Valhallas Climbing Adventure :: Alpine Club of Canada Mountain Activities

Valhallas Climbing Adventure

     Dates & Price
     August 22 - August 29, 2008
     Cost per person is $1695 + GST

The perfect August climbing trip - we will meet in Canmore, pack our things and join our friends to carpool to south-central British Columbia and a great week of rock climbing in the Valhalla Range.

After sleeping at the road head, we will walk in a half day to a beautiful alpine cirque near Mulvey Lake. Porters will bring up the week's food and camp equipment. Centrally located like this, we will be able to access wonderful faces and ridgelines in a 340 degree amphitheatre of varied rock, breaking into different groups each day depending on our interests and levels of ambition.

There is good scrambling in the Valhallas, short rock climbs, peaks easy and technical, exhilarating traverse lines, and lots of options for all levels of commitment. Helen and the rest of the staff will keep the program varied and exciting. Peaks in the area include Nisleheim, Gladsheim, Asgard, and the much-sought-after Gimli. While the south ridge of Gimli is not an option for this camp, the west side might be an option depending on conditions.

Join us for a relaxed week of warm rock and alpine adventure you won't soon forget.

Level of Difficulty

This camp is designed for those with substantial mountaineering experience, solid rope-handling skills, considerable experience traveling on glaciers, mixed snow and rock, and exposed fifth-class terrain. You must have an excellent level of fitness and be able to carry up to a 22kg (50lb) pack for several hours.

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2009 Planned Itinerary*

August 22 – meet at 8:00am at the Canmore Clubhouse and rendezvous with those coming from the West en route to Nelson. Sleep at the trailhead.
August 23 – hike in and set up our base camp for the week
August 24 – 28 – explore the area
August 29 – hike back out to the trailhead
*subject to change

Included

Guiding throughout the camp
Porters into/out of basecamp
All meals starting with lunch on August 22nd, ending with lunch on August 29th.
All group gear including tents

Not Included

Transportation to/from Trailhead. (Participants will be expected to use their own vehicles and carpool)
Breakfast on August 22nd or dinner on Auigust 29th
Accommodation before/after the camps
Personal gear (see equipment list)

Staff:

ACMG Mountain Guide Helen Sovdat		ACMG Assistant Mountain Guide - TBD

Helen is a certified IFMGA guide (International Federation of Mountain Guides Association) and is currently based in the Canadian Rockies. She is one five internationally certified woman guides in Canada. She has been a member of the ACC for over 25 years and been involved with a variety of outdoor programs ranging from skiing to climbing and leadership training. Helen leads international expeditions all over the world and has visited the Andes, Nepal and Mongolia with her groups. She looks forward to sharing adventures around the globe with ACC members.

Camp Manager David Dornian

David lives in Calgary and has climbed for more than 35 years, in Canada and abroad, winter and summer. He has been skiing for just as long, and in previous lives has competed in alpine freestyle events and been a Nordic ski instructor. He is presently the Chair of the Alpine Club of Canada's Competition Climbing Committee and head of the ACC’s Ski Mountaineering Competition Committee, and is active with several Bow Valley climbers’ groups. David has a post-graduate degree in Philosophy, and works as a writer and sports bureaucrat. He has been a leader and camp manager for The Alpine Club of Canada for more than 10 years, and spends several weeks a season with the Club and our camps, climbing waterfall ice, sport and alpine rock, and mountaineering generally. He’s a big, manly guy, but he cooks okay, too.

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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