The 2020/2021 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival & World Tour is bringing adventures & stories to a couch near you!

We do not expect to be running the World Tour show in Toronto in 2021. But, what better way to keep us distracted through a social distancing holiday season than the opportunity to watch the tour from the comfort of your own couch.

The Film Festival ran virtually in November and now the World Tour is available from the comfort of your own couch. You can choose from two specially curated programs with up to 4 hours of films you can watch on repeat.

To find information on film programs and to purchase tickets, please visit the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour in Toronto webpage . Proceeds from sales through this unique link benefit the Alpine Club of Canada Toronto Section.

Enjoy the show!

This is a fun day in the snow for beginner skiers with some nordic skiing experience, and are looking to improve their skills (classic or skate). We will practice techniques in the morning, followed by skiing on Hardwood’s great trail system. See the events page for details on the Nordic Ski Clinic.

Saturday November 16, 2019, Doors open at 5 pm

The Pilot, Stealth Lounge (2nd floor), 22 Cumberland St, Toronto

It’s that time of year again! Please join us for our Annual General Meeting and year-end party.

Our Annual General Meeting will run between 5:30 and 6:30 pm, where we will provide an update on the club’s achievements over the last year and look ahead to plans for 2019.

The party will begin at 6:30 pm. There will be free finger foods, raffle prizes and a guest speaker!

About this year’s guest speaker and presentation:

Dr Ken Hedges on the British Trans Arctic Expedition, 1968 – 1969

Dr Ken Hedges Is among the team of explorers known in the Guinness Book of Records for the first crossing of the Arctic Ocean; longest sustained dogsled journey on sea ice in the history of Polar exploration; the first undisputed expedition to reach and return from the North Pole on sea ice. Ken and three other men reached the North Pole on April 6/7, 1969.

Over a period of 476 days the expedition travelled 6,000 km by dogsled from Alaska to the Svalbard archipelago (Spitsbergen) via the Geographic North Pole.

The four members of the crossing party were elected Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS); and in 1970 were awarded the Polar Medal at an investiture held by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother at Buckingham Palace, the citation for which reads:

“Conferred upon those who took an active part in an expedition which made notable advances in the exploration of Polar Regions and underwent the hazards and rigours of severe conditions in excess of 12 months.”

Ken also served as an Apprentice Deck Officer with the P & O Shipping Company on the Far East run during the Korean War; an Instructor with the “Outward Bound Sea School”; and in the Royal Army Medical Corps. Ken was posted to 22 Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) where he served as Regimental Medical Officer.

Just a few more weekends left in the Bon Echo season!

Sign up for a weekend at Bon Echo by contacting the custodian, from the following list:

• Sept. 21-22 — Rob Ramirez at rramdeta@gmail.com

• Sept. 28-29 — Dave Myles at davidlmyles@gmail.com

• Oct. 5-6 — Marshall Johnston at 416‐436‐8583 or mjohnston@freshbooks.com

• Oct. 12-14 (Thanksgiving weekend) — Bryan Thompson  at patrowski@hotmail.com or Kit Moore at(416) 469‐3567 or kitmoore@sympatico.ca

• Oct. 19-20 (docking out) — Bryan Thompson at patrowski@hotmail.com

Saturday, December 7, 2019, 6 – 9 pm

Kathmandu Restaurant, 12 Cumberland Street, Toronto

Come out and get excited about the upcoming ice climbing season while enjoying Indian and Nepalese food!

Learn about all of the awesome ice climbing activities the ACCTS has planned for 2020.

Cost: between $25-40 per person.
Participants in Showing You the Frozen Ropes eat for free.
Contact Bryan Thompson to reserve a spot.
patrowski@hotmail.com

Saturday, September 28, 2019; 9:00AM–5:00PM

Rattlesnake Point, 7200 Appleby Line, Milton, ON L9E 0M9 , Meet at the Upper Parking Lot at 9:00 AM.

This event is a top-roping day for gym climbers looking to get a feel for outdoor climbing. The event will give you an opportunity to get some outdoor experience in a fun, controlled environment. This top-roping day is designed for gym climbers who want to get outdoors to get a feel for outdoor climbing.

COST: $7 entry fee to Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area.

Required Gear: Climbing helmet (mandatory), harness, belay device, locking carabiner, climbing shoes, chalk, water, lunch, sunscreen, and insect repellent.

TRIP LEADER: For more information or to sign up please contact Umer Javed at umerjavedacc@gmail.com, and please include the following information in your email body: (1) your full name, (2) ACC membership number, (3) emergency contact information, (4) if this will be your first time climbing outdoors, (5) optional: what gym grade you comfortably climb.

MAX PARTICIPANTS: 4

TRIP CLASSIFICATION: A

WAIVER: You must read it before attending and sign a colour copy of it in ink upon arrival:
https://alpineclubtoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ACCWaiver.pdf

June 22nd at 6pm

Liberty on the Arc Party Room
69 Lynn Williams Street, Toronto

A few ACC members have come together as the Canadian EH Society, a group of adventurers who are reenacting historical climbs. Their mission is to raise awareness about the rich history afforded to us by early Canadian explorers. We continue this tradition by going into the wilds and sharing the stories that make up part of Canada’s history

The Canadian EH Society is hosting a slideshow presentation about the Mystery Mountain Project 2018 – their re-enactment of the 1926 exploration of the Waddington range by Don and Phyllis Munday. It will be an evening of delicious food, drinks and a memorable slideshow presentation about the epic journey to Mystery Mountain as told by expedition leader Bryan Thompson.

Expedition members will be sharing stories about the expedition at a fundraising dinner for the Canadian EH Society. A teaser trailer of their upcoming film will also be shown.

Hors D’ourvres at 6 pm, followed by a 3-course dinner. 
Cash bar and raffle draws included.

Tickets are $50 for non-members, $40 for members of the Society.
Tickets or memberships can be purchased at:
www.canadianehsociety.ca

Sunday, 30 June, 2019, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

MEC Toronto, 300 Queen street WestToronto, ON, Map

Join MEC Toronto and Patagonia at our new MEC Flagship Location – 300 Queen Street West – for a FREE Screening of ‘Mountain of Storms’.

Movie description: They called themselves Fun Hogs. In 1968, five friends took a road trip to climb Cerro Fitz Roy, and documented the whole thing on a 16mm Bolex. Along the way they surfed undiscovered breaks, skied on sand and snow, spent 31 days in a snow cave and made a first ascent on the mountain. Fifty years later this film, which defined a lifestyle and became an underground classic, is in its first wide release.

Check out the trailer: https://vimeo.com/290090948

The movie is free, but you have to register. Reserve your spot now at https://events.mec.ca/cart

As part of the film screening, MEC and Patagonia will be doing a fundraiser for the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC).

For more information visit their website at: https://events.mec.ca/node/260806

Saturday, June 22nd 9 am

Lion’s Head, meet at the Bruce Trail parking area near the town of Lion’s Head

This day will be filled with sport climbing at one of the prettiest locations in Ontario! We’ll rap down from limestone cliffs and climb back up with the sparkling waters of Georgian Bay as the backdrop. We will go to the Latvian Ledge area which has a variety of routes between 5.7 and 5.10b.

Costs: None

Max # of Participants: 4

Min # of Participants: 2

To register, please contact Jessica at jessica.cao@gmail.com

Trip Classification C: You must be able to safely rappel, belay a lead climber, and capable of climbing at least a 5.10a.

Gear: Helmet, harness, shoes, belay and rappel device(s) with a locking carabiner, food and water for the day, a rope and quick draws if you have them.

No pets or minors on this trip please.

All participants are required to read, understand and sign a colour copy of the standard club waiverhttps://alpineclubtoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ACCWaiver.pdf

Sept. 20 – 22 (2 nights, 2 days)

Woolner House, Concession 10 S, Duntroon, ON (continue north past the parking for Devil’s Glen; it’s on the left)

Join us for the 4th Annual Climbing Trifecta Retreat – an event that combines outdoor climbing, daily am and pm yoga practice under the starts and by the campfire (weather permitting), and dorm-style cabin accommodations.  This weekend is an opportunity to get outdoors for a full two days of activity late in the rock-climbing season as well as to get to know/reconnect with fellow ACC members and sharing of climbing adventures past, present and future.

All meals are included. We will provide snacks for Friday/Saturday night, breakfasts (with coffee and tea) and pack-able lunches for Saturday and Sunday. There will be a fantastic catered dinner on the Saturday evening. Bring your own beverages. 

COST: $125 (first 10 registrants get $20 discount if they register before July 1st). Payment is required upon registration and is non-transferable/non-refundable.

GEAR: Helmet (mandatory), harness, climbing shoes, Climbing Rope (optional), appropriate clothing, water bottle, sunscreen and insect repellent/clothing.

TRIP LEADERS: Brenda K., Bryan P., and Mylissa P. Contact (beachedbry@gmail.com) and please include your ACC membership number when you sign up. 

TRIP CLASSIFICATION: A

You must read it before attending and sign a colour copy of it in ink upon arrival: 
https://alpineclubtoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ACCWaiver.pdf