Isobel Pheobus, Sasha Yasinksi and Sara Lilley establish a new route on the southwest face of Gladsheim Peak in the Valhalla Mountain Range, supported by the Jen Higgins Grant for Young Women.
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This summer Shira Biner, Amanda Bischke, Noah Besen and James Klemmensen traveled to the Arctic for their first time and had the adventure of a lifetime, thanks in part to the Jen Higgins Grant for Young Women.
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Northern 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.
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This past summer Amaya Cherian-Hall, Claire Clarkson, Caleigh Warner and Sami Bierman spent 11 days traversing the Juneau Icefield from Juneau, AK to Atlin, BC. On the trip, they collected snow samples for the Juneau Icefields Research Program (JIRP), wrote, made art, pushed their personal limits while about themselves and the team.
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This past spring, Sam French, Melissa Makepeace, Colleen Gentemann and Sarah Sasges set off to Mt. Edziza Provincial Park with plans to ski tour the entire park from bottom to top, crossing over the Spectrum Range and Mt Edziza. The planned traverse is 68 km long with 4,325 metres of elevation gain and 4,190 metres of elevation loss.
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In the Summer of 2018 Isobel Glover set out to complete the Vancouver Island (Spine) Trail on foot, becoming the first woman to hike the entire length of the Island.
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Get an inside look at some of the physical and personal challenges Hannah Preston and Michelle Kadatz faced while in the mountains of Patagonia on their trip co-sponsored by the ACC's Jen Higgins Grant for Young Women.
Climbing | Grants & Awards | Great Adventures
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A photo gallery from Hannah Preston and Michelle Kadatz's trip to Patagonia in the winter of 2018 to attempt to climb Cerro Torre or Cerro Fitz Roy.'
Climbing | Grants & Awards | Great Adventures
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Announcing the 2018 winners of the Nagy, Colpitts, Environment and Higgins grants. In total, the ACC will be awarding $17,675 in funding to the following applicants this year. Congratulations to all of our winners!
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The recipients of the 2017 Jen Higgins Award set out to complete the first all-female descent (third descent ever) of the Klinaklini Canyon.
Grants & Awards | Great Adventures
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I had felt stuck for the past year. Then, in the fall of 2015 an idea popped into my head - I was going to travel to Iceland. Not only that, I wanted to hike across the entire country, coast to coast, by myself.
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Dan Evans, Patrick Bruce, and Michelle Brazier depart for Sam Ford Fjord, Baffin Island, traveling by snowmobile and qamutik (Inuit hauling sled) on their 17-day search for big lines in Canada's north.
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In May of 2014 Emelie Stenberg and a team of skiers travelled to Tajikistan Central Asia to cross the fabled Fedchenko Glacier on skis, entirely self-propelled and unsupported. The expedition was completed in 30 days and was supported by the Jen Higgins Grant. Read the trip report.
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