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When: Tuesday August 4thStart @ 7:00 pmSocial @ 7:30 pmPresentation @ 8:00 pm Where: C’est What – 67 Front St E Directions:Closest TTC: Union StationAccessible via GO Transit and the Gardiner;Green P parking nearby (Church St & Conger Coal Ln, ~3 min walk) Topic: Come grab a pint and hear Mylissa Prisner (they/she) share stories from their adventures across the East Coast and the Prairies while chasing the highest point in every province and territory in Canada.
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For those interested in attending a section mountaineering trip please fill in the section camp survey. This feedback will help us determine where section camp will be held next year, and will allow us to see if there are any other trips it makes sense for the club to organize. Please complete this as soon as possible so we have the best chance possible of securing our first choice in location! We’re also looking for members that will be able to help with organizing next year’s section camp and/or other mountaineering trips. If you are interested in helping to select, plan, […]
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Drytool Night is looking for volunteers to help build and grow the indoor dry tooling community in Ontario. Founded by a group of friends who shared a passion for the sport of competition ice climbing, Drytool Night has been promoting organizing drytool events in since 2022. Whether you’re an experienced competitor, route setter, belayer, judge, or simply passionate about climbing, we want you! Our goal is to create fun, welcoming, and well-organized events that provide an accessible pathway for climbers to learn, train, and compete. Volunteers are needed to help with event planning, route setting, equipment, scoring, registration, photography, sponsorship, […]
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South Ontario’s annual Beaver Valley Climbing Festival hosted by Ontario Access Coalition will take place August 14th to 16th. The festival features camping, climbing, and all around good times! Meet other climbers, enjoy the food, vendors, and entertainment while being minutes away from many local crags such as Devil’s Glen, Old Baldy, Metcalfe, Swamp and many more! The Toronto section will be supporting this event by hosting a climbing meetup on Saturday August 15th featuring some choice routes ready to be climbed on top rope. Highlights include: Proceeds from the festival support the Ontario Access Coalition’s work to protect outdoor […]
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WHEN: August 15-16 WHERE: Bon Echo Provincial Park and ACC Toronto Section Hut DESCRIPTION: Are you ready to test yourself with a paddle, a climb, and a swim beneath the most spectacular cliff in Ontario? The Epic ACC Triathlon returns to Bon Echo — and this year we’re taking it back to the roots.  The event is named for where it begins and ends — and this year it’s Hut to Hut, start to finish on Mazinaw Lake with no long bike ride to get here. Participants compete in pairs with the start and finish at the ACC Bon Echo […]
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WHEN:  Saturday, August 15, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (TBC) WHERE: Mt Nemo Conservation Area DESCRIPTION:  Come connect with other ACC Toronto Section members and get your climbing on with a day of self-guided and self-directed rock climbing at Mt Nemo.   We’ll meet in the parking lot at 9:00 am before hiking in as a group at 9:30 am.  Once at the crag members are welcome to set top-ropes, and lead sport or trad climbs as they see fit.  Based on group preferences we’ll move along the crag sampling a variety of classic Ontario rock climbs. Members may break away from the main […]
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REPOSTED WITH CORRECTION:Previous post included the incorrect topic. When: Tuesday July 7thSocial begins @ 7:00 pmPresentation begins @ 8:00 pm Where: C’est What – 67 Front St E Directions:Closest TTC: Union StationAccessible via GO Transit and the Gardiner;Green P parking nearby (Church St & Conger Coal Ln, ~3 min walk) Topic: Come learn what it takes to sustainably develop a wild forest and lichen-covered cliff into a safe, accessible, and enjoyable climbing crag. Get ready to hear about a trip involving flash flooding, spring snow falls, aimless bushwhacking, and great company in the Ontario wilderness.
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WHEN: Saturday, June 27, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (TBC) WHERE: Buffalo Crag  DESCRIPTION:  Come connect with other ACC Toronto Section members and get your climbing on with a day of self-guided and self-directed rock climbing at Buffalo Crag.   We’ll meet in the parking lot at 9:00 am before hiking in as a group at 9:30 am.  Once at the crag members are welcome to set top-ropes, and lead sport or trad climbs as they see fit.  Based on group preferences we’ll move along the crag sampling a variety of classic Ontario rock climbs. Members may break away from the main group to […]
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WHEN:  Saturday, July 4, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (TBC) WHERE: Devil’s Glen DESCRIPTION:  Come connect with other ACC Toronto Section members and get your climbing on with a day of self-guided and self-directed rock climbing at Devil’s Glen.   We’ll meet in the parking lot at 9:00 am before hiking in as a group at 9:30 am.  Once at the crag members are welcome to set top-ropes, and lead sport or trad climbs as they see fit.  Based on group preferences we’ll move along the crag sampling a variety of classic Ontario rock climbs. Members may break away from the main group to […]
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WHEN: Dependent on specific occurrence – typically 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. WHERE: Dependent on specific occurrence – typically Rattlesnake Point/Mt. Nemo/Buffalo Crag/Devils Glen DESCRIPTION:  Come connect with other ACC Toronto Section members and get your climbing on with a day of self-guided and self-directed rock climbing at [Rattlesnake Point/Mt. Nemo/Buffalo Crag/Devil’s Glen].   We’ll meet in the parking lot at 9:00 am before hiking in as a group at 9:30 am.  Once at the crag members are welcome to set top-ropes, and lead sport or trad climbs as they see fit.  Based on group preferences we’ll move along the crag sampling a variety of classic […]
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