For anyone not looking to go skiing this weekend
or be getting cold feet at the ice review, you can
still get out and enjoy a brisk uphill scramble in
K-country.
So come on out and lets work on our winter
scrambling skills and play on what
becomes rocky terrain with snow in all the right
places. Opal Ridge offers 1,000 meters of
unrelenting EG to the fine 2,600 meter high summit
with superb views. While we may have a bit of snow
to work through on the lower 150 meters of EG the
rest should be much more forgiving and mostly
blown free of snow.
If this sparks you interest and you are keen to
tromp up a steep slope with intermittent rocky
slabs, offering some fun scrambling in what looks to be a cold - 20 C day in sun and cloud then this
trip is for you.
It won't be a race to the top, but we are not
looking to doodle either, as it is better to move
continually and stay warm doing so.
Required Items to Bring:
warm layered clothing, wind jacket, toque, neck
tube, gloves, and mitts (take extra along),
gaiters, sun glasses, micro spikes or crampons,
ice axe.
Recommended Items to Bring:
trekking pole, hot drink and enough food to energize
you
How to Get There:
Carpool Departure Time:
08:00 AM
Carpool Location:
Carpool Directions:
Usual spot on sough side of the Transcanada near the
west end of town.
*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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Registration for this event closed on Friday, January 08, 2016 at 05:00 PM.