Board Member Positions:

• Section Chair
• Secretary
• Member at Large

If you are interested in any of these positions or would like to know more, please contact our nominations committee at nominations@alpineclubtoronto.ca!

Please keep your eyes peeled for an RSVP in the next couple months to ensure that we plan accordingly for your attendance. Hoping to see you all there; more news to come!

When: Tuesday September 8th
Start @ 7:00 pm
Social @ 7:30 pm
Presentation @ 8:00 pm

Where: C’est What – 67 Front St E

Directions:
Closest TTC: Union Station
Accessible via GO Transit and the Gardiner;
Green P parking nearby (Church St & Conger Coal Ln, ~3 min walk)

Topic: Bryan Thompson has organized four large-scale re-enactment expeditions in Canada, involving extremely difficult terrain and circumstances. In each case, Bryan was partnered with award-winning filmmaker Greg Gransden. Together, the two adventurers have created three cutting-edge films that have been viewed by millions worldwide. Bryan and Greg will talk about how to prepare for and film a major expedition, followed by the first-ever screening of their latest film about their most daring and dangerous project yet.

When: Tuesday August 4th
Start @ 7:00 pm
Social @ 7:30 pm
Presentation @ 8:00 pm

Where: C’est What – 67 Front St E

Directions:
Closest TTC: Union Station
Accessible via GO Transit and the Gardiner;
Green P parking nearby (Church St & Conger Coal Ln, ~3 min walk)

Topic: Come grab a pint and hear Mylissa Prisner (they/she) share stories from their adventures across the East Coast and the Prairies while chasing the highest point in every province and territory in Canada.

Please complete this as soon as possible so we have the best chance possible of securing our first choice in location!

We’re also looking for members that will be able to help with organizing next year’s section camp and/or other mountaineering trips. If you are interested in helping to select, plan, and organize the next section camp, we want you! Mountaineering experience is preferred, but not required. Looking for folks who can commit 1-3 hrs a month in the fall to organize the trip. If interested, please reach out to mountaineering@alpineclubtoronto.ca

Whether you’re an experienced competitor, route setter, belayer, judge, or simply passionate about climbing, we want you! Our goal is to create fun, welcoming, and well-organized events that provide an accessible pathway for climbers to learn, train, and compete.

Volunteers are needed to help with event planning, route setting, equipment, scoring, registration, photography, sponsorship, and day-of-event operations. No previous competition experience is required—just a willingness to pitch in and help make these events a success. If you want to contribute to the growth of dry tooling in Ontario while connecting with a great community of climbers, reach out to Drytool Night at drytoolnight@gmail.com. Together, we can build a strong local competition scene for everyone.

South Ontario’s annual Beaver Valley Climbing Festival hosted by Ontario Access Coalition will take place August 14th to 16th. The festival features camping, climbing, and all around good times! Meet other climbers, enjoy the food, vendors, and entertainment while being minutes away from many local crags such as Devil’s Glen, Old Baldy, Metcalfe, Swamp and many more! The Toronto section will be supporting this event by hosting a climbing meetup on Saturday August 15th featuring some choice routes ready to be climbed on top rope.

Highlights include:

• Camping at McNichol Farm, minutes from Metcalfe Rock,
• Saturday dinner with live music,
• Raffle prizes and giveaways totaling thousands of dollars,
• Vendors and gear demos,
• Evening bonfires and hangouts, and
• Supporting Ontario climbing access

Proceeds from the festival support the Ontario Access Coalition’s work to protect outdoor climbing access in Ontario.

Full details and tickets through OAC Beaver Valley Climbing Festival

WHERE: Mt Nemo Conservation Area

DESCRIPTION: 

Come connect with other ACC Toronto Section members and get your climbing on with a day of self-guided and self-directed rock climbing at Mt Nemo.  

We’ll meet in the parking lot at 9:00 am before hiking in as a group at 9:30 am.  Once at the crag members are welcome to set top-ropes, and lead sport or trad climbs as they see fit.  Based on group preferences we’ll move along the crag sampling a variety of classic Ontario rock climbs. Members may break away from the main group to pursue specific self-guided objectives with other members, or may head out early.  Members are welcome to come with climbing partners prearranged, or to join up with other members during the meet-up.

Note if a member opts to climb with any non-ACC Toronto Section members at the crag, that member will be understood to have opted to no longer be a participant in this trip.   

Members may share ropes and gear, but please ensure that your gear is well maintained and bring enough gear to be self-sufficient and safe.

This trip is suitable for competent outdoor climbers (lead or top-tope), but is not suitable for those new to or inexperienced with outdoor climbing. This is neither a guided trip nor a clinic. All members will be individually responsible for managing their own safety.  

MAX. PARTICIPANTS: 15-20, at the trip leader’s discretion and pending volunteer availability.

REQUIRED GEAR: Climbing helmet (mandatory), climbing harness (mandatory), climbing shoes, belay device and pear-shaped locking carabiner,  rope, appropriate rack, anchoring materials, personal climbing gear (e.g. chalkbag, nut tool, personal lockers, personal prussik, tether, etc.), and any other personal items (e.g. lunch & snacks for the day, water, bug spray, appropriate clothing, day pack, etc.).

OPTIONAL GEAR

• sport rack
• trad rack
• guidebook

COST: Participants are responsible for their own park reservations and any gate/parking fees.

TRIP CLASSIFICATION: B/C.

TRIP HAZARDS (Must read BEFORE registering): Communication and Rescue, Falls and Belaying, General Hazards, Rockfall, Terrain.

SIGN-UP: https://forms.gle/VLQQUGKV8FbT2GUx9

TRIP LEADER:  Robert Patterson (robpatterson5@gmail.com)

WAIVER:
Participation in this activity is subject to you having a current membership and a current signed ACC Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, Assumption of Risks Agreement (the “Waiver”), which is signed in conjunction with purchasing/renewing your membership.  

A separate Waiver is not required. Your membership Waiver in place at the time of the activity will apply to your participation in this activity. You can review your completed waiver by logging onto your profile at alpineclubofcanada.ca. If your membership renews prior to the activity taking place, you will be required to agree to a new Waiver upon renewal, this new Waiver will apply to your participation in this activity. By proceeding with the booking, you agree to the foregoing waiver terms. Bookings without a current Waiver at the time of the activity will be cancelled.

The Waiver is a legal document by which you waive or give up the right to sue or claim compensation following an accident. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY! You can review your completed waiver by logging onto your profile at alpineclubofcanada.ca.

REPOSTED WITH CORRECTION:
Previous post included the incorrect topic.

When: Tuesday July 7th
Social begins @ 7:00 pm
Presentation begins @ 8:00 pm

Where: C’est What – 67 Front St E

Directions:
Closest TTC: Union Station
Accessible via GO Transit and the Gardiner;
Green P parking nearby (Church St & Conger Coal Ln, ~3 min walk)

Topic: Come learn what it takes to sustainably develop a wild forest and lichen-covered cliff into a safe, accessible, and enjoyable climbing crag. Get ready to hear about a trip involving flash flooding, spring snow falls, aimless bushwhacking, and great company in the Ontario wilderness.

WHERE: Buffalo Crag 

DESCRIPTION: 

Come connect with other ACC Toronto Section members and get your climbing on with a day of self-guided and self-directed rock climbing at Buffalo Crag.  

We’ll meet in the parking lot at 9:00 am before hiking in as a group at 9:30 am.  Once at the crag members are welcome to set top-ropes, and lead sport or trad climbs as they see fit.  Based on group preferences we’ll move along the crag sampling a variety of classic Ontario rock climbs. Members may break away from the main group to pursue specific self-guided objectives with other members, or may head out early.  Members are welcome to come with climbing partners prearranged, or to join up with other members during the meet-up.

Note if a member opts to climb with any non-ACC Toronto Section members at the crag, that member will be understood to have opted to no longer be a participant in this trip.   

Members may share ropes and gear, but please ensure that your gear is well maintained and bring enough gear to be self-sufficient and safe.

This trip is suitable for competent outdoor climbers (lead or top-tope), but is not suitable for those new to or inexperienced with outdoor climbing. This is neither a guided trip nor a clinic. All members will be individually responsible for managing their own safety.  

MAX. PARTICIPANTS: 15-20, at the trip leader’s discretion and pending volunteer availability.

REQUIRED GEAR: Climbing helmet (mandatory), climbing harness (mandatory), climbing shoes, belay device and pear-shaped locking carabiner,  rope, appropriate rack, anchoring materials, personal climbing gear (e.g. chalkbag, nut tool, personal lockers, personal prussik, tether, etc.), and any other personal items (e.g. lunch & snacks for the day, water, bug spray, appropriate clothing, day pack, etc.).

OPTIONAL GEAR

• sport rack
• trad rack
• guidebook

COST: Participants are responsible for their own park reservations and gate fees to Conservation Halton Parks.

TRIP CLASSIFICATION: B/C.

TRIP HAZARDS (Must read BEFORE registering): Communication and Rescue, Falls and Belaying, General Hazards, Rockfall, Terrain.

SIGN-UP: https://forms.gle/VLQQUGKV8FbT2GUx9

TRIP LEADER:  Robert Patterson (robpatterson5@gmail.com)

WAIVER:
Participation in this activity is subject to you having a current membership and a current signed ACC Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, Assumption of Risks Agreement (the “Waiver”), which is signed in conjunction with purchasing/renewing your membership.  

A separate Waiver is not required. Your membership Waiver in place at the time of the activity will apply to your participation in this activity. You can review your completed waiver by logging onto your profile at alpineclubofcanada.ca. If your membership renews prior to the activity taking place, you will be required to agree to a new Waiver upon renewal, this new Waiver will apply to your participation in this activity. By proceeding with the booking, you agree to the foregoing waiver terms. Bookings without a current Waiver at the time of the activity will be cancelled.

The Waiver is a legal document by which you waive or give up the right to sue or claim compensation following an accident. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY! You can review your completed waiver by logging onto your profile at alpineclubofcanada.ca.