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March 22, 2019Uncategorized 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 […]

March 12, 2019Uncategorized by Diana Petramala

Crevasse Rescue Clinic

Sunday, 5 May 2019 Where: Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area, 7200 Appleby Line, Milton, ON L9E 0M9, Canada (map) Description: As the summer mountaineering season nears, freshen up your crevasse rescue skills, including hauling systems and prusiking techniques. For further details and to sign up, contact Rafael Kolodziejczyk at r2kolodziejczyk@yahoo.ca Cost: Park entrance fee $7.00 Waiver: You must read and understand it […]

March 12, 2019Uncategorized 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 […]

February 27, 2019Uncategorized 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 […]

February 21, 2019Uncategorized bonecho, volunteeer by admin

Call for Volunteers: Bon Echo Renewal Project

Dear Members! We are getting really close to the completion of the renovations to the Bon Echo Hut! We could not have completed the project without the support of our amazing volunteers who have helped cut down trees, carry material across the lake, and make the overall experience fun. As we start to cross the finish line, there are still […]

February 11, 2019Uncategorized iceclimbing by admin

Bow Lake is re-opened for Ice Climbing

The Alpine Club of Canada, Toronto Section, working together with the Ontario Alliance of Climbers (formerly Ontario Access Coalition), is pleased to report that following productive discussions with the landowner, ice climbing will once again be tolerated at Bow Lake. Tolerated = Climbing access is informally accepted. Tread lightly. Help us preserve access by abiding by the following: The property […]

February 11, 2019Uncategorized 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 […]

November 21, 2018Uncategorized 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 […]

November 11, 2018Uncategorized 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 […]

February 25, 2016Uncategorized 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 […]

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