Are you leading, or thinking of leading, waterfall ice trips for the
Alpine Club? Would you like to develop your leadership skills
with
instruction from an ACMG guide? Then read on!
The ACC Calgary Section is hosting an “Ice Climbing Leadership
Weekend” course on December 06 and 13, 2015. Waterfall Ice
Leadership is for the intermediate level climber who is aspiring
to
become a leader and wishes to eventually lead ACC Section Ice
Climbing Trips. Course content will include a skills review, belay
setups and station management, rope management, placing
protection on lead, rappel anchors, rappel and lowering station
management and managing groups in winter.
The first day will be primarily skills training while the second day
will normally include a simulated multi-pitch climb exercise with
rappel descent led by the participants under supervision. We will
spend much of our time on easy to moderate terrain and focus
on
skills that will assist you to lead groups safely, efficiently and
quickly. This course does not address mixed climbing or the use
of
rock protection.
This course is taught by Sean Isaac, an ACMG Alpine
Guide, certified to instruct and guide rock, ice and alpine
climbing. Twenty-four years of climbing experience has provided
him with the knowledge and skills to safely and successfully
guide a variety of routes, at any time of year, and able to pass
on tips and techniques he has learned over the course of his
career. Sean has run numerous rock and ice courses over the
past few years for the Calgary ACC Section and they are always
well organized and excellent programs. Now he is excited to
offer an ice climbing leadership course and help you develop
your leadership goals with the ACC.
The cost for the 2 day course is $131.25 as it is being
subsidized by the ACC Calgary T&L Section.
Prerequisites:
Can comfortably follow WI 3 and
has followed
several ice climbs (preferably multi-pitch in nature),
AST 1 recommended
Required Items to Bring:
Harness, Helmet, Boots with Crampons
properly fit
Ice tools (2) and Ice screws (4 – 5 if you have them)
Carabiners (1 Munter / 2 locking / 8 non-locking on 4
draws)
7mm accessory cord (ideally 2 X 5m or 6m)
one Medium or long 6mm Purcell Prusik
120cm Sewn webbing anchor sling (1 per person ideally)
Belay / rappel device
Abalakov wire hooker or equivalent
WARM, warm, warm clothing (Down jacket mandatory /
warm-
up pants are smart / super warm gloves or mitts)
LARGE day pack
Recommended Items to Bring:
Meals and winter clothing.
Ropes - club or otherwise.
How to Get There:
Event Directions:
To be provided to accepted registrants
Notes:
As this course is focused on existing/aspiring
ice climbing 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
$131.25 and may either
send a cheque to the ACC, C/O 6039 Dalmead Crescent NW Calgary, T3A 1G2, 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.
Cancellation/Partial Attendance: Please review our participant responsibility guidelines!
This course will be by application and
then once approved to attend it is based on who can deliver
their
cheque/cash first.
Cancellation Policy: Withdrawal with a full refund is available 2
weeks before, ONLY if qualified participant from waiting list is
available. No date changes, withdrawals or refunds 1 week
before
the course starts.
*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.
Trip Feedback If you have any feedback, positive or negative, concerning this trip or any other, we want to hear from you!
Click here to be directed to our "Contact Us" page and contact the appropriate Chair person or the Section Chair. This is also a simple way to make your section executive aware of any praises, suggestions or problems you may have with any area of the Calgary Section of the ACC.
Thank you for your response.
Registration for this event closed on Monday, November 30, 2015 at 08:00 PM.