Monthly Archives: October 2024

When: Thurs Nov 21st @ 7:30 pm Where: Imperial Pub, Back Room – 54 Dundas Street East, Toronto Topic: Come to our next pub night and learn about the 2024 ACC Toronto section trip to climb the West Buttress route on Mt. Denali in Alaska. In May, 2024 ACC members Quentin Hamilton and Jonathan Goss (Toronto), Ryan Pope (Manitoba) and Salil Harsulkar (Alberta) had a go at North America’s highest peak (6,190m). The talk will discuss the route, trip planning, training requirements and how things went on the mountain back in May-June, 2024. The talk will be presented by Quentin Hamilton, a […]
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WHEN: Saturday, October 26th, Beginner session 5-6pm | Open climb 6-9pmSunday, October 27th, 1-4pm WHERE: Coyote Rock Gym – 1737B St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, K1G 3V4 WHAT: Saturday: Indoor drytooling, routes from beginner to advanced. 30 spots available for the open climb. Bring your own gear or use ours. We use real tools with metal picks and climbing shoes. Helmets mandatory. All participants must be 16+.Sunday: Following the drytooling night, we’ll be holding a small friendly competition. We will have 5 top rope routes at varying grades with beginner and advanced categories. 1 round, modified red point. Participants must be […]
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We’re excited to announce that our guest speaker for our 2024 Annual General Meeting at The Pilot, Stealth Lounge (2nd Floor) will be Pascale Marceau. Pascale is an explorer, mountaineer and consultant in high-risk industry based out of the Canadian Rockies. She has over 25 years of mountain adventuring and has recently been focusing on remote, cold weather, exploratory firsts. Some of her major highlights include: Her talk, Artic Awe will feature her most recent expedition: her 7 week long expedition in 2023. The goal was simply to be erasing competitiveness and falling in sync with nature. Polar bear encounters, crevassed glaciers […]
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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 16th 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: Pascale Marceau 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 […]
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Applications for the 2025 ACC Winter Leadership Course are now being accepted. This year’s course will be based out of the beautiful Fairy Meadows Hut in the Selkirk Mountains from January 18th to 25th, 2025. It will focus on planning and management of ski touring trips, group management, risk theory, avalanche terrain evaluation, and route finding among other skills. More information about the course can be found on the ACC webpage: https://alpineclubofcanada.ca/adventure/2025-winter-leadership-camp/. Applicants will be required to submit a complete application no later than 11:59 PM (MST) on October 30th, 2024, which includes the following three components: Photo Credit: Holly Mandarich
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We’re looking for some members that will be able to help with organizing next year’s section camp. If you are interested in helping to select, plan, and organize the next section camp, we want you! Some options for location currently under consideration are: BC, the Rockies, the Tetons, Chamonix, or possibly somewhere you think is worthwhile. Mountaineering experience preferred, but not required. Looking for folks who can commit 1-3hrs a months over the winter to organize the trip. If interested, please reach out to mountaineering@alpineclubtoronto.ca
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