Event Category: Training

  • Snow skills training day, open to the members of the Mentorship program. We’ll go over movement on steep snow, snow anchors, hauling systems, and self-arrest practice. Required Gear: Helmet, harness, picket, ice axe, crampons, mountaineering boots, locking and non-locking carabiners, 6-7 mm cord (or hollow block, or other variety for a prusik hitch), slings/runners, pulley(s). […]

  • The ability to set up safe anchors for top roping is one of the most basic skills any outdoor rock climber must have. It’s a skill that must be mastered before progressing to more advanced topics such as lead climbing, trad climbing, etc. This 2 day volunteer led course is intended to teach club members: […]

  • This is an event for participants of the 2024 Summer Mentoring Program ONLY. You must have already been pre-selected as a mentee or mentor in the program to attend this event. The event will take place at 7pm at Climb Base 5 in North Vancouver.  We will meet in the weight area upstairs before going […]

  • Hello ACC-Vancouver Members!! February 2024 sees the return of the popular ACC (IBS) Intro to Backcountry Ski & Splitboarding course. This course will be held over one full weekend and includes classroom sessions, reviews, and two days of field work touring in the Hope and Coquihalla Pass area. Usually this course is held in mid […]