Add Post Edit Post Show all All Access and Environment Articles Trip Management Trip Report Uncategorised Website How Tos Louise Area Slack CountryLast Thursday, November 24, a couple ACC members and I went on a short walk-about to Richardson’s Ridge near Lake Louise.…December 2, 2016 by Tyler Hallman00How to Secure a Flat Joining Knot With Only the RopeSay you like the idea of flat rappel knots, as they seem likely to slide easily over the terrain when…November 27, 2016 by Orvel Miskiw25Friday November 11: Mount Wendell East PeakWhat a w.end! What a bunch of troopers! It all started on the way back from Midnight Peak, the trip…November 26, 2016 by Nathalie Drotar00Icefields parkway Ice Climbing observationsObservations and Rumors… Shades of beauty – lower pitch may or may not be in. Weeping wall very thin more…November 23, 2016 by Jeff Dickson23Shifty Avalanche Shovels Skis, bindings, ski poles, probes – what can Phil rant about next? Avalanche shovels. Yea, that’s right, I even…November 21, 2016 by Webmaster22How to get 100+ likes in your photoOk – this won’t be one of those posts that will actually tell you how to do that, but, I…November 13, 2016 by Webmaster03Multi-Pitch CommunicationI was inspired by Phil’s probing article and a recent article I read by the American Alpine Institute about multi-pitch…November 4, 2016 by Julie Morter24Probing Probes – A Purchase Prompted ParleyRe-post from my handy dandy blog. **Updated with responses from G3 and BCA** Next up in Phil’s Winter Gear Discussion…November 3, 2016 by Webmaster22Two Segment Poles Are StupidRe-posted from my handy dandy blog. You thought I was done after ranting about skis and bindings? Nope. I’m a…November 2, 2016 by Webmaster32The Wacky World Of Touring BindingsRe-posted from my handy dandy blog. Much like how buying skis used to be simple but is now hilariously complex,…November 2, 2016 by Webmaster40Phil’s Guide to Sizing a SkiRe-post from my handy dandy blog. So you’re trying to buy skis… The point of this article is to help…October 31, 2016 by Webmaster110Dropped Gear: Is It Safe?I just noticed a comment on this subject in the Main Club news, and a reference to “Rock and Ice”…October 29, 2016 by Orvel Miskiw06Pigeon Mountain – A Newbie’s first ACC tripNewbie’s first ACC trip by Sara Lee I joined my first ACC trip to Pigeon Mountain! Yes, I know, probably…October 23, 2016 by Vi Pickering01Annual Photo ContestDinner and Slide Show!!! It’s time once again for submitting to our annual photo contest. Submission deadline: November 20th to…October 20, 2016 by Webmaster00ACC Calgary climbing season extensionWhile it feels like winter in Calgary for those rock lovers in the ACC section the climbing season is ongoing.…October 9, 2016 by Lida Frydrychova02Flat Knots for Joining Rappel RopesFor many years, ‘flat’ joining knots have been gaining popularity for joining pairs of ropes to be used for rappelling,…October 5, 2016 by Orvel Miskiw23Why?I remember like it was yesterday: 6:30am commute to the office in bright daylight, nothing but a shirt, a tie,…September 22, 2016 by Webmaster13Peak Bagging Weekend – August 13/14, 2016Hidden Lake Area – August 13/14, 2016 – Vi Pickering (leader extraordinaire) and Sonja Pichette (eager beginner) What a fantastic…September 6, 2016 by Vi Pickering12Adventures in the Selkirks: Fairy Meadow Trail Building Trip with the National OfficeOver the August 20th weekend, 4 members of the ACC (coming from Salmon Arm, Canmore, Calgary, and all the way…September 6, 2016 by Kristine O'Rielly01How Instagram got me a trip to Italy!I remember like it was yesterday – browsing through pictures on Instagram and coming across the Drei Zinnen towers. The…September 5, 2016 by Webmaster18Load More Previous1...1415161718...20Next
Last Thursday, November 24, a couple ACC members and I went on a short walk-about to Richardson’s Ridge near Lake Louise.…
Say you like the idea of flat rappel knots, as they seem likely to slide easily over the terrain when…
What a w.end! What a bunch of troopers! It all started on the way back from Midnight Peak, the trip…
Observations and Rumors… Shades of beauty – lower pitch may or may not be in. Weeping wall very thin more…
Skis, bindings, ski poles, probes – what can Phil rant about next? Avalanche shovels. Yea, that’s right, I even…
Ok – this won’t be one of those posts that will actually tell you how to do that, but, I…
I was inspired by Phil’s probing article and a recent article I read by the American Alpine Institute about multi-pitch…
Re-post from my handy dandy blog. **Updated with responses from G3 and BCA** Next up in Phil’s Winter Gear Discussion…
Re-posted from my handy dandy blog. You thought I was done after ranting about skis and bindings? Nope. I’m a…
Re-posted from my handy dandy blog. Much like how buying skis used to be simple but is now hilariously complex,…
Re-post from my handy dandy blog. So you’re trying to buy skis… The point of this article is to help…
I just noticed a comment on this subject in the Main Club news, and a reference to “Rock and Ice”…
Newbie’s first ACC trip by Sara Lee I joined my first ACC trip to Pigeon Mountain! Yes, I know, probably…
Dinner and Slide Show!!! It’s time once again for submitting to our annual photo contest. Submission deadline: November 20th to…
While it feels like winter in Calgary for those rock lovers in the ACC section the climbing season is ongoing.…
For many years, ‘flat’ joining knots have been gaining popularity for joining pairs of ropes to be used for rappelling,…
I remember like it was yesterday: 6:30am commute to the office in bright daylight, nothing but a shirt, a tie,…
Hidden Lake Area – August 13/14, 2016 – Vi Pickering (leader extraordinaire) and Sonja Pichette (eager beginner) What a fantastic…
Over the August 20th weekend, 4 members of the ACC (coming from Salmon Arm, Canmore, Calgary, and all the way…
I remember like it was yesterday – browsing through pictures on Instagram and coming across the Drei Zinnen towers. The…
