Participants: Novices and
Intermediate participants and one additional
rope leader are welcome on this trip. This
trip is for people
who want to be competent & contributing members
of an alpine team. Maybe you have taken an
alpine related course, but haven't been out
much without a guide. Could be you haven't
alpine climbed for a few years and would like
to shake the rust off in a supportive
environment. Maybe you've already enjoyed
mountain activities like rock or ice climbing,
scrambling, or skiing and would like to step it
up and apply that to Alpine climbing.
I can take two people with me, but if an
additional competent person is interested to
co-lead, we can increase the team size to 5 or
6 (competencies dependent).
The Plan:
We'll head up a moderate
alpine climb (most likely Boundary Peak) with
the
trip leaders acting as rope leaders. This peak
involves a mixture of pitched out ice climbing
((WI2+), glacier travel, and easy scrambling.
Expect a 10 hour day. We'll be moving
consistently at a moderate pace & focusing on
efficient team transitions, but won't be
expecting to set any speed records.
Prerequisites: Participants should
have some previous exposure to travelling in
roped terrain (glacier travel and/or rock/ice
climbing), and be able to competently belay a
leader. Potential co-leaders should have 2 or
more seasons of summer glacier travel and be
able to
lead up to WI3 ice. Please send a summary of
relevant experience/courses to
susan.twitchell(at)gmail.com.
Required Items to Bring:
Alpine gear will be discussed with the team.
Recommended Items to Bring:
Stoke, sense of humor.
Notes:
This trip is part of the Alpine Review.
Any participants under the age of 18 must be
accompanied by a guardian for the entire day.
Waiver: Everyone attending this event will be required to sign the
ACC Waiver
at the beginning of the event. Read the waiver carefully to ensure you fully
understand it. If possible, please print and fill it out except for
the signature fields before arriving at the event.
*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 Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 12:00 AM.