the participants or depending on route conditions.

Instructor: The course will be taught by Cyril Shokoples, an internationally certified mountain guide. Cyril has been guiding and teaching with the Alpine Club for several years, and has acquired a reputation for teaching excellence.

Cost: The series of three courses will have a total cost of $210 for ACC Calgary Section members. Please review the conditions for course cost in the application form. Selection criteria: Applicants will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis assuming they cover the prerequisites. The reception of the application and required cheque will determine the order of application for these courses. Please review the information on the application form for detailed information about cheques.

Cancellation Policy: Once the participants have been accepted no cancellation will be possible. No refunds will be available for people unable to attend any of the courses.

Deadline: The deadline for application is May 15th, 2009. The Training and Leadership Committee will review applicants and confirm selection by May 25, 2009. Space is limited to 6 participants. Please download an application form from http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/calgary/summer/Application-SummerCourses2009.doc. To discuss the course or to submit an application, email Enrique Canto at enrique_canto@yahoo.com, or phone (403) 510-0729.

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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Registration for this event closed on Monday, May 25, 2009 at 08:00 PM.