The winners for the Section’s Alpine Exposure 2022 Photo Contest were announced over Zoom this past April 28th 2022 to great pomp and circumstance, with our panel of all-star judges in attendance. Couldn’t make it? Don’t fret, the entire ceremony was recorded!
🎥 Watch the Zoom recording of the award ceremony: Watch it here
Need a refresher on what the rules were to enter? Refer back to our photo competition rules page at —> acccalgary.ca/photo-competition
🏆🏆 Here are this year’s winners:🏆🏆 — CLICK PHOTOS TO EXPAND
1. Canadian Mountain Scenes (Richardson Trophy) – Mountain scenery
Wistful Ice Cave
🏅 Winner: Charles-Antoine Lanthier
🏆 Prize: $100 MEC Gift Card
2. Mountain Winter Scenes (Rex Gibson Trophy) – Canadian mountains in winter
Power of Pink
🏅 Winner: Christine Hewitt
🏆 Prize: Signed Copy of Book of your choice by Paul Zizka
3. Mountain scenes outside Canada (Jim Board Trophy) – Mountaineering scenes/activities outside Canada
Lofty Perch on Ama Dablam
🏅 Winner: Charles-Antoine Lanthier
🏆 Prize: Signed Copy of Book of your choice by Pat Morrow
4. Mountaineering (Marion Fawdry Trophy) – Mountaineering activities, summer or winter
Andean Peak
🏅 Winner: Derek Bonieki
🏆 Prize: $100 MEC Gift Card
5. Rock Climbing (Hillbilly Bowl) – Technical or solo climbing on rock
Limestone Action
🏅 Winner: Paul Dormaar
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card
6. Ice Climbing (Kathleen Lucas Trophy) – Waterfall or extreme alpine ice climbing
Iced
🏅 Winner: Oakley Werenka
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card
7. Ski Mountaineering (John Hammond Trophy) – Ski mountaineering, ski touring, or telemark
Unnamed
🏅 Winner: Chelsea Darrach
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card
8. Portraits of Mountaineers (L.C. Wilson Trophy) – Person or people in a mountain setting
Golden Shaun
🏅 Winner: Zofia Z
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card
9. Flora (Francis Pearce Trophy) – Plant life in a mountain region
On Fire
🏅 Winner: Paul Dormaar
🏆 Prize: Signed Copy of John Scurlock Book
10. Fauna (Bugler Hind Trophy) – Wildlife in a mountain region
Unnamed
🏅 Winner: Steph Coulter
🏆 Prize: Signed Copy of Book of your choice by Paul Zizka
11. Humor (Silver Skillet) – Humor or satire, taken in a mountain or mountaineering context
Why I Hike
🏅 Winner: Christine Hewitt
🏆 Prize: Signed Copy of John Scurlock Book
12. Best of Show (David Oldham Trophy) – All entries are considered for this award
Lofty Perch on Ama Dablam
🏅 Winner: Charles-Antoine Lanthier
🏆 Prize: $200 MEC Gift Card
13. Unclassified (President’s Trophy) – Any photograph in a mountain setting that doesn’t fit in
Remarkable Silhouette
🏅 Winner: Paul Dormaar
🏆 Prize: Free Porter Service from the Section Chair
14. Club Activities – Person or people involved in a club camp or activity
BITS Blitz Jimmy Junior Bowl
🏅 Winner: Ken Schmaltz
🏆 Prize: Free Porter Service from the Section Chair
15. Legacy Award – An appreciation of the mountains being shared by youth or families
Natural Habitat
🏅 Winner: Brett Bilon
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card