Archive for 2018

  • Back-country Ski Technique Improvement day

    A couple of weeks ago the ACC hosted an AMP 2 (Alpine Mentoring Program Level 2) Backcountry Ski Technique Improvement…

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  • ACC photo contest winners

    A few of our photo contest winners – from the complete list below – have not yet claimed their trophies:…

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  • March 15 – Brian Keating: A Walk in the Mountains by the Great Divide Trail Association

    We’re sitting in a coffee house in Calgary’s historic Inglewood neighbourhood early on a Sunday morning. The sun is streaming through…

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  • Your Calgary Section Events

    ..and trips for the next few weeks! Fri, Jan 26 2018 – Ice Climbing – 2nd Annual Ice Weekend Extravaganza!…

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  • How birds stay warm through Canada’s cold winters

    Great CBC.ca article – Nature is really amazing in my opinion.. growing more brain to survive!? yes please!! ha ha! 

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  • A glimpse of the past

    12 Historic Photos of the Canadian Rockies – Have you ever wondered what it was like to walk the streets…

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  • Book review: The Green Horse

    Retired mountain park warden Dale Portman’s autobiography The Green Horse is a romp through his early career in the Canadian…

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  • Banff wolves may soon..

    have a meal they haven’t tasted in 140 years: wild bison, read the details on CBC.ca

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  • Rogers Pass ski trip – Jan.19-21

    Hey folks, I have 1 more spot (maybe two) available for my ski trip to Rogers Pass January 19-21. We…

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  • 1907 ACC’s Canadian Alpine Journal claim

    “No lady climbing, who wears skirts, will be allowed to take place on a rope, as they are a distinct…

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