Trip Report

  • Forbidden Magic Umbilicals

    Ice climbers of these latest 20 years have been privileged to have ready access to highly developed versions of most…

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  • A Brief History of Climb

    In this Winter season, of course I’m talking about Winter climbing–Ice climbing.  I started climbing ice in the early 1970s. …

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  • Mt Balfour PRiSM trip

    Mt Balfour | 3284 m Highest peak on the Wapta Icefield! May 2-4, ACC PRiSM trip with Scott R and…

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  • Route Beta — Daffy Duck Buttress – Crowfoot Glacier

    By Allan Main I have often looked at the Crowfoot Glacier when driving south from Bow Summit. It seems like…

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  • Backcountry Skiing and Land Use Conflicts

    By Brent Hepfner Following a winter storm in mid-March 2023, which deposited 30 cm of new snow, and with the…

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  • Rescue Day at Lake Louise

    By Paula Corbeil August 2022 was turning out to be a long hot dry spell with no cool weather in…

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  • ACC Calgary Event Calendar Upgrade 2021 – New Features

    Hello ACC Calgary Volunteers! On Monday July 19 we upgraded the section’s Event Calendar website and relocated it to http://calendar.acccalgary.ca/.…

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  • New Women’s Mountain Mentorship Group Leader Training Series supported by a grant from Canadian Women in Sport (WISE)

      New Women’s Mountain Mentorship Group Leader Training Series supported by a grant from Canadian Women in Sport (WISE) You…

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  • Trip Report: The COVID-19 Avalanche Bursts the Asulkan Bubble

    “Do you know what’s going on out there? It’s like the world is coming to an end”.

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  • Old-School Climbing: Learning the Ropes on The Mitre (1952)

    “The Mitre” a 9,480-foot peak is part of the Lake Louise Group, as noted in the Climbers Guide to the…

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