SECTION CAMP 2025:

Fairy Meadows; the Adamants and Gothics

"Solid rock with exceptional opportunities for climbing". The Adamant Group of the Selkirk Mountains provides climbers with a wealth of fantastic opportunities. The peaks here are mainly granitic and there are several classic routes of various lengths and difficulty to challenge all types of climbers. It’s Awesome!

The area is breathtakingly beautiful and we will be camped in an area surrounded by stunning alpine lakes and meadows.   There is a huge variety of options for climbing, ranging from snow walking and easy scrambles - 5.4-5.10 climbs - PD mountaineering routes mostly 4th to lower 5th, see below under the heading Objectives.

We have a lot of route information from when we were last in this area.  This information will be uploaded to the google drive sometime next week and the link to it will be added here. 

WHEN: Sign up for one of 3 weeks: This posting is for week 3: 19-26 July.

WHO: 12 (max) ACC Members per week. The camp is self-guided, self-catered and self- managed.  Most, if not all, routes will involve glacier travel, so participants should have knowledge of crevasse rescue techniques.   Whilst the Camp is self-guided, we can accommodate some less experienced team members, the number of which is dependent on the skill base of the other participants.  Please email Clare – clareormerod@hotmail.co.uk – if you’re not certain, to discuss your application.

INTERESTED?: Then sign up for the week and download the application form, once completed please email it back to the Section Camp Coordinator clareormerod@hotmail.co.uk and Week 3 Camp Manager julie.morter@gmail.com.

Please do not complete the form in the google drive as your information will be saved and the next person who accesses the form will see this.  Click here to access it: Application Form  

Also feel free to email with any questions you may have.  The Camp Manager for your chosen week will review your application and contact you to let you know if you are on the week. Once accepted on the week you will need to pay using the PayPal button below - see note below.

CAMP:

The plan is to camp 1km South of the Fairy Meadows Hut at approx 2200m, GR 346-395. The staging area will be Swan Creek, about 110km from Golden on the logging road on the West side of the Kinbasket Lake.

REFERENCES:

• Maps:
• Sir Sanford 82N/12 and Sullivan River 82N/13
• Guide books:
• Selkirks North, David P Jones

COST:  $730

This price is based on 9 x paying people per week (the camp manager for each week does not pay)   There are contingency flights included in the cost too.  Once all helicopter, fuel, consumables costs, numbers of participants are finalised after camp there will be a refund issued, if appropriate.  

Once accepted onto the trip please pay using the PayPal button below. 

HAZARDS:  In registering for this event you are confirming that you have read and acknowledge the Trip Hazards detailed in the Additional Notes section below.

     PAYMENT:

   Please pay using the PayPal button below. You don't need a PayPal account.  Please send payment receipt to the camp manager and they will add you to the week, if you haven't been added already. 

OBJECTIVES:

A high level selection of routes, to give you an idea of the grade range, is:

1.    Lower to mid 5th class climbing on granite, scrambling and ridge traverses: Outpost / Quadrant Spire / Mount Quadrant.

2.    5.4 - 5.8 routes on good granite: Gog/Magog, these are smaller peaks and good for a short day.

3.    Snow walking / easy scrambling:  Damon / Pythias. 

4.    South face 3rd class facile; North Face - adventurous low to mid 5th class:   Sentinel, Pioneer. 

5.    Many more peaks accessed from the Iron Glacier:   Easy 4th class routes and low to mid 5th class.  Also some climbs up to 5.10!

6.    PD mountaineering routes mostly 4th class some lower 5th: Unicorn, Ironman, Colossal, Austerity. 

Please see this link for a Gear List to get you started.

Stoke, sense of adventure, sense of humour and team player mentality!

Car pooling will be organised closer to the time once all the participants for each week are confirmed and we get into more detailed logistics. 

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

§  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

Mountaineering

·       Rockfall and icefall

o   Rockfall and icefall 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 or ice can result in injury or death and can also damage equipment such as ropes.

·       Avalanche

o   "Avalanches can occur in the terrain in which we operate and can be caused by natural forces, or by people travelling through the terrain (e.g. skiing/snowboarding). What are the risks? Anyone caught in an avalanche is at risk of personal injury, death, and/or property damage or loss."

·       Terrain

o   Crevasses

o   Cornice fall

o   Tress, forest deadfall and tree stumps

o   Creeks

o   Rocks and Boulders

o   Variable and difficult walking terrain

o   Impact or collision with other persons or objects

o   Encounters with domestic or wild animals

o   Contact with poisonous flora or fauna

o   Loss of balance or control

o   Slips, trips,and falls

·       Falls and Belaying

o   Mountaineering and ice climbing present the risk of falling from the wall causing the climber to collide with the wall or the ground, which can lead to injury or death.

o   The risk of belay failure is also present, which can contribute to the risk of a ground fall

·       Communication, rescue and medical treatment

o   Communication can be difficult and in the event of a accident rescue and treatment may not be available

o   Adverse weather may also delay the arrival of treatment and transport out of the field

o   If an Injury occurs in challenging terrain movement to an evacuation point may be slow

·        

·       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