Archive for November, 2016

  • How to Secure a Flat Joining Knot With Only the Rope

    Say you like the idea of flat rappel knots, as they seem likely to slide easily over the terrain when…

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  • Friday November 11: Mount Wendell East Peak

    What a w.end! What a bunch of troopers! It all started on the way back from Midnight Peak, the trip…

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  • Icefields parkway Ice Climbing observations

    Observations and Rumors… Shades of beauty  – lower pitch may or may not be in. Weeping wall very thin more…

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  • Shifty Avalanche Shovels

      Skis, bindings, ski poles, probes – what can Phil rant about next? Avalanche shovels. Yea, that’s right, I even…

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  • How to get 100+ likes in your photo

    Ok – this won’t be one of those posts that will actually tell you how to do that, but, I…

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  • Photo Contest Reminder

    Photo Contest Reminder: It’s time to get your best photos into the Calgary Section of the Alpine Club of Canada…

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  • Multi-Pitch Communication

    I was inspired by Phil’s probing article and a recent article I read by the American Alpine Institute about multi-pitch…

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  • Probing Probes – A Purchase Prompted Parley

    Re-post from my handy dandy blog. **Updated with responses from G3 and BCA** Next up in Phil’s Winter Gear Discussion…

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  • Two Segment Poles Are Stupid

    Re-posted from my handy dandy blog. You thought I was done after ranting about skis and bindings? Nope. I’m a…

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  • BITS 2016 / 2017

    With winter quickly approaching and the stoke rising to get on the skis, the ACC Calgary Section is looking for…

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