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June 13, 2019News by Diana Petramala

Mystery and Mishaps

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 […]

June 6, 2019News by Diana Petramala

MEC X PATAGONIA -‘MOUNTAIN OF STORMS’ FILM SCREENING

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 […]

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 […]

March 12, 2019News by Diana Petramala

Canadian Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid and Advanced Wilderness First Certification Courses, April 26-28 and May 4-5, 2019

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 […]

February 27, 2019News by Diana Petramala

Saturday afternoon and Friday evening shows are now sold out for the 2019 Toronto Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival!

We hope you bought your tickets because they are selling out fast! The Saturday afternoon and Friday evening shows are already sold out. Get your tickets soon to avoid missing out on the most anticipated mountain social event of the year. If that is not reason enough to buy your tickets, check out this year’s film lists. We’re particularly thrilled about the inclusion of the 2018 winner of the best snow sport film “This Mountain Life: Coast Range Traverse” – which will be playing both Friday night and the late Saturday show. Program A (Thursday, March 14)DreamRideMy Mom Vala Brothers […]

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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