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| Event Type: | | Course | |
| Event Location: | | The Playground, Grotto Mountain | |
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Saturday, Nov 21, 2009
08:00 AM
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Registration Cut Off:
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Friday, Nov 20, 2009
09:00 PM
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| Event Duration: | | 1 Day | |
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D1 - See Conversion Chart
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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: | | 6 |
| Maximum No. Guests: | | 0 |
| Minimum Group Size: | | 6 |
| 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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Course Content: A one-day course designed to introduce the basic concepts of drytooling—the use of ice axes and crampons on rock in a winter setting. Topics covered will include safety considerations, leashless climbing techniques, various pick placements, crampon footwork, efficient movement and pump-avoidance strategies. The Playground is an area developed solely for drytooling practice that hosts well-bolted routes from M5 to M10.
Prerequisite: No previous ice or mixed experience is necessary for this course. However, some climbing experience is necessary whether it be indoor/outdoor, lead/top-rope or rock/ice. Participants must be able to offer a safe top-rope belay.
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| Required Items to Bring: |
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Equipment: Participants should have their own harness, helmet, belay device, boots and crampons (mono-points are ideal but not necessary). I can supply extra leashless ice tools and might have a pair of mono-point crampons for participants to try.
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Other obvious items to bring are warm clothes and a down jacket considering you will be sitting around listening to lecturing. Bring your own food for lunch and snacks and a warm/hot drink. It might not be a bad idea to bring a camera to take photo's and assist you in the future to look back at the various things you learned over the course of the day.
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| How to Get There: |
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tba
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| Notes: |
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This course will be run on a cost-recovery basis and will cost each individual $100 + $5 (GST) for a total of $105. This course will not be eligible for the $100 reimbursement by the ACC.
If you plan on sending a cheque, please make it out to the "Alpine Club of Canada."
We will not be selecting the first 6 individuals that sign-up for the course. Instead, we will be selecting the first 6 people that provide me with the $105.
My address is as follows:
Unit #2, 722
56 Ave. S.W.
Calgary
-It's a 4-plex and my unit is the one in the NE corner facing the back alley.
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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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