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FAQ – ACC Governance Change
Oct 1, 2026 · original
FAQ - ACC Governance Change FAQ - ACC Governance Change The Alpine Club of Canada Board has approved to move away from elections for selecting Boards members. Read more about why and the methodology below. Following a review and recommendation from the Governance Committee, The Alpine Club of Canada Board has approved moving away from elections for selecting Board members. Beginning with the 2026–2027 nomination and recruitment cycle, directors are appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the Nominations Committee , which assesses every candidate through the same competency-based process. The election process had been in place since 2013. Despite refinements over the years, it did not deliver governance value beyond the previous model, and it came with real practical problems: voter turnout was consistently very low (4 to 7% of eligible members in the past two cycles), it was diff
2026 GMC Photo Contest Results
Sep 29, 2026 · original
We thank Mountain Hardwear for sponsoring this exciting contest. We will be in contact with winners to organise the delivery of your prize in the coming days! FIRST PLACE MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR Phantom 15F/-9C Sleeping Bag SECOND PLACE MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR Mineral King 2 Tent THIRD PLACE MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR Alpine Light Roll Top 30L Backpack This Year's Selected Winners Thank you to everyone who entered this competition. There were so many brilliant entries, which made choosing our winners a tough choice. It’s worth noting that judging photography, like any art form, is subjective, and we tried to set aside our biases. Judging was based on criteria such as photo composition, originality, and how well the submission reflects the spirit of the ACC and the GMC . All of the rules can be referred to here . We hope you had fun snapping your photos – it was certainly fun to experience the GMC through you
Coronation Fjord
Sep 14, 2026 · original
Coronation Fjord A Jen Higgins Memorial Fund Trip Report Completed by grant recipients: Amanda Bischke, James Klemmensen, Shira Biner, & Noah Besen After a series of flight delays and cancellations, the team arrived in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, on July 7th 2023. Our plan had been to begin kayaking from this village, however a frozen Arctic ocean had other plans for us. Initially, we thought we would wait in Qikiqtarjuaq while the ice melted, but that timeline was unknown. With over 1000 lbs of supplies in tow, figuring out how to start moving on foot felt daunting. Billy – the town’s only outfitter – offered to take us as far as he could on the ice by snowmobile. Accepting his offer felt like it would mean sacrificing our human powered ethic. So, we determined that a practical solution allowing us to begin moving would be to have Billy shuttle our heaviest supplies, including the inflatable
Mountain Voices: Hišimy̓awiƛ — Creating Our Own Mountain Culture
Aug 26, 2026 · original
Hišimy ̓ awi ƛ : Creating Our Own Mountain Culture By Rain Scott On my two-week introduction to mountaineering course there were ten straight men—and me. At first, I stayed quiet. Who has time for chit chat when you’re struggling with crampons for the first time? As we started to get the hang of our ice axes and four-season tents, we found time to talk about our lives. We talked about what brought us to this course. For me, that meant talking about my recent divorce. It’s scary to come out as queer to a group of strangers when you’re in the middle of nowhere. You hope most people have the decency to just move along when you say “she” and “ex-spouse” in the same sentence. But what if they don’t? There is no way to get away from people when you are literally tied together on a rope. I came away from that course with a great foundation in mountain skills. But it also gave me a taste of a hy
Mountain Voices: Mt. Revelstoke
Aug 12, 2026 · original
Mt. Revelstoke By Nancy J. Turner Up here [on Mount Revelstoke], I feel full of energy! Something about the mountains! (Dr. Mary Thomas, June 2004, tape #1, courtesy of Chief Ron Ignace and Marianne Ignace) In July 1994, my friend and graduate student Dawn Loewen and I travelled to Mount Revelstoke with Secwépemc Elder Mary Thomas. Dawn was studying scwicw (yellow avalanche lily, Erthryonium grandiflorum ), documenting Mary’s knowledge of this precious Interior Salish root vegetable. As a child, Mary had harvested scwicw bulbs with her Elders. Although it grows lower down in some places, Mary recalled scwicw growing most abundantly in the mountains, including Mount Revelstoke. With pétse (hardwood digging sticks), her family would dig the bear-tooth-shaped bulbs in the summertime, after flowering. They selected the largest bulbs—those up to 8–9 cm long, from multiple-flowered plants—and
ACC Safety Bulletin: Rockfall
Jul 31, 2026 · original
Rockfall: Managing Risk and Mitigating Hazards By the ACC Safety Committee Rockfall presents one of the most serious and unpredictable hazards in mountain environments. As glacial recession continues to expose loose, fractured rock faces and destabilize previously frozen slopes, the frequency and severity of rockfall events are increasing across alpine regions. This hazard threatens not only climbers and hikers but also their equipment, and the risk extends beyond your immediate party—falling rocks can endanger anyone in the zone below. Understanding the factors that contribute to rockfall, from weather patterns and wildlife activity to human-triggered events, is essential for making informed decisions in the mountains. The following strategies will help you assess, avoid, and respond to rockfall hazards effectively. Photos from the 2023 GMC Photo Contest Rockfall Hazard Management Rockf
ACC Safety Bulletin: Plan Ahead, Be Found
Jul 13, 2026 · original
Have a Plan for When Things Don’t Go to Plan By the ACC Safety Committee Hiking, climbing, skiing, biking: when things go to plan, our days are filled with adventure, good times, and great memories. But we don’t live in a world where everything always goes to plan. Everyone understands that they have a responsibility to themselves and their party to make good decisions in the field and to be as safe as possible. Perhaps less understood is the responsibility that we also have for those who would come looking for us. When things go sideways and we need help getting out of a jam, our job is to make things as easy as possible for the people helping us. That’s not just good practice, it’s being responsible. The good news? There are three simple things you can do before every trip to make a real difference: make a trip plan, have a communication plan, and be searchable. 1. Build a Trip Plan an
Mountain Voices: Pigeon Spire
Jul 13, 2026 · original
Pigeon Spire By Ella Molnar-Piché My last day of grade six is tomorrow. While most of my friends are looking forward to summer camps and trips to their cabins, my parents and I are planning a climbing trip to the Bugaboos with my neighbour Jesse, who is like an older sister to me. My friends and I have a lot in common, but probably the biggest difference is that both my parents are mountain guides. From taking my first helicopter ride at four weeks old to joining a local ski club in Japan at the age of four while my parents were guiding, very little in my life would be considered normal in my friends’ eyes. Sometimes I wake up and find a note on the kitchen table that says, “Hey Peanut, alpine start this morning. Have a good day at school. Love you so much.” When I was really little, a surprise visit from my grandparents to step in and take care of me could be expected almost every month
GreenGreyWhite Photo Contest
Jul 6, 2026 · original
GreenGreyWhite Photo Contest GreenGreyWhite Photo Contest Enter your best photos from this summer to win prizes in July, August, and September. We’re bringing back an ACC tradition with the GreenGreyWhite Photo Contest. This summer, over the course of three months, we’ll be giving away epic prizes from some of our partners for photos that best capture the themes of adventure, huts, and your ultimate summer “epic.” The contest is open to all ACC members. September's Theme: "Summer Epic" - Sponsored by Rocky Talkie Post a photo on your Instagram of your summer epic, an adventure where you had to push yourself to get back to the trailhead – no matter how big or small, tag us in the photo by September 30th, and have a chance to win a pair of Mountain Radios from Rocky Talkie. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alpine Club of Canada (@alpineclubcan) August's Theme: "Huts" - Sponsore
ACC Gazette Section Stories: Newfoundland & Labrador
Jun 30, 2026 · original
The History of the Flatrock Festival Story by Thatcher Flynn On the farthest East Coast of Canada resides the beloved province of Newfoundland and Labrador. For most people, Newfoundland evokes an image of our Jellybean Row houses, our thick accent, or perhaps our Screech-drinkin’, cod-kissin’ “Screech In” ceremony. What one mightn’t think of is our tight-knit, ever-growing community of rock climbers. Our island is a big hunk of rock out in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s green, it’s rugged, and it’s wild. Nowhere else can you find such easy access to the wilderness and a feeling of remoteness while being so close to town. While our crags are plenty, it wasn’t always that way. Flatrock Festival in July 2023. Photo by Trevor Harris In the early 1990s, a group of local climbers began route development 25 kilometres north of St. John’s in the small outport community of Flatrock. In 1994, as the co

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