55+ Summer Trekking and Climbing :: Alpine Club of Canada Mountain Activities

55+ Summer Trekking and Climbing Camp

     Dates & Price
     July 11 - July 18, 2009
     Cost per person is $1645 + GST

This backcountry climbing camp is aimed at young-at-heart climbers who are looking for moderate mountaineering routes with daily trekking options. This year’s camp will take you to historic location around Stanley Mitchell Hut. The rustic charm of this historic hut, located in the Little Yoho Valley and built in 1939, will add to the backcountry wilderness experience of this camp.

Wrapped in interesting history and surrounded by spectacular peaks and glaciers, the area around the Stanley Mitchell Hut presents a wide range of opportunities for everybody, regardless of abilities or interests. Superb hiking, climbing, scrambling and ski-touring all exist at the head of this valley, and the Stanley Mitchell Hut provides a most excellent base from which to enjoy it all!

We’ll spend our days summitting peaks and spend our evenings spinning yarns in the comforts of the Hut. Climbing objectives include: the President, the Vice President, Mt MacArthur and the Whaleback. The camp will end off with a never-to-be-forgotten hike out the Iceline Trail with its breathtaking views of Takakkaw Falls.

If you are over 55 and seeking company and challenges with others in this age range, this camp is for you.

Level of Difficulty

This camp is designed for those with some climbing experience and basic rope-handling skills. You must have a good level of fitness and some experience traveling on glaciers, mixed snow and rock, or exposed fourth-class terrain, and be able to carry up to a 14kg (30lb) pack for several hours. This camp will be porter-assisted to carry food and supplies into the hut.

Information package:
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Info on sign up process

Photo: © Rob Whiteway

2009 Planned Itinerary*

July 11 – meet at 7:00am at the CAC in Lake Louise; hike in the Little Yoho Valley; stay at Stanley Mitchell Hut
July 12 - 17 – climb peaks in the area such as the President, the Vice President, Mt MacArthur, the Whaleback; stay at Stanley Mitchell Hut
July 18 – walk out via the Iceline Trail
*subject to change

Included

Guiding throughout the camp
Accommodation at the Stanley Mitchell Hut throughout the camps.
Porters into the hut.
All meals while starting with dinner on July 11, ending with lunch on July 18th.
All group gear

Not Included

Transportation to/from Takakkaw Falls (participants will be expected to use their own vehicles to carpool)
Breakfast or lunch on July 11th or dinner on July 18th
Accommodation on July 10th or 18th
Personal gear (see equipment list)

Staff:

ACMG Mountain Guide Ferdl Taxbock		Camp Manager Marg Rees

An avid climber, hiker, and skier, Ferdl started climbing in his native Austria, where he originally became a mountain guide. After immigrating to Canada he was initially employed by Canadian Mountain Holidays and is a past instructor for the ACMG. He first guided for the Alpine Club of Canada at our GMC at Lake O'Hara in 1968. Fluent in English, German and Spanish, his guiding career has taken him to Europe, Canada and Mexico. He has a variety of first ascents to his credit in both Austria and the Canadian Rockies. In addition to being a guide, he is also a geologist - he likes to study rock formations from near and far and explain the geology of the area to interested guests.		Marg Rees - moving into the 55+ section of the club, slowing down a bit but still enjoying adventure and a chance to smell the flowers, Chair of the Rocky Mtn section, living in Canmore and loving being IN the mountains!

Other great summer trips offered by the Alpine Club of Canada:

Getting Started:		Moderate:
	First Summits — Summer Mountaineering July 1 (eve) - July 5, 2009 (4 days)		Marmot Women's Climbing Camp July 5 - 10, 2009 (6 days)
	Wapta Traverse July 18 (eve) – 25, 2009 (7 days)		Tonquin Valley Climbing & Hiking Camp September 12 - 19, 2009
	Egypt Lake and Mount Ball : Climbs and Scrambles August 2 - August 8, 2009 (7 days)		55+ Summer Trekking and Climbing Camp July 11 - 18, 2009 (7 days)

Advanced:		Special:
	Mount Sir Sanford August 8 (eve) - August 14, 2009		Under 25 Climbing Camp July 5 - July 9, 2009
	In the Footsteps of Conrad Kain August 15 - 22, 2009		The North Face Leadership Training August 8 - August 15, 2009
	Tantalus Range Climbing Camp August 23 - 29, 2009
	Valhallas Climbing Adventure August 22 - 29, 2009

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