Costs: $110 per person.
Course Content: This course is for hikers, scramblers and climbers who want to learn the basics about glacier travel. The one-day course will cover glaciology for climbers, dividing the rope for glacier travel, shorting the rope, firn line transitions, route finding and snow and ice anchors.
Prerequisite: Participants do not need any previous glacier travel knowledge but some hiking or scrambling experience is a good idea. The course instructor has a limited amount of extra crampons, ice axes, harnesses and helmets for use on a first-ask, first-serve basis if participants do not have their own.
Required Items to Bring:
Harness, helmet, crampons, ice axe, belay device (auto-blocking like ATC-Guide or Reverso is recommended), ice screw, 4-5 locking carabiners (at least one being a Munter shape), 4 non-locking carabiners, 1 double-length shoulder sling, 2 7mmx5m Prussic cords, 1 7mmx1.5m prussic cord and a lunch/drink
Recommended Items to Bring:
Warm clothes (expect to stand around and listen/learn) and then participate.
Notes:
This trip will be a first-come-first-serve and this is based on who can deliver their $110 cheque/cash first. Please make cheques out to the "Alpine Club of Canada - Calgary Section" and mail/deliver to:
Nick St-Georges
134 Everglen Cres. SW
Calgary, AB.
T2Y 0G5
Cancellation/Partial Attendance: Please review our participant responsibility guidelines!
Cancellation Policy:
Courses are offered at a discounted rate based on a 1:6 ration of instructor to student (40% discount from standard rates). Due to the popularity of these clinics, full payment must be received to book your spot. There will be no refund for cancellations. Courses will run regardless of weather unless the guide deems conditions unsafe then either a back-up option will be executed (i.e. rock rescue in the climbing gym if torrential rain) or an appropriate date will be rescheduled. This is to be decided by the guide the evening before.
*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 Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 09:00 PM.