Intro to Lead Ice-climbs with Sarah Hueniken - Saturday, Dec 12, 2020

The Basics:
Event Type: Course 
Event Location: TBD 
Date(s) & Time:   Saturday, Dec 12, 2020 07:00 AM  
Registration Cut Off:   Saturday, Dec 05, 2020 03:21 PM  
Event Duration: 1 day 
Difficulty Rating:   D2 - See Conversion Chart  
Trip Coordinator(s):   Julie Morter
Ken Chatel
 

Participant Info:
Who's Invited:   Members Only  
Attendee Screening:   Attendees are Pre-Screened
Maximum Group Size: 6
Maximum No. Guests: 0
Minimum Group Size: 4
Maximum No. Guests Per Member: 0
Number Registered So Far:   6 (View sign-ups, waiting list)
Are Dogs Permitted:   No

Itinerary:
Come out for the day to learn and practice leading ice-climbs. This course is designed to give you the skills and confidence to lead ice in a safe and professionally guided environment. Practice placing screws, mock-leading and building v-threads.

Where? TBD but examples include Junkyards, King Creek, Wedge Smears or Haffner The course will be taught by Sarah Hueniken, a full ACMG Alpine Guide. (See Sarah's brief Bio below)

Cost: $136.25

This course is available on a first-come first-served basis, based on whoever pays the applicable fees first. Please be advised that if you have paid and need to pull out of the course, there will be no refund. Rather, it will be your responsibility to find a replacement and obtain a cash transfer from that person. The T&L Committee will work to help find a replacement if time allows. The sooner we know that you cannot attend the better.

Required Items to Bring:
Harness, helmet, ice tools, crampons pre- adjusted to boots, boots suitable for ice climbing,locking carabiner and belay device. Sarah may require additional items.

Recommended Items to Bring:
Warm belay jacket,extra pair of gloves,thermos with hot drinks,lunch, sun screen and camera.

How to Get There:
Event Directions:   Sarah will decide and email the participants 3-4 days before the course.  

Notes:

Sarah Hueniken's brief Bio.

Sarah Hueniken has been living and guiding in Canmore for more than 15 years. As a full ACMG Alpine guide, she spends her summers guiding rock and alpine and her winters guiding ice and mixed routes. Having climbed for over 20 years, Sarah has traveled and worked in various places throughout the US, Mexico, South America and Asia to explore the mountains of the world. Highlights have included a first ascent of a 6000m peak bordering Tibet (Sachun 5.10+ M5), new ice lines in Iceland, participating in various climbing competitions and achieving a personal goal of climbing 5.13.

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 Saturday, December 05, 2020 at 03:21 PM.