Is there any better way to spend your honeymoon than by boating around the Antarctic Peninsula? Probably not. ACC Ambassador Nancy Hansen and high-altitude veteran Ralf Dujmovits venture to the deep South to climb, ski and sneak in a few extra activities, enjoying the type of honeymoon that we would totally expect from the adventurous couple.
Read MoreIs there any better way to spend your honeymoon than by boating around the Antarctic Peninsula? Probably not. ACC Ambassador Nancy Hansen and high-altitude veteran Ralf Dujmovits venture to the deep South to climb, ski and sneak in a few extra activities, enjoying the type of honeymoon that we would totally expect from the adventurous couple.
Read MoreGet an inside look at some of the physical and personal challenges Hannah Preston and Michelle Kadatz faced while in the mountains of Patagonia on their trip co-sponsored by the ACC's Jen Higgins Grant for Young Women.
Climbing | Grants & Awards | Great Adventures
Read MoreA photo gallery from Hannah Preston and Michelle Kadatz's trip to Patagonia in the winter of 2018 to attempt to climb Cerro Torre or Cerro Fitz Roy.'
Climbing | Grants & Awards | Great Adventures
Read MoreThe recipients of the 2017 Jen Higgins Award set out to complete the first all-female descent (third descent ever) of the Klinaklini Canyon.
Grants & Awards | Great Adventures
Read MoreLong-time ACC Ambassador Nancy Hansen writes here about some choice long rock routes that she's been on this summer with her partner Ralf Dujmovits.
Read MoreA message from Sean Isaac, editor of the Canadian Alpine Journal, reflecting upon the evolution of the CAJ as we reach our 100th issue of the publication.
Read MoreThe Vancouver Island section challenged themselves to reach new heights by climbing 150 summits celebration of Canada 150. Their story below.
Read MoreA feature on the many ways the ACC celebrated Canada 150 in the Yukon this year.
Read MoreRelatively little known to Canadians but very popular with Texans, this small area of northern Mexico boasts over 600 sport routes many of them multi-pitch climbs including the longest climb in North America, The Time Wave Zero.
Read MoreBehind the scenes as Nancy Hansen and her partner German alpinist Ralf Dujmovits climb the south-west ridge of Cholatse (6,440m/21,123') from April 7 to 14, 2017.
Read MoreNancy Hansen is an Alpine Club of Canada Ambassador who has recently returned to Nepal to attempt a summit of Cholatse with her partner Ralf Dujmovits.
Read MoreI had felt stuck for the past year. Then, in the fall of 2015 an idea popped into my head - I was going to travel to Iceland. Not only that, I wanted to hike across the entire country, coast to coast, by myself.
Read MoreThis trip report from the Saskatchewan Section gives a great look at the glorious Canadian tradition of the Spring Road Trip — the drive south in search of (trad and sport) adventures and warm rock in the hopes of jumpstarting the climbing season. This is why our members join local sections.
Read MoreThis past winter, Ralf Dujmovits and I enjoyed a sport climbing and travelling trip to S.E. Asia for two months. This is part two of our adventure.
Read MoreDan Evans, Patrick Bruce, and Michelle Brazier depart for Sam Ford Fjord, Baffin Island, traveling by snowmobile and qamutik (Inuit hauling sled) on their 17-day search for big lines in Canada's north.
Read More"I have seen the havoc wreaked by natural disasters on TV and in photos before, but I can tell you that it is entirely something else to see it in person. I came to Nepal over a month ago to climb a mountain, and am leaving with images of total human misery and loss burned into my memory." - Nancy Hansen
Read MoreAn update from Nancy about her experience with the Nepal earthquake: "Ralf and I had just started hiking to advance base camp (ABC) at 6,400m when the first earthquake hit. We didn't understand that it was an earthquake, despite having to run from huge boulders coming down from the slope above us. .."
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