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Annual General Meeting, Potluck and Slide Show: Mt Sarmiento First Winter Ascent
–7:00PM Potluck supper – desserts will be provided. 7:30PM Annual General Meeting of the Vancouver Section. 8:00 PM Feature presentation – First Winter Ascent by Natalia Martinez and Camilo Rada. Mount Sarmiento is the most emblematic mountain of Tierra del Fuego, “an iceberg of 2200m” praised by Charles Darwin, Jules Verne, Robert Fitz Roy and […]
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Members’ 10% Discount Night at MEC Vancouver
–LATE BREAKING NEWS FOR ACC-Vancouver 10% Discount Night at MEC …Shoppers We`ve just received the following information from MEC & their Ski Team Staff regarding….. Ski Boot Purchases & Thermo-Fits, It will not be possible to do thermo-fits of ski boots during the event. This is due to the fact it is a lengthy process […]
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Colin Haley: Patagonian Alpinism, One Year in the Life of an Addict
–A joint presentation of ACC and VOC: Colin Haley. Colin will be talking about his climbing in general, but will be focusing mostly on climbing in Patagonia, and more specifically yet on the past year of climbing that he did down in the Chalten Massif. Attendance by donation. (Suggested $5). Location: http://www.students.ubc.ca/classroomservices/buildings-and-classrooms/?code=IBLC&room=182
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Memorial Service for Frank Baumann
–A service is being held for Frank Baumann on Saturday November 9, 2013 at 11:00am in the Coastal Church located at 1160 West Georgia Street, Vancouver. Please refrain from wearing black coloured clothing as the family wishes this to be a celebration of life as opposed to a funeral since they believe Frank is not […]
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Photographer Chris Barton’s ‘Top Ten’ Sea to Sky destinations
–Photographer Chris Barton will present a slideshow exploring his ‘Top Ten’ backcountry destinations in the Sea to Sky region. From Howe Sound to the mountains of the Stein Divide, the Sea to Sky region boasts some of the most diverse environments in the world. Ocean, islands, beaches, rainforest, swamps, alpine flower meadows, lakes, waterfalls, rivers, […]