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This trip is for anyone that wants to experience the Bugaboos for the first time. This mentorship event is part of the AMP (Alpine Mentorship Program) organized by ACC Calgary Section jointly with ACMG Guide Brent Peters from Peak Stratagem.
The cost for this event is $465 and includes 4 days (August 13-16) of mentorship with an ACMG guide from Peak Stratagem. You will need to pay for camping once at Applebee Campground. The hike in is not long, but is very strenuous, 5.6 km with 900 meter elevation gain.
This Alpine Mentorship Event is for individuals who have basic mountaineering experience and training. On this event you will further develop alpine skills including route finding, rock climbing and glacier travel. This is your chance to take charge while under the mentorship and coaching of an alpine guide. Everyone will have the opportunity to collaborate with route planning and depending on your capabilities, take a turn leading the group. The Bugaboos are a dramatic alpine environment including Crescent Spire, Bugaboo Spire, Marmolata and Pigeon Spire. Specific objectives will depend on the background and skills of the participants.
This event is for the Beginner Level mountaineer. Previous mountaineering should include; a handful of alpine trips, basic rock and lots of scrambling trips. Participants should have the following mountaineering skills:
Previous scrambling and alpine experience
Rock climbing, beginner to low-intermediate trad is helpful but not essential
Glacier travel including crevasse rescue training
Fitness level for long alpine days, eg 10-12 h days
Required Items to Bring:
Personal
gear/clothing and food for four days and three
nights. We will be
camping, so appropriate gear including tent,
sleeping bag, mat,
stove, cooking equipment, etc. Climbing and
glacier travel gear:
Helmet, harness, mountaineering boots,
crampons, ice axe, rock
climbing shoes, belay device, 2 additional
locking carabiners, anchor
sling (120cm) w 2 non-locking and 2 locking
carabiners, 2x 5mm
10kN accessory cord, 1x 2m 10kN accessory cord.
A formal gear list
will be provided closer to the event
In addition to the above, All participants must
come prepared with at least two non-medical
masks (mask must be at least two layers), hand
sanitizer (60% alcohol), eye protection (sun
glasses are OK) and full-finger belay gloves.
Recommended Items to Bring:
Warm
belay jacket, extra pair of gloves, extra
layers/ warm clothing,
waterproof shell (jacket and pants),
sunglasses, sun screen and
camera.
Notes:
The Process to sign up is as follows:
Put your name on the waitlist.
Email a description of your climbing experience to the trip coordinators Jenny Bradshaw (drjennybradshaw@gmail.com), David Zemrau (david@zemrau.com) and Chad Sales (sales.chad@hotmail.com)
Upon acceptance to the course, make your payment within 2 days by clicking the Buy Now button below.
You do not need a PayPal account. You can pay with a credit card.
Once you have paid, take a screenshot of the receipt PayPal displays and send it to the to the trip coordinator who will put you on the registered list.
*Note: Once payment has been received by the
treasurer you
will
be moved to the confirmed list. There will be
no
refund for
cancellations.
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 Monday, August 10, 2020 at 12:00 AM.