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| Event Type: | | Training | |
| Event Location: | | 2112 Chilcotin Rd NW, garage | |
| Date(s) & Time: |
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Thursday, Feb 18, 2016
06:30 PM
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Registration Cut Off:
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Thursday, Feb 18, 2016
06:00 PM
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| Event Duration: | | 2 Hours | |
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D1 - See Conversion Chart
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| Participant Info: |
| Who's Invited: |
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Members & Guests, All Ages Welcome
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| Attendee Screening: |
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Registration is First-Come/First-Serve
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| Maximum Group Size: | | 60 |
| Maximum No. Guests: | | 10 |
| Minimum Group Size: | | 2 |
| Maximum No. Guests Per Member: | | 2 |
| Number Registered So Far: |
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21 (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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How to suck less and be more better at…. is
a monthly series designed to help facilitate
ongoing peer learning. Speakers are volunteers
who feel somewhat knowledgeable and are willing
to help others achieve basic knowledge in an
area- they are by no means experts, and may in
fact not be the most knowledgeable person in
attendance. The goal is to help improve the
knowledge and skill level of all members who
participate on mountain trips through regular
skill updates. DIscussion and participant input
is welcomed during sessions.
Both Mike and Rebecca have extensive
experience living inside a snow drift, from a
single night, to weeks out in the frozen
wilderness. They have learned many tips and
tricks over the years, from both a male and
female perspective, that will be useful for ACC
members of all experience levels.
This seminar will consist of one classroom
session to go through standard back-country
winter camping strategy (focused on rank
beginners), followed by a weekend of real
winter camping where an “easy” objective will
be attempted. This isn't going to be wussy
winter camping, steps from your car, but
wilderness camping 5+km from the road (also
because Parks tell us that we have to).
Probable topics that will be discussed are:
- How to stay dry and how to dry things
out when you fail to stay dry
- Useful equipment and clothes. Ways to
minimize weight because your bag is going to
weigh a ton.
- Stoves, fuel, water and your kitchen
- How to stay warm. This is a bad joke,
you’ll freeze your ass off, but maybe there are
ways you might be a little less cold.
- Shelters, snow walls
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| Required Items to Bring: |
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If you don't know what you need for winter
camping, please come to this seminar.
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Paper and pencil for notes
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Accessible by train, bike or walking!
Parking is also available.
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| Notes: |
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** The ‘How to suck less and be more better at’
series is put on by
volunteers, who are by no means experts or
guides, just people
who are willing to share some knowledge in an
area. Discussion
and participant input is welcomed.
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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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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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