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7 05, 2012

Where Does Your Money Go?

2013-02-09T23:05:27-06:00May 7th, 2012|climbing|

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 [...]

30 01, 2012

You Want to Climb Ice, Eh?

2016-10-30T13:11:17-06:00January 30th, 2012|climbing, training|

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 [...]

8 01, 2012

Adventure Racing in Saskatoon

2016-10-30T13:11:17-06:00January 8th, 2012|activities, trip reports|

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 [...]

2 11, 2011

Avalanche Transceivers – Recommendations from the Safety Committee

2016-10-30T13:11:17-06:00November 2nd, 2011|ACC National, equipment, safety, skiing|

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 [...]

30 10, 2011

Backpacking around Skoki

2016-10-30T13:11:17-06:00October 30th, 2011|activities, camping, trip reports|

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, [...]

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