| The Basics: |
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| Event Type: | | Course | |
| Event Location: | | Rundle Rock in Banff National Park subject to change at the Guide's discretion | |
| Date(s) & Time: |
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Sunday, Jun 27, 2021
07:00 AM (Carpool Departure: 07:00 AM @ )
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Registration Cut Off:
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Sunday, Jun 20, 2021
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
Elisabeth Dupuis
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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: |
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Cost: $162.50 (this includes tax) for one day
of instruction.
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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Equipment: helmet, harness, approach shoes (or
light mountain
boots), 30L day pack, belay gloves, belay
device, 120cm sewn
sling,
250cm sewn sling, three extra locking
carabiners (one of which
HMS/Munter), a couple non-locking carabiners,
cordelette.
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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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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! You can send any feedback you may have to the Section Chair.
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