| The Basics: |
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| Event Type: | | Course | |
| Event Location: | | Columbia Icefields (with early meeting time in Canmore) | |
| Date(s) & Time: |
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Saturday, Jun 21, 2025
07:00 AM
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Registration Cut Off:
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Tuesday, Jul 15, 2025
11:00 PM
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| Event Duration: | | 2 Day | |
| Difficulty Rating: |
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D2 - 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 Only
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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: | | 6 |
| Maximum No. Guests Per Member: | | 0 |
| Number Registered So Far: |
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0 (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 DOES NOT INCLUDE
ACCOMMODATION or
MEALS.
*Please read all details before registering*
Course Description: This course is for hikers, scramblers
and climbers who
want to learn the basics about glacier travel.
This two-day course will
cover glaciology for climbers, dividing the rope
for glacier travel,
shortening the rope, firn-line transitions, route
finding, crevasse
rescue, snow and ice anchors.
Prerequisites: Participants do not need any
previous glacier travel
knowledge but some hiking or scrambling experience
is a good
idea.
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| Required Items to Bring: |
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Harness, helmet, belay device (auto-blocking like
ATC-Guide or
Reverso is recommended), 4-5 locking carabiners
(at least one being
a Munter shape), 4 non-locking carabiners, 1
double-length shoulder
sling, 2 7mmx5m Prussic cords, 1 7mmx1.5m prussic
cord and a
lunch/drink.
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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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| Notes: |
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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.
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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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