WHEN: Saturday Jan 25th, 2025 @ 10 am.
WHERE: Diamond Lake. Park and meet location
DESCRIPTION: This winter climbing trip is for BIPOC climbers to go ice and mixed climbing in a community-centered and supportive environment. Join us for a day of top roping moderate ice and mixed routes at Diamond Lake (weather permitting). All ice climbing skill levels are welcome. The event will be in partnership with our partners at Colour the Trails, so the event will be posted here: https://colourthetrails.com/events/ on January 3rd.
Note: This is not a course or clinic, and will offer no formal teaching. Rather, peer mentorship may be shared between participants with ranging experience levels.
TRANSPORTATION: Carpools are typically self organized amongst selected applicants – please indicate in your application if you are a driver and how many folks you would be able to bring.
ACCOMODATION: We recommend staying at the Arlington Hostel the night before as it is a 3.5 hour drive from Toronto and then we will be climbing all day. Folks are welcome to stay and climb on Sunday although this will not be a formally organized part of the trip. https://thearlington.ca/
TRIP LEADER: For more information contact Cynthia and Priya at chungcyn@gmail.com (cc: priya@colourthetrails.com).
If you have existing experience and are interested in volunteering to assist with top rope set up and mentoring please reach out to Cynthia.
TRIP CLASSIFICATION: A/B. Be aware of any hazards with regards to each activity. Participants must be proficient at top rope belaying.
Maximum Participants: 10
COST: As this trip provides gear support and is in support/partnership with a BIPOC organization doing equity work in the community, there will be a cost associated with the trip. The final cost is TBC and will be shared on the event page linked above.
GEAR: We will have a limited amount of gear (8 sets) we will be able to provide for participants (helmet, ice tools, boots, technical crampons, belay devices). If you have any of your own gear, please note this in the application. Participants will be expected to bring their own harnesses and cold weather gear/clothing, and ideally your own belay devices if you have them.
TRIP HAZARDS:
Falls and Belaying
Rockfall and Icefall
General Hazards
Terrain
Review trip hazards on our website: https://alpineclubtoronto.ca/activities/trip-hazards/ and contact trip leaders for more details.
ACC Waiver: Signing of ACC trip waiver is mandatory. Please be read and be aware of the ACC waiver before attending. Members sign the waiver when completing renewal/registration. Please ensure that your membership is up to date. Non-members are asked to sign the waiver in person