| The Basics: |
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| Event Type: | | Course | |
| Event Location: | | Columbia Icefields area meet at 07:00 AM Columbia Icefields Information Centre Parking Lot | |
| Date(s) & Time: |
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Saturday, Aug 30, 2014
07:00 AM
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Registration Cut Off:
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Friday, Aug 22, 2014
08:00 PM
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| Event Duration: | | Two days | |
| Difficulty Rating: |
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D3 - 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: | | 5 |
| Maximum No. Guests: | | 0 |
| Minimum Group Size: | | 5 |
| Maximum No. Guests Per Member: | | 0 |
| Number Registered So Far: |
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5 (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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THIS COURSE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED - Moved
from
July 19-20 to August 30-31
Are you leading, or thinking of leading alpine
snow and ice trips
for the Alpine Club? Would you like to develop
your leadership
skills with instruction from an ACMG guide? Then
read on!
This course is designed for the leader who wants
to take the next
step up in leading alpine snow & ice climbs for
the section. It is
intended for leaders who already have skills in
glacier travel,
short roping and ice climbing and want to gain
some skills in
leading groups on multi-pitch summer ice routes.
The course
will focus on managing a rope team of three on a
route that
involves glacier travel, several technical snow
and ice pitches,
short roping and a multi-pitch rappel and/or lower
descent. The
participants will be leading all of the pitches to
gain experience,
thus all participants should be capable of leading
on easy
technical ice to Grade II.
The first day will be spent in skills practice
(likely on the North
glacier of Mt. Athabasca) working on systems and
rope handling
to facilitate an actual climb on the second day.
You will look at
rope handling, belay and rappel station management
for a three
person rope team. The focus will be on safe,
quick, efficient
systems for getting up those routes that involve
more than just
simple glacier travel. The intent at this time is
to climb A2 or
Boundary Peak on the second day via a technical
ice route. This
is all dependent upon weather and conditions, of
course, and is
subject to change. The course will be limited to a
maximum of
five participants (2 rope teams).
Prerequisites: • Experience ascending
glaciated peaks
involving both snow and ice Experience seconding
or leading on
multi-pitch rock or ice climbs
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 $200 but those who
attend will receive a refund of $100 as this course is
subsidized by the ACC Calgary Section.
If you fail to attend there will be no refund of the $200.
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| Required Items to Bring: |
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• Harness, helmet, appropriate boots
(suitable for technical
ice) and gaiters
• Crampons, Ice Axe and ice hammer (2
technical tools)
• Black Diamond ATC Guide™ or Petzl Reverso
3 or 4™
• Ice screws (if you already own them;
otherwise provided)
• One 6m X 7mm nylon cordelette
• One 120cm sewn sling (nylon or Spectra)
• Carabiners – 2 locking / 6 non-locking / 1
triple action
locking
• One 10m continuous piece of very
soft/supple 6mm nylon
cord
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| Recommended Items to Bring: |
Technical gear to supplement the above required
equipment.
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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| Notes: |
As this course is focused on existing/aspiring
Alpine Snow and
Ice 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 a deposit of $200 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.
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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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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