| The Basics: |
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| Event Type: | | Course | |
| Event Location: | | Rundle Rock, Banff subject to change at the Guide's discretion | |
| Date(s) & Time: |
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Sunday, Sep 20, 2020
07:00 AM (Carpool Departure: 07:00 AM @ )
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Registration Cut Off:
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Sunday, Sep 13, 2020
09:00 PM
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| Event Duration: | | 1 day | |
| Difficulty Rating: |
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D1 - See Conversion Chart
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| Trip Coordinator(s): |
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Julie Morter
Ken Chatel
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| Participant Info: |
| Who's Invited: |
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Members & Guests, All Ages Welcome
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| Attendee Screening: |
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Attendees are Pre-Screened
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| Maximum Group Size: | | 6 |
| Maximum No. Guests: | | 0 |
| Minimum Group Size: | | 4 |
| Maximum No. Guests Per Member: | | 0 |
| Number Registered So Far: |
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6 (View sign-ups, waiting list)
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| Are Dogs Permitted: |
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No
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| Itinerary: |
Cost: $136.25 (this includes tax) for one day
of instruction.
DATE Sept. 20, 2020
Course Content: This course is aimed at
scramblers, rock climbers
and mountaineers who want to learn about short-
roping and short-
pitching techniques to deal with 3rd-, 4th- and
easy-5th-class
terrain. Topics will include rope management,
assessing terrain
features, various body belays, terrain belays,
natural anchors and
application of techniques on changing rock
terrain.
Prerequisites: Participants should have some
experience scrambling
and/or mountaineering and be able to move over
3rd-, 4th- and easy-
5th-class terrain with confidence.
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| Required Items to Bring: |
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Details will be provided before the trip by Sean.
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| Recommended Items to Bring: |
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Warm clothes (expect to stand around and
listen/learn) and then
participate.
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| How to Get There: |
| Event Directions: |
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Sean will contact participants before the course
to confirm a meetup
time & place.
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| Carpool Departure Time: |
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07:00 AM
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| Carpool Location: |
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| Carpool Directions: |
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All participants will be responsible for
contacting each other and
arranging their own car pooling.
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| Notes: |
This trip will be a first-come-first-serve and
this is based on who can
deliver the course registration fee via PayPal.
Be sure to send 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.
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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.
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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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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.
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