Each year at the Mountain Guides Ball, the ACC and ACMG name a Patron who is recognized and honoured for their contributions to our mountain community. Recent Patrons include: Peter Amann, Chic Scott, Helen Sovdat and Mike & Heather Mortimer. This year we honour Bernadette McDonald, accomplished author and pivotal contributor to the Banff Centre and its Mountain Film & Book Festival.
Read MoreThis past weekend the ACC Vancouver Island Section celebrated the Grand Opening of our newest hut, the 5040 Peak Hut. The hut is located 35km west of Port Alberni, equipped with a large kitchen, solar panels and space to sleep 12, it’ll provide access to extensive summer alpine hiking and superb winter skiing in the area.
Read MoreThey say to invest in experiences because they’ll carry on for the rest of your life - we tend to agree! We’re proud to present the following experience sponsors for the Summit Bid / 2018 Mountain Guides Ball, without them events like this wouldn’t be possible - thank you!
Read MoreIt’s undeniable that good gear will help boost the enjoyment of your outdoor experience - the further you get out there, the more important it becomes!
We’re proud to present the following gear sponsors for the Summit Bid / 2019 Mountain Guides Ball.
Read MoreMountain art puts to paper the feelings we get when we’re outside, inspiring us to preserve and protect our wild places. We’re proud to present the following art sponsors of the Summit Bid / 2018 Mountain Guides Ball, without them, events like this wouldn’t be possible - thank you!
Read MoreThis past summer Michelle Kadatz and Angela Vanwiemeersch, supported by the John Lauchlan Memorial Award, travelled to Baffin Island with hopes of establishing a new route. There they were met with the wettest summer on record, facing storms and freezing conditions.
Read MoreThe John Lauchlan Memorial Award is a cash award that exists to perpetuate the bold and adventurous spirit that John Lauchlan exemplified in his mountain exploits. It strives to promote the development of Canadians seeking a technical climbing challenge at an international level with financial support that non-commercial expeditions have difficulty accessing.
Read MoreDuring our GMC this year we ran a photo contest to win some sweet gear - supported by our generous sponsors over at Mountain Hardwear!
A big 'thank you' to everyone who submitted photos, they were quite nice to go through and see all the amazing scenery and smiling faces.
Read MoreJourney into remote Newfoundland & Labrador with three ACC Ottawa members as they explore Torngat Mountains National Park in this photo essay - full story to appear in our 2018 Winter Gazette.
Read MoreAn ice axe, left by a Japanese climbing party on the summit of Mount Alberta, in 1925, would be a source of local mountaineering “myths” and mysteries for many years…
Read MoreFlatrock is a small town, about as far east as you can get in Canada before the long swim to Ireland. Despite its diminutive size, this town is home to over 100 boulder problems and 50+ single pitch climbs within 15 minutes hike of a parking area and less than 30 minutes from the Newfoundland and Labrador capital of St. John’s.
Read MoreThis report from Brad Hurkett outlines the details of a climbing accident on Sofa Mountain, an analysis for what may have caused the anchor failure during descent and the contributing factors to the fallen climber's survival.
Read MoreArt in the Park is a collaboration between Parks Canada, the Revelstoke Visual Arts Society (RVAS) and the ACC to get artists outside in an environment where they can be inspired to create.
We went out to the A.O. Wheeler Hut recently and met up with the several wonderful artists from this program for some mountain air and mountain art!
Read MoreThroughout the summer months the ACC Conrad Kain Hut is hosted by one of our two custodians; for this season our custodians will be Heidi and Alistair.
We met up with Heidi and Alistair recently for a brief interview on what it's like to be a custodian, things they'd like visitors to know and climbing in The Bugaboos.
Read MoreWarm evening fires, cozy beds and convenient washrooms - a few of the creature comforts we've come to enjoy when staying at ACC backcountry huts. Many may not know, but these comforts are a result of the hard work from our maintenance team, the hidden backbone of our huts and the ACC.
Read MoreNancy and her partner Ralf Dujmovits, go inside for science – into a “hypoxia chamber” in Cologne, Germany - to be guinea pigs for a study on the positive benefits of extreme hypoxia on human beings. This is the final part of her journey.
Read MoreDuring the 2018 Annual General Meeting our board members unanimously voted for the creation of its newest section: Great Plains. The new ACC section will serve the "Treaty Four Lands of Great Plains" which encompasses the majority of Southern Saskatchewan with its operating centre in Regina.
Read MoreConstruction work has begun for the 2018 summer season on the first of three huts on the Spearhead Traverse in BC’s Garibaldi Provincial Park and the ACC is matching all donations to the project up to $120,000.
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