Come celebrate our great nation's birthday by
climbing its Revelstoke rock. Plan is to carpool from Calgary on Saturday at 8am. Climb half of Sat, all of Sun and Mon, and half of Tue,
before returning to town Tue night.
I've booked 2 rooms at the Ol' Frontier motel in Revy, 1 with 2 double beds and 1 with 1 queen bed. 1 person shares the room with double beds with me, splitting the cost of $251 for all 3 nights. 2 people share the room with queen bed, splitting the cost of $223 for all 3 nights. I'll send you the reservations before you e-transfer me the payment.
Everyone must be comfortable at lead belaying, seconding, cleaning anchors, and rappelling. Email me your climbing experience and your room preference.
Required Items to Bring:
Harness, helmet, rock shoes, belay device, top-rope anchor, personal anchor, climbing pack, food,
water, approach shoes, overnight gear.
Recommended Items to Bring:
Chalk, sunscreen, sunglasses.
How to Get There:
Carpool Departure Time:
08:00 AM
Carpool Location:
TBD
Notes:
Trip Hazards – Must read BEFORE registering.
Rock Climbing
Rockfall
Rockfall can be caused by natural forces, or by people travelling through the terrain (e.g. climbing/scrambling/hiking). What are the risks? Impact from a falling rock can result in injury or death and can also damage equipment such as ropes.
Terrain
Trees, forest deadfall, and tree stumps
Creeks
Rocks and Boulders
Variable and difficult walking terrain
Impact or collision with other persons or objects
Encounters with domestic or wild animals
Contact with poisonous flora or fauna
Loss of balance or control
Slips, trips and falls.
Falls and Belaying
Rock climbing presents the risk of falling from the wall causing the climber to collide with the wall or ground, which can lead to injury or death
The risk of belay failure is also present which can contribute to the risk of a ground fall
Communication, rescue and medical treatment
Communication can be difficult and in the event of a accident rescue and treatment may not be available
Adverse weather may also delay the arrival of treatment and transport out of the field
If an Injury occurs in challenging terrain movement to an evacuation point may be slow
Mitigated by
First Aid Training
Rescue Training
Satellite Communications
Other
Slips, trips and falls both outdoors and indoors
Infectious disease contracted through viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi which may be transmitted through direct or indirect contact
Equipment failure
Negligent first aid
Negligence of other people
Please sign into your new account on the ACC National Website and sign the new online waiver there:
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 Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 07:00 PM.
