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February 6, 2020 at 7:30 pm, The Imperial Pub, 54 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON M5B 1C7 The ACC Toronto Section gathers on the second Thursday of every month in the backroom of the Imperial Pub. It is a great time for new and old members to socialize, get to know each other and share climbing stories.  Are you a new member who is curious about getting to know other members and how to get started with the club?  Pub Nite is the perfect opportunity to do just that.  There is a guest speaker(s) every month to tell the tale of some […]

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 […]

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 […]

June 22nd at 6pm Liberty on the Arc Party Room69 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Toronto Section has set the dates for our annual Canadian Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid and Advanced Wilderness First Certification Courses. They will be held on April 26-28 and May 4-5, respectively.  Participants who lead two trips subsequent to taking one of these two courses will be eligible for a 50% rebate on course fees.  Weekend 1: CANADIAN RED CROSS WILDERNESS AND REMOTE FIRST AID CERTIFICATION. April 26-28, 2019 This weekend consists of 20+ hours of instruction by David Dick (Alpha Response). It is highly recommended participants stay overnight, on site, to maximize instruction and training time. The weekend will cover […]