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ACC - Edmonton Section Summer Camp 2009

Details

Date:
August 16-23, 2009


Location:
Little Yoho Valley
Yoho National Park, B.C.
Note: This park is located north of the Trans-Canada highway (Hwy #1). Avoid the mistake of going south to Lake O'Hara.


Costs:
$580 for the week
(based on a break-even budget cost of the camp)
Includes: accommodation at the hut, all food, breakfast, packed lunch, tea time, and dinner and camp manager. Does not include: Back-country pass (available from the ACC National office)


To register:
Email John Booth to make your reservation, which will be kept for 10 days until your cheque arrives. Please make cheque payable to "Edmonton Section of the ACC" and mail it to John Booth. Please date your cheque for June 15, 2009. John will keep your cheque on file until June 15, 2009, when he will then deposit them all. Please also review registration requirement section, below.


Description

This year’s camp will be held in Yoho National Park near Field B.C.
The camp will be 21 persons at the Stanley Mitchell Hut belonging to the ACC.

The main activity in this area is hiking and beginner to intermediate scrambling. There are two mountaineering objectives: the Presidents and Isolated Peak, both are glacier ice approaches. We will be bringing club ropes for those who wish to cross the glaciers and have experience. The hut is well equipped with a propane stove and lights. The main floor is dinning area and kitchen. A large loft is a common sleeping bunk room above.

The camp is being organized and run by volunteers. There will be no professional guides. There will be a camp manager who will co-ordinate activities at the camp but will not act as an instructor or guide. Participants will form their own groups and appoint a leader for each day's activities. Participants will be expected to sign-up on the duty roster to share in camp chores such as help cooking, cleaning, water hauling, garbage disposal, and other duties.

The weather at this time of year is usually stable but it is possible to have rain and cold, so come prepared. The mornings can be quite cold. Climbing ropes will be supplied but you must bring your own climbing gear.

Additional info

Maps and guide books can be obtained from ACC office in Canmore.
  • Bivowac.com has some pictures of the area.
  • Using the American Alpine Journal Online, search for text "Yoho, Canada", you will get way more than you may want.
  • The Wonder of Yoho, by Don Beers.
    Very good for trails.
  • Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies, by Alan Kane.
  • Selected Alpine Climbs, by Sean Dougherty
    Describes the trip up the President glacier


Cancellation policy

Cancellations made before June 15, 2009: Your fee less $75 will be refunded.
Cancellations made after June15, 2009: your fee will be forfeited unless a paid replacement is found. In this case your fee less $75 will be refunded.
If a cancellation is made for compassionate reasons a refund may be made at the discretion of the manager.

Registration requirements

It is a requirement of our liability insurance that all participants must sign our waiver and be members of the ACC.
  • Trip waiver is available on the ACC National website (or follow this link).
    If you have not signed a club waiver before, you are required to download the form and mail it to the camp manager a least a week before the camp, signed and witnessed.


  • Membership may be obtained from ACC National website, or contact:
    Alpine Club Canada
    Box 2040
    Canmore, Alberta, T0L 0M0
    Phone 403-678-3200


  • If you have any dietary or health problems that we should know about, please contact the camp manager. There will be forms at camp (or available here) asking for medical info information and next-of-kin.