Hut Cost is $70 per person for the two nights.
Trip leaders' hut
cost is subsidized by participants.
Priority will be given to Women's Climbing
Mentorship Group
participants.
We will carpool from Calgary on Saturday and head
in to Bow
Hut (215km/2.5 hr drive + 8km/390m gain hike). We
will
attempt alpine objectives Sunday, likely St.
Nicholas &/or Olive
peaks (at least 6-8km r/t & ~600-800m gain). Both
peaks
involve roped glacier travel followed by
scrambling & the St.
Nicholas ridge has significant exposure with
steep drops on
both sides. Pace will be moderate with likely
early start. More
complete information & route descriptions will be
provided to
the final party.
Feel free to sign up on the waitlist now to
indicate your interest,
we will not populate the trip until later in the
summer, we will
send out an email requesting information about
your
experience. This is an objective based trip, so
while we will
have time for learning & mentorship, we will also
be interested
in having an efficient team and will expect that
you have
learned basic mountaineering skills (self-
belay/self-arrest,
crampon & ice-axe use, crevasse rescue). If you
are new to
alpine climbing it is recommended you participate
in Alpine
Review and/or an introductory mountaineering
course as a
minimum prerequisite. Please do not hesitate to
email with
questions (annedrewpotter@gmail.com).
Required Items to Bring:
helmet, harness, mountaineering ice ax, crampons,
first aid kit,
layers, personal meals.
Once we have determined the party we may coordinate
further
plans with the possibility of group meals, pre-trip
conditioning
scrambles or skills practice.
*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 Monday, September 10, 2018 at 08:00 PM.