Costs: $136.25 (this includes tax) for one day
of instruction
Course Content: A one-day course to provide a
basic understanding
of crevasse rescue techniques. Techniques to be
covered include
dividing the rope for glacier travel, team
tractor pull rescues, the
basic 2:1 drop loop rescue and the 6:1 rescue
system. Course
content can be adapted to the experience level
of the group.
Prerequisites: No previous climbing or
mountaineering experience
is necessary for this course.
Required Items to Bring:
Harness, helmet, belay device, two identical
non-locking biners, at
least 2 locking biners, 1 double-length
shoulder sling, 2-7mmx5m
Prussic cords, and a pack - sufficient to carry
climbing gear/spare
clothing/lunch/drink, rain gear.
Recommended Items to Bring:
Warm clothes (expect to stand around and
listen/learn) and then
participate, a pulley, sun screen and camera
Notes:
This trip will be a first-come-first-serve and
this is based on who can
deliver the course registration fee (this includes tax)
cheque/cash/INTERAC e-
Transfer (to ACC Calgary) first.
The preferred method is to send an INTERAC e-
Transfer to the ACC
Treasurer using the treasurerTandL@acccalgary.ca
email address. NOTE: this is a T&L specific
address.
Be sure to supply the following to the
treasurer when you send
payment:
Name, Full address including postal code, phone
number, email,
course/event title and date, Trip
Leader/Coordinator, and the
password to accept payment and a payment
confirmation email to the
trip coordinators.
About the course leader:
Sean Isaac is a sponsored climbing athlete and
an ACMG Alpine
Guide specializing in technical leadership
instruction in addition to
guiding rock, ice and alpine routes. To learn
more about Sean, please
visit his website at www.seanisaac.c
om.
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/Partial Attendance: Please review our participant responsibility guidelines!
Cancellation Policy as of March 2017 :
If a participant is unable to attend a course
or paid trip, there will be
no refund unless the participant finds a
suitable replacement that is
acceptable to the trip coordinator. It will
then be the participant's
responsibility to recover funds from the
replacement. If the
coordinator cancels a trip, participants get a
refund (less any non-
recoverable costs).
*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 Sunday, April 21, 2019 at 09:00 PM.