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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 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 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/

September 9, 2023News by Kevin Liu

Save The Date! Annual General Meeting – 5:30 pm Nov 11 @ The Pilot

We’ll be holding our Annual General Meeting on November 11th at The Pilot! This year, we are excited to have Bronwyn Hodgins as our guest speaker. Bronwyn is a professional climber and ACMG Rock Guide based in Squamish, BC. From 13d sport and trad, to big wall first ascents in Greenland and Baffin Island, to becoming the first Canadian woman to free climb El Capitan in Yosemite, Bronwyn’s passion and ambitious goals have taken her around the globe. She has also starred in, filmed and/or co-directed short adventure documentaries, some of which are currently touring in mountain film festivals internationally. […]

June 27, 2023News by Kevin Liu

News: OAC Letter Campaign for Climbing in Ontario Parks

Coming off the recent events at Devil’s Glen Provincial Park, Ontario Alliance of Climbers (OAC) has launched a letter writing campaign in an effort to make our voice heard. In support of climbing access in Ontario, please take 5 minutes to write a letter to government officials and spread word of this campaign to others. It cannot be stressed enough that the climbing community in Ontario (and beyond) take advantage of this opportunity. A pre-drafted letter is made available which can be edited to your liking. Campaign participants are eligible for raffle prizes organized by the OAC. More details can […]

May 30, 2023News by Kevin Liu

Climbing: PSA @ Devil’s Glen – 2023

There have been some further developments for climbing at Devil’s Glen which have been on the radar for the past year. Once again, Ontario Alliance of Climbers has been monitoring and updating the community on the situation. As it stands, there are signs indicating areas of no rock climbing (within the park). Full details can be found by OAC’s news on the matter. Anyone interested in participating in the discussion, we are encouraging you to do the following: Many thanks go to OAC on their effort and time addressing climbing at Devil’s Glen.

May 5, 2023Bon Echo, News by Mark Hurst

Bon Echo 101 – June 3rd & 4th

The ever-popular Bon Echo 101 returns in a few weeks. Sign up before there are no places left! Also, if you have experience leading at Bon Echo then the 101 weekend needs you. We’ll have new climbers keen to be shown the ropes, and volunteer LEADERS CLIMB FOR FREE on 101 weekends. If you can make it, please contact Rob LeBlanc at leblancrobertwade@gmail.com or see the Activities Calendar for more details.

March 29, 2023News by Kevin Liu

2023 Summer Leadership Course: Applications Open – deadline May 10

Aspiring participants for the Summer Leadership course are now open. Students will be required to submit a TNF Leadership Application Form and in addition submit both a section endorsement and a letter of reference from an ACMG guide or climbing partner. More information can be found on the ACC Summer Leadership webpage. Deadline to apply is May 10th 2023. Please contact Stanis Yu at leadership@alpineclubtoronto.ca if you are interested in applying to be considered for section endorsement.

March 9, 2023News by Kevin Liu

Bold Backcountry Grant – deadline Mar 20

We are happy to share an exciting opportunity from Avalanche Canada for backcountry users who identify as part of the 2sLGBTQIA+ community. The new BOLD backcountry grant was created by Avalanche Canada youth ambassador, Alana Norie, to help remove barriers to the backcountry for folks in the queer community. The recipient of the grant will receive an avalanche transceiver, probe, shovel, backpack, and an AST 1 course. It is open to people of all abilities and backcountry disciplines. We invite you to share this grant amongst your appropriate contacts. The grant is open for applications from March 1 2023 until […]

February 20, 2023News by Kevin Liu

ACC Upcoming Events and Activities

Here are some activities coming up in the next few weeks: Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival & World Tour 2023 in Toronto – March 17-19 @ Hot Docs Pub Nite: ‘Ishpatina Ridge on Foot – The search for Dick Lake’ – Thu Mar 9 @ 7:30 Ice Climbing: mICEnaw 2023 – Mar 3-5 Course: Wilderness First Aid – Apr 21-23 There is also ongoing dry tooling at Of Rock and Chalk and mixed/dry tool climbing at Elora Gorge Stay active and safe!

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