The cost for this event is $273 and includes 2 days of mentorship with a guide and 2 nights accommodation at the Ramparts Hostel. You will be driving up to the hostel on Friday evening. Carpooling will be organized prior to the event.

This mentorship event is part of AMP (Alpine Mentorship Program) organized by the ACC Calgary Section Alpine Chair jointly with ACMG Mountain Guide Brent Peters' company PeakSTRATAGEM. This event will be taught by Maarten Van Haeren from Peak Stratagem.

For level 2 participants the expectation is that you have some previous ice climbing experience leading WI3 ice. The goal of this event is to refine your ice climbing technique to make you more confident and comfortable leading WI4 ice. You already know the correct climbing position (A Frame, hanging relaxed hips out while swinging crampons, hips in while swinging tools) but want to refine your technique and get individual feedback including how to manage the pump and execution of PeakSTRATAGEM's NoFALL program. At the end of the course you should feel comfortable climbing steeper ice and finding rest positions in difficult terrain.

Harness, helmet, ice tools, crampons pre- adjusted to boots, boots suitable for ice climbing, 3 x locking carabiners, 2 X non-lockers, ATC belay device, 1 x 22cm screw, 1 x 120cm sling, 2 x 5m cordelette (10kN accessory cord - 7mm or high strength 6mm), 1 x 2m cordelette (10kN accessory cord - 7mm or high strength 6mm), Abalakov V thread tool, pocket knife. Please feel free to bring any other gear you may have questions about using.

To sign up for this event:

• Put your name on the waitlist.  
• Email your ice climbing experience to Kyle Potts (kyle.potts@ucalgary.ca)
  • You will be notified if you have been accepted into the program.
• Once accepted send an e-Transfer payment to the Treasurer at treasurerAMP@acccalgary.ca. This payment must be made within 7 days of being accepted. If you don’t pay, we will move onto screening the next participant and you are moved to the bottom of the line.
• When you send your payment also send to treasurerAMP@acccalgary.ca the following information: Name, Full address including postal code, phone number, email, course/event title and date, Trip Leader/Coordinator, and the password to accept payment.
• Email the e-Transfer evidence to the trip coordinator – Kyle Potts (kyle.potts@ucalgary.ca). Once I have confirmation from you that you have paid, I will move you from the waiting to the attendee list.