| The Basics: |
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| Event Type: | | Course | |
| Event Location: | | Banff- Exact Location TBD | |
| Date(s) & Time: |
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Saturday, Aug 23, 2014
07:00 AM
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Registration Cut Off:
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Saturday, Aug 16, 2014
08:00 PM
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| Event Duration: | | Two days | |
| Difficulty Rating: |
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D1 - 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: |
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This is a very different course in that the
focus is on
"efficient" motion on varied terrain. It is not at
all about doing
hard rock climbing. Many good climbers seem to
spend too
much time on easy routes, not because of inability
but because
of inefficiency. On day one participants will:
• Spend time short-roping and learning to
use terrain for
belays plus setting up quick, simple, safe
anchors.
• Examine the gear used on alpine routes and
see how their
selection can be improved.
• Learn to optimize everything you carry and
how you carry
it.
The intent on this weekend is to learn a lot of
new techniques
and climb an alpine route. You’ll begin your first
lessons on easy
terrain near Banff where you will nail down some
foundation
skills such as movement on rock, alpine rope work,
short roping,
belay station management, rappel station
management and
safety topics.
The activities of the second day will depend on
the weather and
your progress. Suffice it to say that the
objective will be to put
the skills to use on an alpine rock climb where
you will practice
the skills learned on day one. The route you will
do has no
climbing harder than 5.4/5.4 and is predominantly
easy 3rd and
4th class.
The cost for the weekend course is $165
Prerequisites: • Experience seconding rock
or ice climbs;
experience on a few scrambles; experience leading
easy rock is
an asset; good fitness.
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.
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| Required Items to Bring: |
• Harness, helmet, appropriate boots
• Black Diamond ATC Guide™ or Petzl Reverso
3 or 4™
• One 6m X 7mm nylon cordelette
• One 120cm sewn slings (nylon or Spectra)
• Carabiners – 2 locking / 4 non-locking / 1
triple action
locking
• One 10m continuous piece of very
soft/supple 6mm nylon
cord
Equipment provided: Technical gear to supplement
the above
required equipment
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| Recommended Items to Bring: |
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Meals and accommodations are the responsibility of
participants.
Bring appropriate clothing layers that will match
the weather and
activity.
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| How to Get There: |
| Event Directions: |
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To be provided to accepted registrants.
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| Notes: |
Upon being accepted and moved from the wait list,
participants
may either send a cheque to the ACC - Calgary
Section,
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.
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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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