Welcome to the Alpine Club of Canada, Calgary Section
Upcoming Events
By-Laws: The Calgary Section executive is proposing new by-laws and is soliciting feed-back. Please send comments to
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. The section currently does not have by-laws. The vote to adopt the new by-laws will be either the December or January section meeting.
SSRP Update:ACC Calgary Consultation Period for Draft Position Letter on SSRP ends December 14th, 2013. Click on the 'Resources' tab at the top, the click on 'Access/ Environment' for more information on these items.
About the Section
With over 800 members, the Calgary section is one of the largest sections of the ACC. The section offers mountaineering trips of all kinds, (backcountry skiing, ice climbing, rock climbing, and alpine climbing). We also subsidize weekend courses throughout the year covering the full range of mountaineering skills. The Calgary section is very involved in regional access and environment issues, primarily focussed on the Bow Valley, the National Parks, and Kananaskis Country, and the section offers a chance to meet other individuals with similar interests. For more information, send email to
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All section meetings are open to ACC members and guests, as well as non-members. Also, please have a look at our online Event Schedule for a listing of our winter and summer trips lead by our group of experienced volunteers.
Here are some of he reasons why you might want to join the Calgary Section:
Participate in club activities year round, ranging from rock-climbing days at local crags to mountaineering expeditions and summer and section camps. In the winter, section trips explore the many ice-climbing and back-country ski areas within a day’s drive of Calgary.
Meet other climbers and skiers at regular monthly meetings, evenings at a local climbing wall or crag, and many other social gatherings on the section's annual calendar.
Learn and hone your mountaineering craft through participation in professionally-instructed courses (at discounted rates) sponsored by the section and on section trips led by volunteer trip co-ordinators.
As a member of the Calgary section, you'll automatically become a member of the national club, The Alpine Club of Canada.
Here are some of the benefits of your national membership:
Participation in the National Club’s ski and climbing camps in western Canada
The National Club's quarterly newsletter, The Gazette
The annual Canadian Alpine Journal, one of the world's best alpine journals, at preferential rates
Members' rates at the club's hostel, The Canadian Alpine Centre, in Lake Louise, Alberta
UIAA affiliation
Liability insurance for club events
Advance booking privileges and members' rates at the National Club's extensive alpine hut system in the Canadian Rockies, including the Canmore Clubhouse.
