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The ACC Edmonton section has a variety of gear available to members and to trip leaders. The Gear is available by contacting the Safety and Equipment Coordinator, Edwina (Eddie) Podemski, or the Webmaster, Chris Wood, well in advance of the trip. Gear should to be picked up by Thursday night of the weekend you are planning to use the gear and should be returned by Tuesday night of the following week. We go away on trips, too, so please don't expect to get hold of us at the last minute! |
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 Photo: Edwina Podemski |
Gear for loan (without charge) to trip leaders for Edmonton section trips only:
4 avalanche probes |
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Rentals
Transceivers are available for rent at $4.00 for a ski-day or $25.00 for a ski-week. The transceivers are not rented with batteries; renters should supply and carry new batteries to guarantee satisfactory transceiver performance. Avalanche probes are also available for rent at $2.00 per day. Please make cheques payable to "ACC Edmonton Section."
Current Club Rope Inventory:
Purchased July 2, 1998:
PMI 10.5 mm, marked BL1 - 60 m
Purchased June 10 1999, but many never used until 2000 or 2001:
EW 11 mm, marked GR 1 - 60 m
EW 10.5 mm, marked RD 1 - 58.5 m - length estimated from cut ends
EW 9 mm, marked PK1 - 60 m
Purchased May 2001:
EW calanques 8.5 mm, marked GR3 - 60 m
Donated by John Stegmeier:
9mm, 50 m rope, 3 yrs. old, for glacier use only
We keep a rope log as best we can. Chris and Eddie rely upon the reports of trip leaders to maintain the rope logs so please tell us if there has been a fall or if you suspect or know about rope damage. For a while the rope logs were being attached to the ropes but they were being lost or damaged on trips and we accordingly ceased this practice. You are currently relying upon our judgment as to whether a rope needs to be retired. We usually discuss this at the executive meetings.
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New Rope Policy
The Club ropes have suffered significant damage in the past 2 years. We have taken a photo of the retained damaged sections of rope as at March 1, 2001 which is attached for your information:
To try to recoup some of our rope losses, the Executive has decided to institute a policy of charging a nominal rope use fee of $1.00 per participant, per day, on trips where club ropes are used. |
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Trip leaders are exempt from this fee but are asked to collect money from all trip participants to put into the gear fund. We would be grateful to receive any additional donations from the people who have been using this gear. Donations are being collected by Eddie and Chris at the time of the return of the ropes or at ACC meetings. We are asking all trip leaders to remind all trip participants to be extra careful with the ropes. In particular, do not step on them (especially with crampons) and ensure that the ropes are not running over any sharp edges. When transporting ropes, please ensure that they are on top of (not under) the other gear and baggage and are kept away from any sharp vibrating edges (i.e., skis, adze edges, crampons) or other bits of gear. Please try to keep them clean and away from mud, oil, gas or other spills in your vehicle. We ask you to check the ropes over thoroughly for damaged sections when coiling them. If you find a damaged section, please tie it off in a bight and point it out when returning the ropes. We are also interested in knowing how the damage occurred, if possible. In short, treat club ropes as if they are your own personal gear, purchased with your own hard earned cash! If you are on a club trip and notice another participant who is accidentally stepping on the ropes or skiing over them please speak up at the time you notice the problem. It may simply be that the participant is unaware of the problem. If the person continues to be careless with the ropes, please speak up again and louder this time! Both their future safety and yours depends upon it. If you are the participant who has been asked to be more careful, please do not get upset at the person identifying the problem! They are trying to be helpful and they have everyone's safety in mind. Please try to be more careful with the ropes in future! We are also currently selling sections of rope for shortroping or anchor slings as we have to cut ropes due to damage. Gear loans or rope purchases can be arranged by contacting:
Edwina Podemski or Chris Wood Please do not call after 9:30 PM as we some of us get up at 5:00 am! Arrangements can also be made to pick up and drop off gear at Edwina's office downtown, if necessary. |
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