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January 21, 2020Trip by admin

Family Day Weekend in Algoma

Blind River, Iron Bridge, Ontario (6 hours north of Toronto)Departure will be Friday, Feb. 14 (after work); return on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. This is an ice climbing weekend in Algoma. There is normally lots of fantastic ice in the area, although conditions are lean to middling so far this year. There are multiple areas with multiple climbs between 20-50 metres high. The group will be staying at a cottage at the Mountain View Camp on Lake Duborne, and at a cottage at Birch Lodge on Granary Lake, 13-14 kilometres north of Blind River. There’s room for up to 14 […]

January 1, 2020News by admin

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour in Toronto

March 20-21, 2020, at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1Y3 The Alpine Club of Canada Toronto Section is once again proud to host the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour in Toronto on March 20 to 22, 2020. Get your tickets at www.TorontoBanffFilmFest.com Join us at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema for four screenings of the best films from the most recent Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival. Show times: Friday, March 20, 2020 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, March 21 2020 @ 3:00 PM Saturday March 21, 2020 @ 8:00 PM Sunday March 22, 2020 […]

March 22, 2019News by admin

Call for Volunteers

The Alpine Club of Canada Toronto Section is looking for two section members to join the Membership, Marketing and Communications Committee. We are looking for a Marketing Specialist and a Technical Specialist. A Marketing Specialist will help with creating and gathering content for our website, social media feeds, and ClimbOn Newsletter. This person will be able to interview trip leaders and write short stories, take pictures at events, and post content to various systems. The Technical Specialist should have a strong grasp of web based technologies including web hosting, domain management, content management systems, email servers, basic front end skills […]

February 21, 2019Bon Echo bonecho, volunteeer by admin

Call for Volunteers: Bon Echo Renewal Project

Dear Members! We are getting really close to the completion of the renovations to the Bon Echo Hut! We could not have completed the project without the support of our amazing volunteers who have helped cut down trees, carry material across the lake, and make the overall experience fun. As we start to cross the finish line, there are still a number of items that need to be done and we need more help! We are looking for volunteers for the following dates: Saturday March 9 – Sunday March 10 Material transport on the ice We will be transporting the […]

February 11, 2019Ice Climbing iceclimbing by admin

Bow Lake is re-opened for Ice Climbing

The Alpine Club of Canada, Toronto Section, working together with the Ontario Alliance of Climbers (formerly Ontario Access Coalition), is pleased to report that following productive discussions with the landowner, ice climbing will once again be tolerated at Bow Lake. Tolerated = Climbing access is informally accepted. Tread lightly. Help us preserve access by abiding by the following: The property in question is not being maintained, and climbers must voluntarily assume any and all risks associated with use of the property. There are warning signs at the site to this effect. Climbing is dangerous. All climbers must agree to the […]

February 11, 2019News leadership by admin

Applications for the North Face Leadership Summer Course 2019 are now being accepted

Dear Mountaineers The North Face Leadership Course is The Alpine Club Of Canada’s flagship program for training aspiring section trip leaders. Through alpine environments and technical travel, these leadership courses emphasize the ‘human-factor’ in leader’s decision-making, applicable to ACC activities across Canada. The Toronto section can endorse up one candidate for the course. We are now accepting applications. The summer course will be offered between August 3rd and August 10th 2019 as part of the General Mountaineering Camp. The cost of the course is $1095+tax. For further details of the course, it’s content and requirements, please refer to the national […]

November 21, 2018News leadership by admin

Opportunities Fund

Toronto Section Opportunities Fund … financial support available for special projects The Toronto Section is pleased to continue a funding initiative successfully launched in 2012. The Opportunities Fund is a cash award intended to assist Toronto Section Members in good standing to help cover costs involved in climbing-related projects beyond those encompassed by Leadership Programs. The individual or group wishing support is required to submit a written grant application. Award amounts are based on funding and on the budget requirements of each application. Applications are to be sent by email to: info@alpineclubtoronto.ca

November 11, 2018News by admin

Rope for Hope 2019 Toronto Climbers Team

Each year Toronto Climbers raise funds for Make-A-Wish Canada by rappelling down the 30-storey east wall of Toronto City Hall, and in the last two years we’ve raised an incredible $118,000 for Make-A-Wish. We had lots of fun doing it, including gourmet dinners courtesy of Chef Bryan Thompson, silent auctions to help rappellers raise funds, and of course the rappel days themselves. A few of our team members were initially worried about finding the required $1,500 worth of donors, but all were willing to give it a try, and each raised at least $1,500 for each campaign. In my experience, […]

February 25, 2016News Climb On by admin

Climb On! ACC Toronto Section’s bi-weekly newsletter – December 3, 2018

December 3, 2018 ClimbOn! is a bi-weekly news bulletin from the Toronto Section of the Alpine Club of Canada. Visit http://alpineclubtoronto.ca for information or the calendar for more details on all events. This year’s AGM was a smashing success! Pat Morrow gave a engaging speech and our sponsors offered amazing prizes yet again. We would like to send a special thank you to Arc’teryx, Patagonia, Mount Saint Louis Moonstone, Basecamp Climbing, True North Climbing and The Rock Oasis for their support this year. We would also like to welcome our new Board of Directors for 2019! We expect the Board of Directors will […]

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