All but seven of the peaks over 6,000 feet are in Strathcona Provincial Park, the first provincial park in BC, located in the centre of Vancouver Island. Most of the peaks can be climbed directly from highways and on a three-to-five-day trip, multiple summits can often be bagged.
Read MoreSeason to season, day in and day out for over a century, volunteers run the sections, write articles, lead trips, protect the alpine environment and demonstrate their commitment to the club. They are skilled, dedicated, giving and tireless. Without them there is simply no ACC.
Read MoreGwen Nguyen was one of six women to attend our 2021 BIWOC Intro to Mountaineering camp in the summer of 2021 at Bow Hut. Read on for her impressions of the camp and exploration on the Wapta Glacier.
Read MoreThanks to a grant from The Alpine Club of Canada’s Environment Fund, Professor Dan Shugar and his team were able to visit Tweedsmuir Glacier in summer 2021 (postponed from 2020 due to COVID) to collect much-needed ice-penetrating radar data to determine how thick the glacier is, and to retrieve some instruments deployed in 2019.
Read MoreWe are proud and excited to announce that Cyril Shokoples has been named the patron of the 2022 Mountain Guides Ball! As a tribute to Cyril, and to "draw back the curtains” on the course that he’s most famous for, the 2021 Summer Leadership Course participants present this diary of their time on the Mummery Glacier.
Read MoreAnnouncing the election of the ACC’s first woman President, Isabelle Daigneault and our new Executive Director, Carine Salvy.
Read MoreAnnouncing the ACC’s President, Secretary, and VP of Activities.
Read MoreSpring has sprung in the Ottawa Valley and Ottawa Section members are looking forward to hiking and climbing, close by and further afield (hello Adirondack and Appalachian Mountains)! They’ve had a busy calendar of events this winter, all while navigating lingering COVID pandemic effects, the closure of the US border, and disruptions from the trucker protest.
Read MoreIn the heart of the prairies lies the birthplace of The Alpine Club of Canada: Winnipeg, Manitoba. As Elizabeth Parker and Arthur Wheeler sat down to pen the ACC into existence, one can only imagine how strong the call of the mountains must have been. That same call drives today’s Manitoba Section.
Read MoreAprès 45 minutes passées sur la route de service de Blaeberry Forest, près de Golden, notre convoi ralentit pour s'arrêter dans une clairière. Les lourdes averses de la nuit ont rempli la vallée d'un brouillard emmêlé d'une fumée persistante à la suite d'un été d'intenses incendies forestiers.
Read MoreReflections on an adventurous week up at the 2021 General Mountaineering Camp at Mummery Glacier.
Read MoreWe’re opening our huts for summer bookings beginning on March 10th 2022! There’s a few things to figure out before we jump into our 2022 summer season, but stay with us and we’ll do our best to clarify.
Read MoreWe’re extremely saddened to announce the retirement of Abbot Pass Hut.
If you’ve had a particularly impactful experience at our hut, we’d sincerely love to hear from you and share your story.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce that The Alpine Club of Canada has been selected to operate Parks Canada’s historic Twin Falls Chalet. We look forward to seeing you up at the Chalet later this summer.
Read MoreNorthern Saskatchewan is a canoe trippers’ haven. I’m not the only one who has spent hours studying the rock faces while paddling, wishing I had gear with me to climb. This year, with help from the Jen Higgins Grant, we took on the challenge.
Read MoreVolunteers are quite the special breed, donating one of life’s most precious assets: time. They’re there for beliefs beyond monetary reward, and we can’t thank them enough for it! They are the ACC’s heart and soul.
With several sections across Canada, there’s countless events and operations that span across these unique communities. There’s a lot going on, with so many hidden heroes, so we need your help finding out who they are!
Read MoreThe ACC operates 16 huts in the winter months. The best-known and most accessible ones are in high demand, but there are several options for more remote and less crowded options – for both the huts and the terrain. If you’re looking for winter adventure, and deep snow to enjoy all to yourself, check out these options.
Read MoreMountain Hardwear is a long-time partner of ours and is the headline sponsor of our annual GMC Photo Contest. Participants submit photos from their week and then we have the honour of picking the top three to win a tent, sleeping bag and a pack, courtesy of MHW.
The winners, finalists and their backstories are all available in the 2021 Winter Gazette. Below is a collection of the other wonderful entries we had to help paint a picture of how awesome the camp was!
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