| The Basics: |
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| Event Type: | | Course | |
| Event Location: | | Guides Choice - Depending on conditions, Sean often visits Haffner Creek, Grotto Canyon, Playground or Bear Spirit for this course. | |
| Date(s) & Time: |
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Sunday, Nov 29, 2015
07:00 AM
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Registration Cut Off:
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Sunday, Nov 22, 2015
09:00 PM
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| Event Duration: | | 1 Day | |
| 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: | | 4 |
| Maximum No. Guests Per Member: | | 0 |
| Number Registered So Far: |
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4 (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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Course Content: This course introduces both
novice ice climbers as well as more experienced
winter climbers to the wild world of mixed
climbing. This is an opportunity to discover
the tricks of the trade in a safe, learning
environment. Even if mixed climbing isn’t your
thing, the skills acquired will make ice
climbing feel easier. Areas of focus will
include hazard evaluation, drytooling, thin
ice, hanging pillars/curtains, leashless
techniques, efficient movement (the back-step
and twist-lock) and leading strategies.
Prerequisite: No previous mixed experience is
required as this is an intro course but some
ice climbing experience is preferred as well as
a rock climbing background. Participants must
be able to offer a safe top-rope belay.
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| Required Items to Bring: |
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Equipment: Participants should have their own
harness, helmet, belay device, ice tools, boots
and crampons (mono-points are ideal but not
necessary).
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| Recommended Items to Bring: |
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Other obvious items to bring are warm clothes
and a down jacket considering you will be
sitting around listening to lecturing. Bring
your own food for lunch and snacks and a
warm/hot drink.
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| Notes: |
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This trip will be a first-come-first-serve and
this is based on who can deliver their $131.25
(this includes tax) INTERAC e-Transfer (to ACC
Calgary) first. To pay, send an INTERAC e-
Transfer to the ACC Treasurer using
Treasurer@ACCCalgary.ca email address. Not
forgetting to let him know the password for the
e-transfer (if it's not entirely obvious and
will require some serious Googling) your name,
email and
the course it is for! If you are unable to make
e-transfers, please contact the organizer about
alternate payment options. About the course
leader: Sean Isaac is a sponsored climbing
athlete and an ACMG Alpine Guide specializing
in technical leadership instruction in addition
to guiding rock, ice and alpine routes. To
learn more about Sean, please visit his website
at www.seanisaac.com
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Cancellation Policy: Courses are offered at a
discounted rate based on a 1:6 ration of
instructor to student. Due to the popularity of
these clinics, full payment must be received to
confirm your spot. There will be no refunds for
cancellations. Courses will run regardless of
weather unless the guide deems conditions
unsafe then either a back-up option will be
executed (i.e. rescue techniques offered in the
climbing gym if bad weather is encountered) or
an appropriate date will be rescheduled. This
is to be decided by the guide the evening
before.
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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