| The Basics: |
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| Event Type: | | Course | |
| Event Location: | | David Thompson Country and Columbia Icefields area | |
| Date(s) & Time: |
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Saturday, Jun 28, 2014
07:00 AM
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Registration Cut Off:
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Saturday, Jun 21, 2014
08:00 PM
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| Event Duration: | | Two days | |
| Difficulty Rating: |
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D2 - See Conversion Chart
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| Trip Coordinator(s): |
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Gerry Drotar
Ken Chatel
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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: |
Scrambling Leadership Weekend
Are you leading, or thinking of leading, scrambling trips for the
Alpine Club? Would you like to develop your leadership skills
with instruction from an ACMG guide? Then read on!
This weekend course was originally created in response to a
request from the Calgary Section and became an instant success.
With the publication of several guidebooks to scrambles, the
popularity of scrambling rapidly grew. This course is designed to
improve leadership skills and build confidence for those leading
ACC trips on scrambling terrain. Participants must have solid
scrambling skills and be interested in leading groups on easy to
moderate scrambles. Travel on simple snow terrain will be
included if conditions allow. (Use of ropes will not be covered in
this course.)
If weather permits you will do two scrambles (one per day), so
good fitness and well broken in boots are a must. The first
scramble is in the Nordegg area and the second is in the
Columbia Icefields area. Saturday night the group camps at the
Columbia Icefields area. All of the theory instruction is done
while you are travelling. A HUGE focus of this course is on route
finding and terrain use. On both scrambles you will attempt to
do traverses and follow a different way down the mountain than
the way you came up. This allows for more route finding
challenges. Plus, much of the terrain you travel in is not covered
in guidebooks, so participants need to develop and use good
terrain skills rather than trying to follow a trail or a written
description. Since this course hones terrain skills it is highly
recommended for the budding alpinist or alpine leader as well.
Topics include:
* Group management
* Route selection
* Route finding
* Dealing with emergencies
* Communication devices
* Risk management
* Pacing
* Attributes of a good leader
* Gear for the leader’s pack
* Assessing weather on trips
* Choosing appropriate climbs for club trips
Prerequisites: • Experience on several easy and moderate
scrambles.
This course is arranged through Rescue Dynamics and is taught
by Cyril Shokoples, an internationally certified
mountain
guide and Past President of the Association of Canadian
Mountain Guides. Cyril has received the Distinguished Service
Award from both the ACC and the ACMG. In 2013, Cyril was
inducted as an honorary member of the ACC. He has taught the
ACC's North Face National Leadership Courses for the past 15
years and has a long history of instruction with the Calgary
Section.
The cost for the weekend course is $100 as it is being
subsidized by the ACC Calgary Section.
Deposit to
attend is $200, if you attend the course you will be refunded
$100. If you fail to show there will be no refund.
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| Required Items to Bring: |
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• Harness, helmet, appropriate boots (suitable for snow
travel) and gaiters
• Ice Axe
• Carabiners – 2 locking
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| Recommended Items to Bring: |
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Meals and camping gear for the Saturday night will be required by
each participant. Plus appropriate clothing for a variety of weather
conditions that might be encountered.
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| How to Get There: |
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To be provided to accepted registrants
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| Notes: |
As this course is focused on existing/aspiring scrambling
leaders and HEAVILY subsidized by the Calgary Section, those
interested in attending must register and will then be sent
an application form to complete and return to the Trip
Coordinators. Applicants will then be evaluated by the T&L
committee and
selected based on information from the applications. Upon being
accepted and moved from the wait list, participants must pay
$200 deposit and may either
send a cheque to the ACC, C/O 65 Tararidge Close NE Calgary,
T3J 2P5, Or, send an INTERAC e-Transfer to the ACC Treasurer
using the Treasurer@ACCCalgary.ca email address.
Don't
forget to also send the e-Transfer password to the treasurer and
a payment confirmation email to the trip coordinators.
On
completion of the course participants who attended will be
refunded $100.
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No cancellations after payment received.
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! You can send any feedback you may have to the Section Chair.
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