The ACC team spent five days this summer doing repairs and maintenance at the Great Cairn hut in the northern Selkirks. Construction projects in the alpine often require our team to use creative problem solving, and we had plenty of challenges on our hands with this one.
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In August 2017, the ACC maintenance team spent nine long days at the Fairy Meadow Hut renovating the kitchen, staining exterior structures and giving the hut a much needed deep clean.
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The ACC maintenance team and volunteers spent two days clearing the "trail" to Fairy Meadow: the alders were trimmed, deadfall was bucked and cleared and additional trail markers were added at key points. It was a big job even for a great crew!
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ACC member Chris Jensen will be keeping us updated with photo galleries on the progress of the building of the ACC’s newest hut that, once complete, will expand the western edge of the ACC’s hut network by more than 150km.
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Our newest ACC hut is being built by Vancouver Island Section members and volunteers and will provide access to extensive summer alpine hiking and superb winter skiing in the area around Triple Peak, from its location 35km west of Port Alberni.
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The ACC facilities team have incorporated new digital technologies to help manage hut inventory and maintenance/capital projects needs. Here is a list of the capital projects undertaken in 2017.
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Remote hut maintenance poses its challenges, as described in the story below about a maintenance trip to Glacier Circle Cabin by ACC Staff member, Nicole Larson.
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The ACC maintenance team and volunteers took advantage of the shoulder season to spend seven days at Bow Hut giving the hut a thorough makeover from May 30-June 5, 2017.
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We're out of firewood! The trials and tribulations of a full winter backcountry hut service at Fryatt Hut near Jasper.
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Jennifer Annesley is a Canadian artist from Edmonton, Alberta. Her charcoal and watercolour paintings are based on the exploration of historic architecture and landscape at home and abroad, through backcountry exploration and travel.
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Take a peek at some our favourite winter photos of Bill Putnam (Fairy Meadow) Hut and you'll see it's no wonder this legendary lodge is listed as number 4 in the top ten backcountry ski huts in North America!
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ACC staff and volunteer crews work their tails off to clear the Fairy Meadow trail to allow for summer access. Alders, be damned.
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It's now officially time to start planning for next year's hiking and flower season at the Elizabeth Parker Hut at Lake O'Hara.
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The ACC's 55+ Camp - our annual summertime, hut-based climbing and hiking adventure designed for participants with a few grey hairs - has been running for a number of years now. Here we've got a summary of the highlights of the past five years.
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This article and photographs on the modernization of the Keene Farm was generously provided by Luc Massicotte, the president of Keene Farm inc. This version is translated from Luc's original article in French.
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