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January 17, 2024Ice Climbing by Kevin Liu

Ice Climbing: Calabogie Caper/ Calaboogie Nights – Feb 9 and Feb 23

When: Feb 9 – 11Feb 23 – 25 Where: Calabogie, On Description: Two separate weekend events of reliable ice climbing area with many climbs having a range of difficulties. Calabogie is about five hours from Toronto. Accommodations have been arranged in Ottawa for climbers arriving Friday night and leaving Sunday afternoon (contact the trip leader). We will car-pool from Ottawa on Saturday and Sunday. Top-ropes will be established but leaders are very welcome. The trip will be cross-advertised with the Ottawa Section. Additional climbing possibly at Lac Poisson Blanc or Gatineau Park (Quebec). Trip Leader: For information on directions, meet-up spot and […]

January 15, 2024Drytooling by Kevin Liu

Ice Climbing: Drytool Night @ Reach Indoor Climbing

When:Jan 20th, 6 pm – 9 pmFeb 3rd, 6 pm – 9 pm Where: Reach Indoor Climbing – map link Description: Dry-tooling nights are back! Come out to Reach Indoor Climbing for this our January and February session. This year, we’re collaborating with multiple venues for a more varied experience! We many routes varying from beginner to advanced so all skill levels welcome! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drytoolnight/ Cost: Day pass or active gym membership + $5 (pay at door) Total Participants: 25 – email drytoolnight@gmail.com to reserve your spot. Gear: Bring your own gear or use ours. Indoor drytooling using ice tools, metal picks & climbing […]

January 15, 2024History by Kevin Liu

Historical: A Piece of Bon Echo Climbing History

*Courteously submitted by David Myles Hello all, A note on hut logbooks follows: Two longtime Section members, (David Brown and Chris Rogers, I believe) have done an extensive scan of the Bon Echo Hut log books into PDF form. These are fascinating records of climbing on Mazinaw cliff, particularly in the early days, when many of our favourite routes were established. The route descriptions were first written up in the logbooks. These historical records were once on the Section Website but were removed in the current iteration of the website. If any Section member would like a copy of these, […]

January 11, 2024Outdoor Activity by Kevin Liu

2024 Toronto Section Mountaineering Camp – July 19-26

When: July 19-26Where: Jim Haberl Hut in the Tantalus Range, near Squamish, BC.What: Our Annual Section Camp will be in the Tantalus Range; offering big alpine rock routes, big glaciers, and challenging traverses! Join us for our self-guided camp or sign up for an ACMG Guide-taught Intro-to-Mountaineering Course run concurrently with our Section Camp. Registration starts Saturday Jan 20 @ 9 am sharp!Max Participants:Total Participants: 18For Section Camp: 14 – 7 sleeping in the hut, 7 camping adjacent to the hut. For Intro-to-Mountaineering: 4 (sleeping in the hut).All participants use the hut for meals and free time.Cost:Costs based on best […]

January 3, 2024Ice Climbing by Kevin Liu

Ice Climbing: Diamond Lake for Women and Genderqueer* – Jan 27 @ 11 am

When: Jan 27th @ 11 am Where: Diamond Lake. Park and meet location Description: This winter climbing trip is for women and genderqueer* climbers to go ice and mixed climbing in a community-centered and supportive environment with like-identifying individuals. Join us for a day of top roping moderate ice and mixed routes at Diamond Lake (weather permitting). All ice climbing skill levels are welcome. Snowshoes or skis are recommended but not required for lake crossing. *including transgender and gender non-conforming folks Note: This is not a course or clinic, and will offer no formal teaching. Rather, peer mentorship may be shared between […]

January 3, 2024Indoor Activity by Kevin Liu

Pub Night: In Review – Tonquin Valley Section Camp – Jan 18 @ 7:30 pm

When: Thurs Jan 18th @ 7:30 pm Where: Imperial Pub, Back Room – 54 Dundas Street East, Toronto Topic: Join us for an evening of tall tales from Section Camp 2023. We will be sharing our adventures, from long days out on climbing objectives, roaming around in the dark in thunderstorms, daring river crossings, exploring ice caves, hut shenanigans and even some close encounters with wildlife! This is a great opportunity for those considering Section Camp 2024 to come and see what it’s all about. Details of Section Camp 2024 will be provided during the evening.

December 4, 2023Pub Nite by Kevin Liu

Pub Nite – Days and Nights in The Tantalus Range – Dec 7 @ 7:30 pm

When: Thurs Dec 7th @ 7:30 pm Where: Imperial Pub, Back Room – 54 Dundas Street East, Toronto Topic: Join Mark Hurst, Cynthia Chung, Stanis Yu and Bryan Thompson as they recount their trip to the Tantalus Range in BC in July, 2021. Although unconfirmed, the quartet is confident they broke speed climbing records on Mounts Alpha and Serratus! This area will be the location of our 2024 Section Camp. Anyone interested in participating in our Mountaineering Camp next year should definitely not miss this presentation!

December 4, 2023Ice Climbing by Kevin Liu

Ice Climbing: Papineau Roadside – Jan 7 @ 10 am

Where: Papineau Lake, Hastings Highlands, ON When: Jan 7 2024 @ 10 am Description: Join us for a day of top roping at Papineau Roadside. A number of moderate ice and mixed climbs will be available to top rope. Participants are are responsible for their own gear (helmet, ice tools, boots, technical crampons, belay device, harness, cold weather gear). Participants must be proficient at top rope belaying. All experience levels welcome. Parking/Meetup: 10 am @ Papineau Lake. Carpools can be coordinated for those travelling a large distance. Trip Leader: For more information or to sign up please contact Alec Cooper at alec.n.cooper@gmail.com Trip Classification: A/B Max Participants: 6 Cost: Free […]

December 4, 2023Trip by Kevin Liu

Trip: Family Day Weekend – New Hampshire – Feb 15 – 19

Description: All Winter activity weekend in one of the best locations for winter in Eastern North America. There will be technical WI Ice-climbing, alpine ice-climbing, winter mountaineering, snowshoeing and skiing. We will be staying four nights in the pride of the Appalachian Mountain Club; the Highland Center, located in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire. Date: leaving Thursday, February 15th, returning on Monday, February 19th.Cost: $650.00 CAD per person. Includes four nights accommodation (4 to a room, hostel style, with private bathroom), breakfasts, and dinners.Gear: Standard gear depending on your preference of activity. Details to follow.Trip leaders: Rob Le Blanc – leblancrobertwade@gmail.com and Bryan Thompson –patrowski@hotmail.comMax Participants: 16Trip Classification: A,B and CCOVID-19: […]

November 29, 2023Ice Climbing by Kevin Liu

Ice Climbing: Tiffany Falls 2024 Clinics

Our annual Tiffany Falls ice climbing days are set! Provided the ice forms, the plan will be to climb Sundays on the following days: Full details below: DESCRIPTION: This is an ice-climbing and mixed climbing clinic for people of all levels of ability. We review equipment, technique, gear placement, anchors, and safety protocols. Alpine Club of Canada Toronto Section works with the Conservation Halton to grant the club access to this area to climb. WHERE: Tiffany Falls Conservation Area. Please obey parking guidelines. Contact trip leader for further details. COST: $20 plus HST per participant GEAR: Harness, Helmet, rigid boots, technical […]

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