This year's Thrashers Weekend was filled with activity even though the weather wasn't the best. Friday was used as a training course for belaying and setting up top-rope anchors. Β Many of our Section's rope leaders attended, working mostly on "D" slab at Wasootch. Β It was great to see so many rope leaders out for this [...]
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 Dave McCormick From July 21 to 26, the Section held its Summer Mountaineering Camp, this year at the Peyto Hut on the Wapta Icefield. Every imaginable weather accompanied us during the week, from rain to snow to solar furnace. A total of 18 participants, some new to any kind of mountaineering, spent the week [...]
The Section just completed its second Backcountry Skiing Camp in Canmore. The camp was led by Bette Boechler with five ACC SK members attending. The camp is intended to introduce members to backcountry skiing and gear with a focus on safety and route finding, The group included two new to BC skiing and two with [...]
Dates: September 27 & 28, 2010 with the 3rd day in October to be determinedTime: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm each dayCost: $275Instructed by: J & T First Aid ConsultingClassroom sessions will be at 1375 Lorne St, Regina with the outdoor session location to be determined.Note: If you already have Standard First Aid/CPR, including AED, [...]
by Wendy White In December 2009, the Saskatchewan section of ACC organized a 20 hour Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid Course that was put on by First Aid for Life Saskatoon. There were twelve participants with diverse interests from diving to climbing to backcountry skiing. My husband Dick and I both took the [...]
by Bob Hawboldt[This post has been updated on January 14 from the original post]This trip is intended to allow people new to backcountry skiing a chance to give it a try, and allow more experienced skiers to get out and do some skiing.Preliminary Itinerary:Wednesday, January 27, 1930h β 2100hPresentation and Gear ReviewLocation: at the U [...]
The Section has organized a Wilderness First Aid course, a 20-hour program that will prepare participants for unexpected problems in the backcountry,A total of 8 participants are needed for this course to run.For more information, contact Bob Hawboldt at training@accsask.caDeadline for registrations is November 2nd.
