Archive for 2016

  • Exploration – Synonym for “long & painful day”?

    The prospect of skiing right next to a resort had never seemed very appealing, thus Sunshine backcountry never tempted me…

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  • A Skiers Guide to Surfing

    Unless you are Norwegian, you probably don’t live in a place that you can both ski and surf. Over the…

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  • Kootenay Pass – Superb Early Season Powder – Dec 16

    Kootenay Pass delivered the goods!   It felt like a summit attempt with a dark black start to the day,…

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  • Rope rescue for ice – course with Sarah Hueniken

    What I learned from Rope rescue course with Sarah Hueniken My general take on ice climbing: Ice climbing is a…

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  • Here is a card from your Calgary Section exec for you :-)

    http://www.jibjab.com/view/b43s7J3SldAdGMpohb40 Best hip moves by: Paul Dormar, Andy Strangeman, Vi Pickering, Luca Jungen and Kristine O’Reilly! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! (copy-paste the…

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  • Emergency Back-country Communication Devices

    It has been less than a year since I first joined the ACC, with this being my second year pursuing…

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  • Night Terrors 1 – Ice Climbing at the Wedge Smears

    I’m of the opinion that there are skiers who climb and climbers who ski, but it’s more or less impossible…

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  • Abject Terror at Rampart Creek

    I was able to sneak away from a busy schedule for a brief trip up the Icefields Parkway with a…

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  • El Portrero Chico – Nov.19-27

    Travel is always a great treat: but in this case, even greater! Climbing long sun lit limestone multi pitches of…

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  • Elk Lakes Hut Trip – Not so family friendly

    Greetings, On November 18th, myself and about a dozen ACCers headed to the Elk Lakes Hut on a cold and…

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