Columbia Icefield 101

Dates & Price
July 24 (eve) - 29, 2010
Cost per person is $1395 + GST

The Columbia Icefield is home to some of the most spectacular scenery you will ever come across. The area is dotted with a consolidated group of the tallest mountains in the Rockies connected by expansive glaciers, all within a day trip from the Icefields Parkway. There is no better place to learn about and get solid mountaineering experience.

We’ll stay at the Beauty Creek Hostel, which will provide us with a comfortable home base in the evenings and easy access to the climbs in the mornings. After spending the first day learning and reviewing proper mountaineering and glacier travel techniques like crevasse rescue, we’ll set our sites on climbing peaks for the rest of the camp. Possible objectives will be Mount Athabasca (3491m/11,453ft), Wilcox, Nigel, Boundary, and A2. Bad-weather possibilities include the Dome Glacier, the Ancient Forest and Wilcox Pass.

This camp is in the very heart of the best climbing in the Rocky Mountains and is open to anyone who is looking to get started in mountaineering, refresh their skills, or people who just want to go climbing in this spectacular area.

Level of Difficulty

This camp is designed for those with little or no previous climbing or mountaineering experience and will help you get started or build your confidence. You must have a good level of fitness and be able to carry a typical mountaineering daypack (10-12kg/20 - 25lb) for the duration of the climb.

Information package:

Info Pack

Gear List

Info on sign up process

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2010 Planned Itinerary*
July 24 – meet at 7:00pm at the Beauty Creek Hostel on the West side of the Icefields Parkway just north of the Columbia Icefield Information Centre.
July 25 – instructional or review day on glacier travel techniques
July 26 - 29– Climb routes around the Columbia Icefield
*subject to change

Included

Guiding throughout the camp
Accommodation at the Beauty Creek Hostel July 24 - 28
All meals starting with breakfast July 25th, ending with lunch on July 29th
Backcountry Wilderness Pass for the duration of the camp
All group gear

Not Included

Transportation to/from the Beauty Creek Hostel (participants will be expected to use their own vehicles to carpool throughout the camp)
Dinner on July 24th or 29th
Accommodation on July 23rd or 29th
Personal Gear (see equipment list)

Photo: © ACC

Photo: ©ACC

Staff:

ACMG Mountain Guide Peter Amann		Camp Manager Jackie Clark

Peter has worked as a Mountain Guide in many ranges throughout western Canada. He routinely works in many of the camps for the Alpine Club of Canada, including 20 years in the General Mountaineering camps and has been one of the instructors for the North Face winter leadership course for 8 years. Peter works with training the Canadian Military's Search and Rescue Technicians, and had worked as the Avalanche Forecaster at Marmot Basin for 18 years. Peter has taught both Rock and Mountaineering courses for 25 years, and guides many private ski touring and climbing parties. Peter presently works as lead guide for Robson Helimagic out of Valemount in the winter, teaches AST Avalanche courses and guides ski touring in the winter months.		Bio TBA

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

Getting Started:		Moderate:
	First Summits — Summer Mountaineering Jun 30 (eve) - July 4, 2010 (4 days)		Peakbaggers Guide to Lake Louise July 31 (eve)- Aug 7, 2010 (7 days)
	Wapta Traverse July 17 (eve) – 24, 2010 (7 days)		Classic Peaks at Lake O'Hara Aug 7(eve)- Aug 14, 2010 (7 days)
	Columbia Icefield 101 July 24 (eve)- July 29, 2010 (5 days)		55+ Summer Trekking and Climbing Camp Aug 15 - 20, 2010 (6 days)
			Little Yoho Climbing Camp Aug 26 (eve)- Aug 31, 2010 (5 days)
Advanced:		Special:
	Starbird Range August 8 (eve) - August 14, 2010 (5 days)		Under 25 Climbing Camp July 5 - July 9, 2010
	The Kaufmann Peaks July 11 (eve) - July 16, 2010 ( 5 days)		The North Face Leadership Training July 31 - Aug 7, 2010 (7 days)
	11,000ers of the Purcells Aug 15 (eve) - 20 Aug, 2010 (5 days)
	Mt. Fryatt Climbing Camp July 22 (eve)- July 26, 2010 (4 days)

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