Add Post Edit Post Show all All Access and Environment Articles Trip Management Trip Report Uncategorised Website How Tos Route Beta — Daffy Duck Buttress – Crowfoot GlacierBy Allan Main I have often looked at the Crowfoot Glacier when driving south from Bow Summit. It seems like…September 10, 2024 by Allan.Main00Backcountry Skiing and Land Use ConflictsBy Brent Hepfner Following a winter storm in mid-March 2023, which deposited 30 cm of new snow, and with the…February 12, 2024 by Brent Hepfner00Rescue Day at Lake LouiseBy Paula Corbeil August 2022 was turning out to be a long hot dry spell with no cool weather in…August 24, 2022 by Paula Corbeil00Legends in the landscape. Citizen science and Wolverine ConservationAt our June 14th 2022 social we hosted our Carbon Offset project lead to tell all members about the project…June 22, 2022 by Webmaster00Tech Tip: A Better Ski Pole Strap A New and Better Ski Pole Strap After some 55 years of various kinds of skiing, I recently realized…February 11, 2022 by Orvel Miskiw02Upcoming Election and AGM 2025!Election 2025: Half of the available positions on the Board are up for election each year for *two* year terms.…November 8, 2021 by Webmaster00Assiniboine Death Off-RopeThis summer, one of our members was killed near the top of Mt. Assiniboine. It was August 12, a beautiful…November 2, 2021 by Orvel Miskiw05ACC Calgary Event Calendar Upgrade 2021 – New FeaturesHello ACC Calgary Volunteers! On Monday July 19 we upgraded the section’s Event Calendar website and relocated it to http://calendar.acccalgary.ca/.…July 19, 2021 by Webmaster00New 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…April 20, 2021 by Anne Drew Potter00State of the Mountains Report 2020Updated on December 6, 2020 The Alpine Club of Canada State of the Mountains Report 2020 Download English Version 2020…December 6, 2020 by Webmaster00Trip 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”.April 2, 2020 by Paula Corbeil05Comfort and Peril in Winter CampingThirteen years has passed since the death of 2 ski campers in a snow shelter on the Wapta Icefield in…February 4, 2020 by Orvel Miskiw00Tech Tips: Cold Hands Part 2: Cold Hand? Cold Finger?Occasionally while climbing ice, skiing, snow shoeing, etc., you may be plagued by one hand that just won’t warm up.…January 11, 2020 by Orvel Miskiw00Old-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…December 11, 2019 by Bruce Fraser00Tech Tips: Cold Hands Pt. 1Do you get cold hands in the winter mornings? — either hiking in to a climb, or skiing, or do…December 2, 2019 by Orvel Miskiw01Getting a GripRope handling is one of the most basic groups of operations in climbing, as we use ropes everywhere for their…November 5, 2019 by Orvel Miskiw02Mt Cline Trip – Fun in the NotchesMt Cline has been on my list ever since I first heard of 11,000ers. The classic route along the southwest…September 12, 2019 by Paula Corbeil01Monthly Social – September 17 – Pat MorrowOur September Social will be an evening that you’ll definitely not want to miss! Pat Morrow is an adventure photographer…September 3, 2019 by Charles-Antoine Lanthier00Of Bear Encounters & Backcountry Awareness at the Stanley Mitchell HutEarly last Thursday morning while heading up the Kiwetinok Pass trail, I had the pleasure of meeting Lynn Martel coming…August 17, 2019 by Paul Ruchlewicz03Mt Tuzo – Completing a Moraine Lake HitlistMountaineering lists can be treacherous things. They often start out as a wish list of peaks and routes, but can…August 14, 2019 by Allan.Main00Load More 12345...20Next
By Allan Main I have often looked at the Crowfoot Glacier when driving south from Bow Summit. It seems like…
By Brent Hepfner Following a winter storm in mid-March 2023, which deposited 30 cm of new snow, and with the…
By Paula Corbeil August 2022 was turning out to be a long hot dry spell with no cool weather in…
At our June 14th 2022 social we hosted our Carbon Offset project lead to tell all members about the project…
A New and Better Ski Pole Strap After some 55 years of various kinds of skiing, I recently realized…
Election 2025: Half of the available positions on the Board are up for election each year for *two* year terms.…
This summer, one of our members was killed near the top of Mt. Assiniboine. It was August 12, a beautiful…
Hello ACC Calgary Volunteers! On Monday July 19 we upgraded the section’s Event Calendar website and relocated it to http://calendar.acccalgary.ca/.…
New Women’s Mountain Mentorship Group Leader Training Series supported by a grant from Canadian Women in Sport (WISE) You…
Updated on December 6, 2020 The Alpine Club of Canada State of the Mountains Report 2020 Download English Version 2020…
“Do you know what’s going on out there? It’s like the world is coming to an end”.
Thirteen years has passed since the death of 2 ski campers in a snow shelter on the Wapta Icefield in…
Occasionally while climbing ice, skiing, snow shoeing, etc., you may be plagued by one hand that just won’t warm up.…
“The Mitre” a 9,480-foot peak is part of the Lake Louise Group, as noted in the Climbers Guide to the…
Do you get cold hands in the winter mornings? — either hiking in to a climb, or skiing, or do…
Rope handling is one of the most basic groups of operations in climbing, as we use ropes everywhere for their…
Mt Cline has been on my list ever since I first heard of 11,000ers. The classic route along the southwest…
Our September Social will be an evening that you’ll definitely not want to miss! Pat Morrow is an adventure photographer…
Early last Thursday morning while heading up the Kiwetinok Pass trail, I had the pleasure of meeting Lynn Martel coming…
Mountaineering lists can be treacherous things. They often start out as a wish list of peaks and routes, but can…
