Archive for 2016

  • Pigeon Mountain – A Newbie’s first ACC trip

    Newbie’s first ACC trip by Sara Lee I joined my first ACC trip to Pigeon Mountain! Yes, I know, probably…

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  • Annual Photo Contest

    Dinner and Slide Show!!! It’s time once again for submitting to our annual photo contest. Submission deadline: November 20th to…

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  • Gear Swap – Section Social

    Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving weekend! Just a quick note to flag the monthly social with a difference.  A…

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  • ACC Calgary climbing season extension

    While it feels like winter in Calgary for those rock lovers in the ACC section the climbing season is ongoing.…

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  • Flat Knots for Joining Rappel Ropes

    For many years, ‘flat’ joining knots have been gaining popularity for joining pairs of ropes to be used for rappelling,…

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  • Why?

    I remember like it was yesterday: 6:30am commute to the office in bright daylight, nothing but a shirt, a tie,…

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  • Peak Bagging Weekend – August 13/14, 2016

    Hidden Lake Area – August 13/14, 2016 – Vi Pickering (leader extraordinaire) and Sonja Pichette (eager beginner) What a fantastic…

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  • Adventures in the Selkirks: Fairy Meadow Trail Building Trip with the National Office

    Over the August 20th weekend, 4 members of the ACC (coming from Salmon Arm, Canmore, Calgary, and all the way…

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  • How Instagram got me a trip to Italy!

    I remember like it was yesterday – browsing through pictures on Instagram and coming across the Drei Zinnen towers. The…

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  • Calgary nordic skiers training options are diminishing!

    In June of this year, Winsport announced that they would be making severe cuts to their COP cross country trails…

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