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ACC Upcoming Events and Activities

Here are some activities coming up in the next few weeks: Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival & World Tour 2023 in Toronto – March 17-19 @ Hot Docs Pub Nite: ‘Ishpatina Ridge on Foot – The search for Dick Lake’ – Thu Mar 9 @ 7:30 Ice Climbing: mICEnaw 2023 – Mar 3-5 Course: Wilderness First Aid – Apr 21-23 There is also ongoing dry tooling at Of Rock and Chalk and mixed/dry tool climbing at Elora Gorge Stay active and safe!
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Ice Climbing: Algoma Alternative for Family Day Weekend – Feb 17-20

WHEN: Feb 17 – 20, 2023. Departure for Algoma will be Friday, Feb. 17 (after work) and return from Algoma on Monday, Feb. 20, 2022 (after climbing). WHERE: Blind River, and Iron Bridge, Ontario (6 hours north of Toronto) DESCRIPTION: Lots of good ice (but conditions have been poor so far this year). Multiple areas with multiple climbs between 20-50 metres high. ACCOMMODATION: We will be staying at the “7 Birches” cottage at the Mountain View Camp on Lake Duborne, and at the Bayside Cottage at Granary Lake Resort (formerly the Birch Lodge), both 13-14 km north of Blind River. […]
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Ice Climbing: ACC YYZ events @ SOIceFest – Feb 11-12

SOIceFest 2023 begins this Friday Feb 10th! On the 11th and 12th, ACC Toronto is hosting two additional ice climbing locations on Saturday and Sunday. Full details on our previous post. Don’t forget to stop by our customary chili fundraising station on Diamond Lake hosted by our very own Bryan Thompson. See you all there! Lastly, a few updates from the organizers:
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Course: Wilderness First Aid – Apr 21-23

WHEN: Friday April 21, 7:00pm – Sunday April 23, 6:00pm WHERE: Everton Scout Camp, 5286 7 Line, Guelph/Eramosa, ON N0B, Canada (~1 hour drive from downtown Toronto)DESCRIPTION: CANADIAN RED CROSS WILDERNESS AND REMOTE FIRST AID CERTIFICATION20+ hours of instruction by David Dick (Alpha Response). Highly recommend participants stay overnight on site to maximize instruction and training time, as well as allow night scenarios.Basic level of Wilderness & Remote First Aid that covers material in Standard First Aid & CPR, plus special material on techniques for wilderness and remote areas. Course also offers strategies for providing extended care for up to […]
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Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival & World Tour 2023 in Toronto – March 17-19 @ Hot Docs

The international film festival is back in Toronto from March 17th to 19th! The tour offers adventure, excitement, and the inspiration of mountain stories. Experience the exhilarating beauty of mountainlandscapes. Meet the world’s top adventurers. Watch to their stories. Relive their challenges. Reconnect with adventure. Tickets are $25 per show. Get your tickets here!
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Pub Nite: ‘Ishpatina Ridge on Foot – The search for Dick Lake’ – Thu Mar 9 @ 7:30

WHEN: Thurs Mar 9th @ 7:30 pm WHERE: Imperial Pub, Back Room – 54 Dundas Street East, Toronto TOPIC: The tale of ACC YYZ member Mylissa Prisner, her long-time friend Angela Shillolo and their journey to Ontario’s highest point using the over-land route. A story of “Nopes”, FunGiis, inappropriately named lakes, the wonders of critical thinking and personalities met along the way. Mylissa is on a quest to reach the highest point in every Canadian Province and Territory as a tribute to her beloved grandparents, Mike and Lee Prisner, who made many months-long trips across Canada in their van, learning about this wonderful […]
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