COVID 19; Please note there are new protocols and guidelines that we must all adhere to whilst taking part in club events and courses. Please ensure you have read and understood the following documents:
Calgary Section Protocols
New Waiver/Declaration of Health
Trip Leader Checklist- Single-Day Policy
Trip Leader Checklist- Multi-day Policy
These guidelines need to be followed through the duration of the event. If any of these guidelines are not followed then you won’t be able to participate.
For this AMP event we will be heading to the
iconic
Columbia
Icefields to attempt Mount Athabasca and/or
surrounded
peaks.
This mentorship event is part of the AMP (Alpine
Mentorship
Program) organized by ACC Calgary Section jointly
with
ACMG
Guide Brent Peters from PeakStratagem.
The cost for this event is $ 550 and includes 3
days (July 17-19) of mentorship with an ACMG guide from Peak
Stratagem.
We will be staying at the Beauty Creek hostel for 2 nights.
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, crevasse
rescue, glacier travel techniques and more. 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 take a turn leading the group. Some
peaks in the
area are Boundary peak, A2 and Athabasca, with the
goal of
making an ascent to Mount Athabasca weather and
conditions
permitting.
This event is for the Beginner who has been on a glacier once or twice, experience in 3-person crevasse rescue, completed a 2-day Snow and Ice course and have done steep snow slope climbs as part of their scrambling trips.
Itinerary: We will meet at location TBC on the Friday to work on skills such as crevasse rescue, roping up and glacier travel techniques for the first day. We will then head to the hostel for that evening and develop trip plans for next two days
according to weather.
Weather permitting, Sunday we will attempt Mount Athabasca
or a similar peak.
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