First Summites Winter Mountaineering :: Alpine Club of Canada Mountain Activities

First Summits Winter Mountaineering

Dates & Price
February 26 (evening) - March 2, 2009
Cost per person is $995 + GST

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

When you don’t have a lot of time, but want a complete winter mountaineering experience, our First Summits Winter Mountaineering camp is your best bet! We pack a lot 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 instruction of snow safety and terrain evaluation, route selection, decision-making in avalanche terrain, glacier skiing and navigation, crevasse rescue systems and more. You will sleep in warmth and packs will be relatively light going from hut to hut. A great adventure!

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

Level of Difficulty

This hut-based camp caters to people with little or no previous mountaineering experience and offers 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. Porters will be used to transport the majority of food to Bow Hut, however participants will be expected to share in the carrying of any other group food and gear so please leave room in your pack.

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Info on sign up process

Photo: © Greg Rowe

2009 Planned Itinerary*

Feb 26 – meet at 8:00pm at the CAC in Lake Louise
Feb 27 – start Bow Lake; stay at Bow Hut
Feb 28 – traverse to Peyto Hut; Stay at Peyto Hut
March 1 – Stay at Peyto Hut
March 2 – exit via Peyto lake, camp ends back in Lake Louise
*Subject to change

Included

Guiding throughout the camp
Accommodation at the CAC in Lake Louise on the first night
Accommodation at Alpine Club Huts for the remainder of the camp
All meals starting with breakfast on Feb 27th and ending with lunch on March 2nd
All group gear

Not Included

Transportation to/from Peyto Lake (Participants will be expected to use their own vehicles and carpool to Peyto Lake)
Lunch on Feb 27th (please bring a bag lunch with you)
Dinner on Feb 26th or March 2nd
Accommodation on March 2nd
Personal gear (see equipment list)

Staff:

ACMG Mountain Guide Doug Latimer		Camp Manager Kerry MacDonald

		Hello, Kerry MacDonald here. I live in Japer; enjoy the outdoors, especially skiing. I have been working in the ski industry for the past seven years, three as a ski patroller and four as an avalanche technician, at ski Marmot Basin. I am a section trip leader for the Jasper Hinton section of the ACC and have participated in the North Face Leadership course. I am keen to share and enjoy the outdoors with anyone who wishes to share the experience with me and I like long romantic strolls on a glacier.

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

	Banff Mountain Film Festival - Ice Climbing - CAMP FULL November 10 - November 13, 2008		LIttle Yoho Valley Ski Camp March 28 - April 4, 2009
	Wapta Traverse - Week 1 March 7 - March 14, 2009		Wapta Traverse - Week 2 - CAMP FULL April 4 - April 11, 2009
	Fairy Meadow Ski Extravaganza March 14 - March 21, 2009		Argentine Glacier Ski Camp April 17 - April 25, 2009
	First Summits Winter Mountaineering February 26 - March 2, 2009


	Special Winter Adventures
	The North Face Leadership Course January 10 - January 17, 2009

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