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| Event Type: | | Course | |
| Event Location: | | TBD by Cyril | |
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Saturday, Jul 04, 2015
07:00 AM
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Registration Cut Off:
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Thursday, Jul 02, 2015
09:00 PM
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| Event Duration: | | 2 days | |
| Difficulty Rating: |
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D2 - See Conversion Chart
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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: | | 4 |
| 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 $175
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: |
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• 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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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: |
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Will be provided to accepted registrants the week
before the course.
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| Notes: |
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This course is on a first-come-first-served
basis in order of participant's payment of $175
course fee. Upon being moved to the waitlist,
please 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 confirm which
course your payment is for. Then send a payment
confirmation email to the trip coordinator to
be moved to the participant list.
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Please review our participant responsibility
guidelines!
*Note: 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
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