| The Basics: |
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| Event Type: | | Course | |
| Event Location: | | Banff National Park | |
| Date(s) & Time: |
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Saturday, Jul 21, 2018
07:00 AM
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Registration Cut Off:
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Saturday, Jun 23, 2018
06:35 PM
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| Event Duration: | | 2 days | |
| Difficulty Rating: |
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D2 - See Conversion Chart
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| Trip Coordinator(s): |
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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: | | 4 |
| 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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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. We will
spend time short-roping and learning to use
terrain for belays plus setting up quick,
simple, safe anchors. We will examine the gear
used on alpine routes and see how our selection
can be improved. We will optimize everything we
carry and how we carry it. The intent on this
weekend is to learn a lot of new techniques and
climb an alpine route. We begin our first
lessons on easy terrain near Banff where we
will nail down some foundation skills such as
movement on rock, alpine ropework, short
roping, belay station management, rappel
station management and safety topics.
The activities of the second day will depend
on the weather and our progress. Suffice it to
say that the objective will be to put the
skills to use on an alpine climb where we
practice the skills learned on day one. The
route we are doing has no climbing harder than
5.4/5.4 and is predominantly easy 3rd and 4th
class.
Cost of the course will be $267.50 per
participant.
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| Required Items to Bring: |
- 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
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| Recommended Items to Bring: |
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Meals and accommodations will be the
responsibility of the participant. Plus
appropriate clothing for a variety of weather
conditions that might be encountered.
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| Notes: |
To be accepted on this trip, please follow the
below process:
- This trip is on a first paid, first on
basis
- Participant are to send an email money
transfer to the club treasurerTandL@acccalgary.ca.
Please include the course date & course title
in your email message
- Participant send second, separate email to
the Treasurer to confirm the password of their
e-transfer
- Treasurer accepts and processes e-transfer
and sends a confirmation email to the
Participant
- Participate then sends the Trip
Coordinators Matt a copy of this
confrimation email and we will then move you
from the Waitlist to the trip
- Participant attends the trip and has a
grand 'ol time.
All participants are required to complete a
medical form and waiver before each course.
Participants are responsible for their own
climbing equipment, food, boots, clothing and
accommodation. When participants do not have
the requisite equipment, much of the technical
gear can be provided for climbing courses if
the instructor is contacted well in advance.
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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
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