Event Category: Training

To be used by ACC Skills and Training Leadership only

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    Various crevasse rescue techniques will be shown and practised including the Texas prussic and Z pulleys.

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    On quite a few ACC trips (and after my ACC photo presentations) I have been asked about teaching photography skills. With the Vancouver ACC Exec’s support I am now launching an ‘Intro to Photography’ course. This is being offered at HALF PRICE to ACC members. The weather forecast looks good and a great easy to […]

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    Various crevasse rescue techniques will be shown and practised including Z pulleys. Texas and Purcell prussics will be demonstated.

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    As a result of collaboration between the Alpine Club of Canada and the Ecole Nationale d’Escalade du Québec (ENEQ) to make UIAA-certified standards for voluntary leaders and instructors in mountain sports available to ACC members across Canada, an Alpine Instructor course will be organized in the Tantalus Range at the end of August 2014. Alpine […]

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    Improve your systems for multipitch climbing This two days training of hard skills will cover methods and systems to become self reliant and perform improvised self-rescue skills using basic equipment. This training is ideal for climbing partners wanting to improve their knowledge and skills on safety and efficiency. Topics – Advanced placement protections and belay […]