The winners for the Section’s Alpine Exposure 2023 Photo Contest were announced at the February Social this past Feb 21st 2023.
Wondering 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
Assiniboine Sunset Symphony
🏅 Winner: Kevin Fielding
🏆 Prize: $100 MEC Gift Card
2. Mountain Winter Scenes (Rex Gibson Trophy) – Canadian mountains in winter
Icefield Dusk
🏅 Winner: Brett Bilon
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card
3. Mountain scenes outside Canada (Jim Board Trophy) – Mountaineering scenes/activities outside Canada
Sunset and Sunrise in Greenland
🏅 Winner: Steve Fedyna
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card
4. Mountaineering (Marion Fawdry Trophy) – Mountaineering activities, summer or winter
The Ridge
🏅 Winner: Charles-Antoine Lanthier
🏆 Prize: $100 MEC Gift Card
5. Rock Climbing (Hillbilly Bowl) – Technical or solo climbing on rock
NE Ridge of Bugaboo
🏅 Winner: Shaun Luong
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card
6. Ice Climbing (Kathleen Lucas Trophy) – Waterfall or extreme alpine ice climbing
Heading for the Surface
🏅 Winner: Oakley Werenka
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card
7. Ski Mountaineering (John Hammond Trophy) – Ski mountaineering, ski touring, or telemark
First Tracks on Chickadee Peak
🏅 Winner: Sean Freiberg
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card
8. Portraits of Mountaineers (L.C. Wilson Trophy) – Person or people in a mountain setting
Look Ma, No Hands!
🏅 Winner: Shaun Luong
🏆 Prize: $100 MEC Gift Card
9. Flora (Francis Pearce Trophy) – Plant life in a mountain region
Delicious
🏅 Winner: Paul Dormaar
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card
10. Fauna (Bugler Hind Trophy) – Wildlife in a mountain region
Overly Lunch Date
🏅 Winner: Carlee Ding
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card
11. Humor (Silver Skillet) – Humor or satire, taken in a mountain or mountaineering context
No Skins, No Problem
🏅 Winner: Sean Freiberg
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card
12. Best of Show (David Oldham Trophy) – All entries are considered for this award
The Ridge
🏅 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
Trouble on the Approach
🏅 Winner: Charles-Antoine Lanthier
🏆 Prize: $50 MEC Gift Card
14. Club Activities – Person or people involved in a club camp or activity
Section Trip to Greenland
🏅 Winner: Steve Fedyna
🏆 Prize: Free Porter Service from the Section Chair
15. Legacy Award – An appreciation of the mountains being shared by youth or families
Trust
🏅 Winner: Paul Dormaar
🏆 Prize: Free climbing/scrambling instruction event for your kids