This trip is geared for past BITS participants
who would like to take the next step and
venture onto the Wapta Icefields. 2 nights will
be spent at Bow Hut with possible summit
attempts of either Mts. Gordon, Rhonda, Olive.
Prerequisites: must have completed a full
season of Bits within the last couple years
(2019/2020 season does not count), have AST 1
or 2,
have done a crevasse rescue course.
The cost of this trip is $100.00- this will
also cover your Wilderness Pass. You will be
required to pay this to the treasurer once you
have been moved to the attendee list. More
details will follow as the ski season
commences.
Required Items to Bring:
Skis (AT or Tele), boots, poles, skins.
Avalanche gear: beacon, probe, shovel.
Glacier gear: harness, ice axe, 3 locking
biners (one
needs to be a triple locker), 3 non locking
biners, 2
cordelettes (7mm, one should be 5m the other
can be
2m), Webbing (5m), glaciers glasses (sunglasses
that
wrap around are sufficient)
Hut gear: sleeping bag, hut clothes and
booties, food
for 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners.
Recommended Items to Bring:
Chocolate or alcoholic treats for your leaders.
Sunscreen.
Crampons may be used if we do mt. Olive.
How to Get There:
Event Directions:
Wapta Icefields
Carpool Departure Time:
07:00 AM
Carpool Location:
Our Lady of Assumption School
Cancellation/Partial Attendance: Please review our participant responsibility guidelines!
There will be no refunds after registration is
complete.
*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.
Trip Feedback If you have any feedback, positive or negative, concerning this trip or any other, we want to hear from you!
Click here to be directed to our "Contact Us" page and contact the appropriate Chair person or the Section Chair. This is also a simple way to make your section executive aware of any praises, suggestions or problems you may have with any area of the Calgary Section of the ACC.
Thank you for your response.
Registration for this event closed on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 06:00 PM.