[report by Don Chodzicki] It's already November and it is hard to bellieve we haven't had a trip blog for so long, so let me bring you up to speed. In 2012 the Saskatchewan Section had some of their most successful climbing trips yet. In January the club had such a high demand to go [...]
by Dave McCormick ([email protected])Not, perhaps, in the way you had thought, but as part of a Hut Work Party.From June 21st to 29th, the ACC ran a work project at the Conrad Kain Hut in the Bugaboos. For those who don't know the area, it's in the Purcell Mountains south of Golden, BC. It's a [...]
The Urban Adventure Race was held on June 16th and the results are now in. Results are posted on our website as an Excel file and can be read at: http://www.accsask.ca/pages/race.htm
The Saskatchewan Section helps support a few worthy organizations. One of these is TABVAR (The Association of Bow Valley Rock Climbers), an organization that works to upgrade anchors and existing bolts on certain rock routes in the area. The Section received the following note related to our 2011 donation:The Bow Valley welcomes climbers near and [...]
by: Kevin Esler Date: January 21-22, 2012 Attendees: Jeff Dmytrowich, Howard Hemingson, Kevin Esler Ice climbing is sometimes considered a dangerous sport. One of the biggest causes of danger in the sport is lack of knowledge and experience. As the three of us are finally at the age where we are slowly admitting [...]
by Jeff Dmytrowich Climbing ice sculpted like blue glass can be one of the most demanding, exhilarating, and beautiful forms of climbing. Waterfall ice is a wonderfully varied medium, it can form in sheets, smears, pillars, bulges, grooves, icicles, roofs, cones, chandeliers and cauliflowers. It can also range in hardness from concrete to ice cream [...]
by Howard Hemingson Race Director This summer saw the ACC Sask Section and Prairie Dog Racing hosting two adventure races in Saskatoon. The Urban Adventure Race was held on Saturday, June 11 and the Gopher Chase was held on Saturday, September 17. This was my third year organizing the Urban AR, which has been occurring [...]
Some, but definitely not all, of the films set for the two and a half-hour show coming to Saskatoon on January 16th, 2012 , are described below. As always, there is the possibility that the lineup can change based on recommendations from the Banff Centre. We usually also include some shorter clips in the lineup [...]
The Safety Committee of the Alpine Club of Canada recommends to the Board of Directors the adaptation of the following policy:Participants on all mountaineering, skiing and ice climbing trips, camps and courses of the Alpine Club of Canada in avalanche terrain are required to use a modern avalanche transceiver, as recommended by the Canadian Avalanche [...]
Skoki Mountain, carrying a 42lb backpack, scrambling, blisters and taking in the raw beauty of the mountains…this was my first backcountry adventure! A few things I learned along the way: Ensure the new hiking boots are well worked in! Hikes around the Meawasin Trail in Saskatoon will not do the job…as Alicia, [...]
