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First Summits Ski Mountaineering 2012

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Dates & Price
March 22 – 26, 2012
Cost per person is $1,095 + applicable taxes

Arc'teryx is a supportive sponsor of the First Summits Winter Mountain Adventure and we thank them for their assistance.

Photo: © Paul Neiman

When you don’t have a lot of time, but want a complete winter mountaineering experience, our First Summits Ski Mountaineering camp is your best bet! We pack plenty of adventure into this 4-day weekend camp up on the world-renowned and camera-worthy Wapta Icefields.

Beginning at Bow Lake, we’ll make our way onto the Wapta Icefield staying first at the Alpine Club of Canada’s Bow Hut and then moving to Peyto Hut. During the traverse and en route to summits (such as Rhondda North, Rhondda South, Gordon, and Olive), emphasis will be placed on snow safety instruction and terrain evaluation, route selection, decision-making in avalanche terrain, glacier skiing and navigation, crevasse rescue systems and more. You will spend the evenings eating great food and sleeping in the warmth of our ACC huts and. A great adventure!

The First Summits Ski Mountaineering camp is one of our more popular camps and fills consistently every year. Register early to avoid disappointment!

Level of Difficulty

This hut-based camp caters to people with little or no previous ski mountaineering experience as well as offering those looking for a refresher a chance to get back to the basics. You must have a good level of fitness, be able to comfortably ski the equivalent of blue/intermediate runs at downhill ski areas, and be able to ski with a 16 – 18kg (35 – 40lb) pack for several hours. Participants will be expected to share in the carrying of group food and gear so please leave room in your pack.

“It was an amazing experience and I'm already looking forward to a return in the mountains” – 2011 First Summits Participant

“Guide was excellent; itinerary well thought out; group was superb as well as
weather; level of difficulty was as described; huts were very good. “ – 2011 First Summits Participant

Information package:

Info Pack

Info on sign up process

2012 Planned Itinerary*
Day 1 –	Meet 7:00pm at CAC Lake Louise.
Day 2 –	Start Bow Lake, stay at Bow Hut.
Day 3 –	Traverse to Peyto Hut, stay at Peyto Hut.
Day 4 –	Stay at Peyto Hut.
Day 5 –	Exit via Peyto Lake, camp ends back at Lake Louise.
*subject to change

Included

Guiding throughout the camp
Accommodation at the CAC in Lake Louise on Night 1
Accommodation at Alpine Club huts for the remainder of the camp
All meals starting with dinner on Day 2 and ending with lunch on Day 5
All group gear

Not Included

Transportation to/from Peyto Lake (Participants will be expected to use their own vehicles and carpool to Peyto Lake)
Breakfast or lunch on Day 2 (please bring a bag lunch with you)
Dinner on Day 5
Accommodation on Day 5
Personal gear (see equipment list)

Staff:
ACMG Mountain Guide Sylvia Forest

Syl Forest grew up in Calgary, but moved to Jasper in 1987 where she became a park warden. Sylvia taught climbing and mountaineering for the Department of National Defence Cadet Camp program from 1985 to '87, which inspired her to become a mountain guide. As a park warden, Sylvia used her mountaineering skills to contribute to the public safety rescue program in Jasper. Sylvia completed her UIAGM certification in 2001. Sylvia is currently the Alpine Specialist for Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Park where she oversees the public safety and rescue program, and she continues to guide throughout the year.

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