North Victoria - Saturday, Jun 22, 2019

The Basics:
Event Type: Alpine 
Event Location: North Victoria 
Date(s) & Time:   Saturday, Jun 22, 2019 08:00 AM (Carpool Departure: 08:00 AM @ TBD)  
Registration Cut Off:   Wednesday, Jun 19, 2019 11:00 PM  
Event Duration: Two Days 
Difficulty Rating:   D3 - See Conversion Chart  
Trip Coordinator(s):   Paula Corbeil
John Adams
 

Participant Info:
Who's Invited:   Members Only  
Attendee Screening:   Attendees are Pre-Screened
Maximum Group Size: 5
Maximum No. Guests: 0
Minimum Group Size: 3
Maximum No. Guests Per Member: 0
Number Registered So Far:   5 (View sign-ups, waiting list)
Are Dogs Permitted:   No

Itinerary:
Our objective for this alpine trip will be climbing North Victoria. This route includes glacier travel with some rock/ice climbing on the summit ridge. This trip will be a great warm-up for the summer mountaineering season. We will start from the Chateau Lake Louise parking lot and hike on Saturday to the bivy site below the North Victoria glacier. Bivy Saturday night, for an early alpine start on Sunday. This route requires glacier travel and moderate rock/ice climbing. After the climb we will return to the Chateau on Sunday evening and drive back to Calgary. To register for this event please email a brief summary of your previous alpine mountaineering experience. Participants should have experience with glacier travel and crevasse rescue training. Note there will be an cost for each participant for the National Park back-country wilderness permit and bivy
Required Items to Bring:
Gear and food for one night bivy, eg tent/bivy sack, stove, sleeping bag, mat, etc. This climbing objective will include glacier travel and limited rock climbing, bring gear for glacier travel including crevasse rescue,eg crampons,ice axe, helmet, harness, etc. A recommended gear list will be provided.

How to Get There:
Event Directions:   The plan will be to carpool from Calgary. We will park at the Chateau Lake Louise.  
Carpool Departure Time:   08:00 AM
Carpool Location:   TBD
Carpool Directions:   TBD

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our participant responsibility guidelines!


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! You can send any feedback you may have to the Section Chair.

Registration for this event closed on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 11:00 PM.