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Leadership Training – 100 years of teaching mountaincraft

Location of the 2011 TNF

The North Face has been a supportive sponsor of the ACC’s leadership courses since their inception and we thank them for their assistance.

Mountain leadership development is part of The Alpine Club of Canada’s mandate. Hundreds of volunteers give of their time at both the Section and National levels to ensure other ACC members have a safe and enjoyable time in the mountains.

The North Face - Alpine Club of Canada (TNF-ACC) Leadership courses are designed to provide training for volunteer ACC activity organizers. These courses are aimed at ACC members who already have some climbing, mountaineering and/or ski-mountaineering experience and are current or potential activity organizers. Members who wish to participate are asked to submit an application form and accompanying documentation. TNF-ACC courses are heavily subsidized, and Sections sometime support their members further in exchange for a formal commitment to organizing future activities.

How to Qualify: If you haven’t already, join the ACC and sign up for some of the hundreds of free trips offered by the regional Sections. Once you have attended a few trips and have become acquainted with what’s being offered, you can apply to become a volunteer Section trip organizer. Most Sections also offer free or subsidized technical training for their trip organizers, and the ACC also offers a national technical training curriculum. When appropriate, you and the local Section representatives will submit the documentation required in support of an application to participate in a The North Face-Alpine Club of Canada course. TNF - 2011 Summer Course (Info Pack) TNF Leadership Application (Online Form)

Other national activities: Many Alpine Club of Canada trips, camps and courses provide a significant level of mountain skills training. If the TNF-ACC course isn’t for you, we recommend the following other Mountain Adventures offered by the ACC.

Karl Nagy Memorial Award Information and Application package: Word Document
The deadline for applications is: January 31 each year

The Karl Nagy Memorial Award was established in 2001 to assist aspirant guides and volunteer leaders on the ACC’s General Mountaineering Camp (GMC) in the development of their skills. Until his death in 2000, Karl set an outstanding example as a mentor in the mountains and was well known for his leadership, safety and success. Karl was admired and loved for his exuberant attitude in the mountain environment that he played and worked in.

This award is intended to provide an opportunity for ACMG candidates and/or aspiring volunteer leaders (in alternating years) to develop their leadership skills and abilities in the context of the GMC. All applicants must be current members of the Alpine Club of Canada; in the years designated for aspirant guides, applicants must also have passed one or more of the following exams: assistant rock guide, assistant alpine guide or assistant ski guide.

The Karl Nagy Memorial Award selection committee will award one applicant the opportunity to participate in a week of the GMC to observe and assist current guides and volunteers. While there is no monetary value to the award, the recipient will gain invaluable and unique experience. The candidature of ACC volunteer leaders and ACMG aspirant guides will be given priority for the award in alternating years. The year 2012 is designated for a ACC volunteer leader.