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Annual Photo Contest
Dinner and Slide Show!!! It’s time once again for submitting to our annual photo contest. Submission deadline: November 20th to…
October 20, 2016 by Webmaster
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ACC Calgary climbing season extension
While it feels like winter in Calgary for those rock lovers in the ACC section the climbing season is ongoing.…
October 9, 2016 by Lida Frydrychova
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Flat Knots for Joining Rappel Ropes
For many years, ‘flat’ joining knots have been gaining popularity for joining pairs of ropes to be used for rappelling,…
October 5, 2016 by Orvel Miskiw
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Why?
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 Webmaster
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Peak Bagging Weekend – August 13/14, 2016
Hidden Lake Area – August 13/14, 2016 – Vi Pickering (leader extraordinaire) and Sonja Pichette (eager beginner) What a fantastic…
September 6, 2016 by Vi Pickering
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Adventures in the Selkirks: Fairy Meadow Trail Building Trip with the National Office
Over 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'Rielly
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How 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 Webmaster
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Calgary nordic skiers training options are diminishing!
In June of this year, Winsport announced that they would be making severe cuts to their COP cross country trails…
August 22, 2016 by David Roe
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Ropes Custodian Wanted: J.A. Going Traveling
The Calgary Section is looking for a new Ropes Custodian. The position requires: 1. Making ropes available for trip leaders…
August 18, 2016 by Orvel Miskiw
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Sigurd Creek – Coast Mountians
It appears that for the August long weekend, most of Calgary headed to Squamish. I can understand why, the coast…
August 6, 2016 by Webmaster
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Butt Lite: The easy way up the Chief
Nicole and I recently went to Squamish for 10 days and managed to tick off 7 multi pitch climbs. One…
August 2, 2016 by Julie Morter
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Takakkaw Wall 50 Years On
This is my story of a great day out that I had in early July — a 50th anniversary climb…
July 29, 2016 by Orvel Miskiw
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Columbia Icefields Alpine Climbing Skills Practice Weekend
On July 8 Susan, Vi, Felipe, Tiffany, Ping and Sheena set off to the Columbia Icefields. Since the intention of…
July 20, 2016 by Sheena Lambert
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Mt. Wardle North Tooth May7,8 2016
Mt Wardle North Tooth – North Ridge tmp_29384-Wardle_Teeth_North_Tower602357836 It is now July 11th two months after Tobias and myself climbed…
July 13, 2016 by Jeff Dickson
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Rain or shine – We Skyline!
Greetings! Well, I guess it is officially summer now – and with that warm feeling of coziness and clear skies all…
July 5, 2016 by Webmaster
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Climbing in the Picos de Europa
Re-posted from my handy dandy blog. Boy Meets Girl The start of so many great stories and the start to…
July 4, 2016 by Webmaster
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Trip Report – Mt Aberdeen, June 24 – 26th 2016
ACC Group: Susan, Mika, Anne Drew, Elisabeth and Tiff Honourable mention to: The other wonderful ACCers camping & climbing at…
June 29, 2016 by Tiffany Painton
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Opal Ridge South Peak Scramble
We all had our reasons for scrambling up Opal Ridge South Peak on Saturday, June 18, 2016 . Whether it was…
June 19, 2016 by Shaun Luong
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ROCK-IT! Real Outdoor Climbing Knowledge Introductory Training Program
The Real Outdoor Climbing Knowledge Introductory Training (ROCK IT) program is the Calgary Section’s newest addition to our mountain skill…
June 9, 2016 by Susan
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Not your usual Tuesday afternoon – Biking to Highwood Pass
Growing up in Brazil, I never really understood why roads would be closed for any other reason besides flash floods…
June 8, 2016 by Webmaster
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