October 2023 – Alpine Club of Canada Toronto Section

October 25, 2023News by Kevin Liu

Alpine Club of Canada Toronto Section Notice of Meeting – Sat Nov 11 @ 5:30 pm

TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF: The Alpine Club of Canada, Toronto SectionTake notice that the Annual General Meeting of members of the Alpine Club of Canada, Toronto Section will be held on Saturday November 11th at The Pilot between 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm with the agenda provided below. AGENDA:5:30 pm – 6:15 pm: Member Business 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm: Recap of Section’s Activities 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm: Guest Speaker: Bronwyn Hodgins 9:00 pm – 9:30 pm: Raffle draw 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm: Year-End Party! Also note that only members in good standing will be permitted to vote […]

October 23, 2023Pub Nite by Kevin Liu

Oct 26 Pub Nite Rescheduled to Nov 16

Due to a booking conflict, this Pub Nite was rescheduled from Oct 26th to Nov 16th. Apologies for the inconvenience. WHEN: Thurs Nov 16th @ 7:30 pm WHERE: Imperial Pub, Back Room – 54 Dundas Street East, Toronto Topic: ACC Toronto Section member, Mylissa Prisner, shares her experience attending a mountaineering camp for Women and Non-binary individuals, based out of the Conrad Kain Hut this past summer. The course was designed to build and reinforce Summer Mountaineering and Leadership Skills and was lead by ACMG guide Merrie Beth Board.

October 18, 2023Snow/Ski/Board by Kevin Liu

Snow Sport: Algoma Backcountry – Feb 16-19

WHEN: Friday February 16, 2024 – Monday February 19, 2024WHERE:Bellevue Valley Lodge, Goulais River ONDESCRIPTION: This Family Day weekend let’s head up to Algoma for some of the best backcountry skiing and splitboarding Ontario has to offer! We’ll be spending 3 nights (Friday – Sunday) and 3 days (Saturday – Monday) backcountry skiing at the Bellevue Valley Lodge where the owners have been clearing and maintaining their glades for over 40 years. With 1000 acres to play in, yearly snow accumulation of 250-300 inches and over 200 meters of vertical drop, we’ll be primed for some exceptional steep and deep!https://www.bellevuevalleylodge.caCOST: $380 per person. […]

October 16, 2023News by Kevin Liu

Reminder – ACC Toronto Section AGM – 5:30 pm Nov 11 @ The Pilot

Just a quick reminder that we’re having our AGM on Nov 11th! This year, our guest speaker is Bronwyn Hodgins! You can follow her @bronwynhodgins and watch some amazing climbing on Bronwyn’s YouTube channel. As always, our AGM will have an amazing raffle of items generously donated by our community including some sick swag from Patagonia! More details to come in the next week. Our entire AGM is open to all but remember you must be a member to vote on club business!

October 15, 2023Pub Nite by Kevin Liu

[POSTPONED] Pub Nite: ‘Scaling Mountains and Building Diversity’ – Thu Oct 26 @ 7:30 pm

WHEN: Thurs Oct 26th @ 7:30 pm WHERE: Imperial Pub, Back Room – 54 Dundas Street East, Toronto Topic: ACC Toronto Section member, Mylissa Prisner, shares her experience attending a mountaineering camp for Women and Non-binary individuals, based out of the Conrad Kain Hut this past summer. The course was designed to build and reinforce Summer Mountaineering and Leadership Skills and was lead by ACMG guide Merrie Beth Board.

October 14, 2023Rock Climbing by Kevin Liu

Clinic: Trad Climbing 201 – Sun Oct 29 @ 8:30 am

WHEN: Oct 29th, 2023, 8:30 to 5 PM. WHO: Open to people who attended the “Intro to Trad climbing” clinic. WHERE: Kelso or Rattlesnake Conservation Area; TBD at a later date (Reservations required). DESCRIPTION: This event is a continuation of the “Intro to Trad Climbing” clinic for those that seek additional practice placing gear, i.e. cams & nuts, for protection. During the clinic, participants will: 1) practice placing gear; 2) aid second trad routes to test gear placements; and 3) clean gear. The clinic will build the participants confidence to lead trad routes. There will be opportunity to lead on 5.1-5.5 climbs, for those who demonstrate […]

October 13, 2023News by admin

Last chance to donate and be famous!

As many of you know, we’ve successfully purchased a new boat to keep our Bon Echo activities afloat. This wouldn’t have been achievable if it were not for our fantastic membership and community! We’re putting out a final call for donations if you wish to have your name on the donor plaque which will be installed on the boat next spring. Please donate to the Bon Echo Boat fund before the end of 2023. Full details below: https://alpineclubtoronto.ca/bonecho/

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