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🐻🐻 Do you like bears? Do you LOVE BEARS? 🐻🐻![]()
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Join us for an evening of ALL THINGS BEAR with Reno Somehalder next Tuesday evening at the Section Social! Reno is a bear specialist, wilderness guide, naturalist, filmmaker, photographer and an author.![]()
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Bring a guest and tell your friends! We're opening up to walk-ins and non-members.![]()
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Whenever possible, RSVP still preferred to gauge attendance ---> bit.ly/acc-maysocial![]()
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More then thirty five years ago Reno emigrated from Switzerland to the Canadian Rockies. After a nightly encounter with a bear on his first camping trip, during which the animal was trying to gain access into his tent, he quickly became fascinated with the species.![]()
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Since then, Reno has been living with bears in the wilds of Canada, Russia, Alaska and Europe on a yearly basis. His strength as a bear specialist lies in the research he has put into the behaviour of bears. After uncountable hours of observations, Reno has acquired a great depth of knowledge about the workings of bears; “Having spent so much time with bears over all these years, I am certain that it is up to us to find a higher level of tolerance in this struggle of peaceful co-existence. Because the level of tolerance of bears towards us humans couldn’t be greater.”![]()
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While the brown and grizzly bear throughout its range is the main focus of his work, projects dealing with other Ursid species such as polar bears, spectacled bears and Asiatic black bears have diversified and broadened his knowledge of these indicators for a healthy ecosystem.![]()
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After working together with Canadian bear specialist Charlie Russell on a rehabilitation project of brown bears in Kamchatka in 2004, Reno teamed up with the Russian biologist Sergey Kolchin in 2012 with the purpose of adopting, rehabilitating and releasing orphaned Asiatic black bear and Ussuri brown bear cubs. This project was taking place in the Siberian taiga of the Russian Far East in the midst of the last free roaming 500 Amur tigers.![]()
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Reno has guided bear ecology trips in Canada, Alaska, Russia and Europe for 25 years. A long time ago, Reno received two different ACMG (Association of Canadian Mountain Guides) certifications. Together with various TV crews, Reno has helped to produce several successful documentaries, always about the need to conserve bears and our wild spaces. Reno has written two books about his experiences (both in German) and he’s currently working on a new book.![]()
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Reno's presentation will start at 7:30.![]()
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We ask that you arrive before 7:15 to ensure your seat. Dinner and drinks are available for purchase. Tuesday's special is a steak sandwich. If you are planning on having dinner please arrive earlier.![]()
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Bring a guest and tell your friends! We're opening up to walk-ins and non-members.![]()
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Whenever possible, RSVP still preferred to gauge attendance ---> bit.ly/acc-maysocial
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Human factor management should definitely be in the spotlight more often. This looks like a super worthwhile workshop!Learn a valuable intrinsic approach to managing human hazards.
🧗Ever wish you could take your rock leadership skills to the next level and become a trip leader for rock climbing events? 🧗![]()
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Ryan and Chelsea, the Section's Training and Climbing Chairs, are looking for your input! ![]()
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We are trying to gauge interest in a leadership event with the intent of getting competent climbers set up to confidently set up and lead crags, or emerging climbers who are keen and want to learn how to lead cragging days without needing to lead hard routes.![]()
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📝 Tell us below in the comments if this is something that would be right up your alley!![]()
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📸: Tobias Link, "Leading is Fun", 2023 Photo Contest![]()
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Chels Climbs
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Spring is here so let's start planning the summer adventures! The following trips will be posted on the event calendar in the next few days. We need leaders for the Alpine Review and Rock Review. Please email clareormerod@hotmail.co.uk if you are interested in leading a trip. Dom, Alpine Chair and Chelsea, Rock Chair will be reaching out to people who have lead trips in the past as well.![]()
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ALPINE REVIEW: ![]()
19-21 May, based out of Beauty Creek. Sign up is required for the weekend's accommodation and then for each individual trip posted by the relevant leaders. ![]()
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ROCK REVIEW: ![]()
23-25 June, based out of Canoe Meadows campsite in Kananaskis. ![]()
Sign up is required for the weekend's camping and then for each individual trip posted by the relevant leaders. ![]()
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SUMMER SECTION CAMP: INTERNATIONAL BASIN:![]()
Week 1: 9 July![]()
Week 2: 16 July![]()
Week 3: 23 July![]()
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ALPINE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM (AMP)-SUMMER EVENTS:![]()
There is a social posted on the event calendar for Mon 24 April @ 1900. Sign up if you're interested in discussing events for the summer. The summer events will be posted on the calendar hopefully within a week of the social taking place.
⛏️🏔️The April Social is just around the corner!⛏️🏔️ Bring a guest and tell your friends, this month we're opening up to walk-ins and non-members.![]()
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If you are a member and plan on attending, we do prefer RSVPs on the Event Calendar (at bit.ly/acc-aprilsocial) to gauge attendance.
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