Goddard Glacier • Lake O’Hara • CorsicaJoin us for open projector night to experience the travels of our members. See long distance hiking in Corsica, a Lake O’Hara summer camp, a video

from the Goddard Glacier spring ski camp and more. Count yourself in and call Susan Higginbottom to present some of your photos.

Opabin Pass with Opabin Lake in the foreground. Photo by Susan Higginbottom.

Alpine Club of Canada • Vancouver Section News Vol 83 • No.6 • June 2007

Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 26 at 7:00 PM floral hall, vandusen gardens, west 37th and oak st, vancouver

The June social will begin early at 7:00 PM with pot-luck light snacks and desserts. Please bring along something if you can.

Vancouver Section web site: www.accvancouver.ca • National Club web site: www.alpineclubofcanada.ca

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Alpine Club Executive

THE AVALANCHE ECHOES is published nine times per year by the Alpine Club of Canada, Vancouver Section.

EDITOR: Anita Leonhard604-988-6486 • bubinga@telus.net

DESIGN: Martin Naroznik

This newsletter is the official publication of the Alpine Club of Canada, Vancouver Section. It keeps members informed on topics of interest to mountaineers including activities within the club, equipment, techniques, access, and environmental issues.The club meets monthly, usually for a slide pre-sentation, at the Floral Hall in VanDusen Gardens, W 37th and Oak St., at 7:30 PM on the fourth Tuesday of the month, except in July, August and December.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUESVancouver Section:Single $61.00Family $81.00Junior $34.00 (under 18)

NATIONAL ACC OFFICEFor new memberships and renewals, changes of address or other details, and booking huts, contact the ACC National office directly:P.O. Box 8040 Canmore, AB, T1W 2T8,Fax: 403-678-3224, Tel: 403-678-3200, ore-mail: info@alpineclubofcanada.ca, or visitwww.alpineclubofcanada.ca

ACC VANCOUVER SECTIONFor information on Vancouver Section activities and events see:www.accvancouver.ca, or e-mail:accvanem@telus.net, orTel: 604-878-5272 (Section Info-line).Mailing address:ACC Vancouver Section,c/o Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC130 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1P3

SUBMISSIONSWe encourage submissions of writing, photogra-phy, drawings, etc. If possible, articles should be submitted by e-mail (about 500 words). Photos and slides are always needed (JPG format is preferable). Deadline for submissions is the 20th day of the previous month.

ADVERTISINGAdvertising in the Avalanche Echoes shall be accepted at the discretion of the Editor. All advertising shall be for products or services of direct interest to our membership.

EDITORIAL POLICYSuitability for publication is at the editor’s discretion within the guidelines of the Section Executive. Articles may be edited for clarity or to fit the available space.

Chair Tony Knight 604-873-2276

Secretary Richard Keltie 604-738-4583

Treasurer Rob Brusse 604-224-0747

Membership Marilynn Hunter 604-929-9549

Trip & Climbing Schedule Jay MacArthur 604-987-1232

Lynn Erickson 604-224-4883

Camps Coordinator Mike Thompson 604-534-8863

Skills Development Susan Baldwin 604-732-4562

National ACC Rep Rob Brusse 604-224-0747

FMCBC Rep David Toole 604-608-6846

Echoes Editors Anita Leonhard 604-988-6486

Martin Naroznik 778-892-2167

Programs Susan Higginbottom 604-925-3742

Socials Olga Turok 604-228-0628

Access & Environment Antje Wahl 604-988-6486

Promotion (acting) Jay MacArthur 604-987-1232

Special Project and Committee Volunteers

Tantalus Lake Lovelywater and Jim Haberl Huts

Hut Bookings Coordinator Ron Royston work 604-687-2711 home 604-921-8164

Hut Operations and Liz Scremin (604-921-2651 ), Ron Royston, Peter Taylor,

Maintenance Committee Colin Boyd, Dustin Hines, Chris Kiely and Blair Mitten

Service Committees and Special Projects

Quartermaster Bill Sims 604-734-8870

Website Committee Richard Keltie (604-738-4583), Tony Knight, Martin Naroznik

VOC Liaison Antje Wahl 604-988-6486

Archives Committee Liz Scremin (604-921-2651), Irene Goldstone (604-689-8737)

Liz Wright

Announcements

Distinguished Service AwardCongratulations to Robert A Brusse, member since 1973 and long-time Executive member, who is being honored with the ACC Distin-guished Service Award. Please join us at the June social to recognize Rob’s ongoing dedication to furthering the aims of the Alpine Club of Canada and thank him for the excellent work he has done over the years on our behalf at both the Section and National levels.

Satellite Phone RentalThe club has one Iridium satellite phone available for rent to mem-bers. Cost is $30 per weekend or $60 per week, plus $2 per minute for airtime. A $300 refundable deposit is required. Contact Tony Knight 604-872-2276 for details. Call at least one month in advance of your trip as this unit is popular, especially in spring and summer.

Vancouver Section E-MembershipA reminder again that the Vancouver Section offers a $10 discount

when you choose to receive the Avalanche Echoes newsletter

electronically by e-mail. For new or renewing members, just go to

www.alpineclubofcanada and follow the links to joining the club

or renewing your membership. If you choose this option you will

receive an e-mail with a link to the PDF file immediately when the

current issue is published. Save the paper and postage, avoid the

delays in the mail and get your newsletter in colour. Previous is-

sues are available on the website www.accvancouver.ca.

New Alpine Club Members Please welcome: Eric Muir Carolyn Lesjak Bill Paine Jennifer D’Aoust Elisabeth Buxbaum Jim Dunnigan Rochelle Hines Chad Rudiak Alexander Rauscher Mike Peel Liz Ball Robert Milward Jeff Ulriksen Mike Schauch Lina Kang Donovan Neelin Alexander Luchin Marian Jans Jules Smith Bill Paton Graham Robertson Werner Grzimek Karen Peters

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Camps

9th Annual Rogers Pass Camps Vancouver Section Summer 2007Week 1 • July 14–22• Lake O’Hara / Lake Louise

4 nights at the Elizabeth Parker hut (Mt Victoria via Fuhrmann ledges, Mt Yukness) and 3 nights at the Alpine Centre in Lake Louise (Castle Mtn, Mt Louis and others)

Cost: $480 Cheques Payable to: “Rogers Pass Camps” and Due May ◊ 1st Mail to: Rob Brusse 1787 Drummond Drive, Van, BC V6T 1B7Camp fees include: Food (except restaurant meals at Lake Louise), ◊ hut fees, hostel fees, bus and park fees.More info: Contact Rob Brusse 604-224-0747 or ◊ rbrusse1@telus.net

Week 2 • July 28–August 3rd • Grand Teton/Devils Tower

Cost: Gas & Sanity, (or maybe drive to Seattle, grab a cheap flight ◊ to Jackson Hole, rent a car & do above)Camp fees include: Coffee◊ More info: Contact Rob Brusse 604-224-0747 or ◊ rbrusse1@telus.net

Week 3 • August 11–August 19 • Rogers Pass

4 nights at the Wheeler hut, 2 nights at the Asulkan hut and 2 nights (tenting) at the Hermit Meadows. The last day will include a tour of the Nakimu Caves in the Cougar Valley.

Cost: $400 • Cheques Payable to: “Rogers Pass Camps” and Due ◊ May 1st Mail to: Rob Brusse 1787 Drummond Drive, Van, BC V6T 1B7Camp fees include: Food, hut fees, back country fees. Cave tour.◊ More info: Contact Rob Brusse 604-224-0747 or ◊ rbrusse1@telus.net

Bugaboos Summer Climbing CampDate: July 28–August 5 inclusive◊ Location: Conrad Kain Hut, Bugaboos – 10 spaces◊ Contact: Jay MacArthur, 604-987-1232◊

Have you dreamed of climbing on fantastic granite in a spectacu-lar alpine setting? The Bugaboos offer that and more. This camp is for climbers with some experience. We now have a few people interested. If you want to stay in the hut, I need a $100 deposit by April 30th. The plan is to stay in the Conrad Kain hut at about $20 per night, but you could also stay in the campground. Contact: Jay MacArthur, 604-987-1232

Moraine Lake, Lake Louise - Rocky Mountain Pan-orama Traverse- Cabin to cabin hiking.

Date: June 24–30◊ Contact: Oliver Clemens, 604-763-2061◊

This will be a self-guided trip into one of the most beautiful area of the Rocky Mountains. We will be overnighting in the following ACC alpine huts: Fay Hut, Neil Colgan Hut, Elisabeth Parker Hut, Ab-bot Pass Hut. Along the way we will be ascending different peaks, crossing various high-alpine ridges, and exploring different valleys. On the way home we may be staying in the Wheeler Hut and relax in the nearby hot springs. Check the following link for more hut information: www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/facility/info.html. Tech-nical climbing experience is not required, but rope handling skills and basic mountaineering experience is an asset.

National ACC Summer CampsStill wondering what to do on your summer vacation? There are still spaces available on these unique guided and catered camps through the National office of the ACC:

North Rockies Intro to Alpine Rock (August 31–September 7, 2007) Learn how to climb high alpine rock routes in the Jasper area.

Kananaskis Country Classics (July 13–21, 2007) Traverse and climb the favourite routes of K-Country fans

Ghost/Bow Valley Rock (June 30–July 7, 2007) World-renowned climbing guides Rob Owens and Sean Isaac will show you the best the Canadian Rockies has to offer.

Old World Peak Bagging (August 12–17, 2007) A throw-back to the old days when horses carried gear to the more remote 11,000 ft objectives.

New Routes in the Rockies (August 24–September 1, 2007) Join Jim Gudjonson on first ascents at secret locations in the Rockies

55+ Summer Trekking Camp (August 11–18, 2007) Aimed at young-at-heart climbers over 55 years old who are looking for easy-to-moderate mountaineering routes in the Canadian Rockies.

For more information, go to www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/activities or call 403-678-3200 ext 112.

Workshops

Summer Snow Workshop Mt. Baker AreaDate: June 9, 2007◊ Contact: Paul Geddes or Willa Harasym ◊ (604) 925-6191 or pg.wv@telus.net

Learn or refresh your summer mountaineering skills at this work-shop to be held in the Mt. Baker area on June 9th. Training will be provided in walking on snow slopes, making snow anchors, using an ice axe for self arrest, glacier travel and carrying out crevasse rescue. Beginners and seasoned ACC mountaineers welcome. These skills are essential for everyone intending to go mountaineering this summer. Please contact Willa or Paul for more information.

Attendance is limited to 10 participants.

Lead Climbing Trad—One day intensive course by West Coast Mountain Guides

June 17, 2007 (Sunday)◊ $126 per person (includes discount and taxes)◊ Limited to four people per guide—so sign up right away! ◊ (Deadline is June 10th)For more info call Sue Baldwin at 604-732-4562◊

This is a one day intensive course for Vancouver section ACC mem-bers who want to start leading rock climbs using traditional gear. You should already be rock climbing and have some familiarity with and understanding of trad gear.

Send a cheque made out to the “Alpine Club of Canada, Vancouver Sec-tion” to: Sue Baldwin, 222–2680 West 4th Ave., Vancouver, BC V6K 4S3

Wanted: Your stories and slides/digital images for our monthly meeting presentations. Susan Higginbottom, Program Coordinator, is now looking to begin scheduling for the coming months. If you

have a story to tell with photos to show, whether local or international, or a topic that you think would be of interest to our members, we want to hear from you. Please contact Susan at susan-h@telus.net.

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Watercolour Painting En Plein Air with Velvet Bailes

September 14–16, 2007 (Friday–Sunday)◊ Mt. Baker Lodge at the Mt. Baker Ski Area, Washington, USA◊ Participants: Min 6 – max 12 enthusiastic people◊ $220 for ACC members; $250 for non-members ◊ (The fee includes all accommodation, meals & instruction. A deposit of $100 will hold your spot.)For more information and to register, contact Liz Scremin at ◊ 604-921-2651 or liz@pensiamo.com

Come draw at Picture Lake and paint at Artist’s Point with fellow ACCers. For the 5th year in a row, accomplished artist Velvet Bailes will be our guide to the dramatic scenery of the Mount Baker area. The focus will be on capturing the essence of our surroundings in sketches for further development at home. The primary medium will be watercolour: pans of colour in small travel paint boxes, water colour pencils or water-soluble crayons.

Ink with watercolour washes may also be explored. Weather permitting, we will be outdoors each day exploring both the local trails and artistic subjects. Tables beneath big picture windows are available for work indoors on cool days. All skill levels are welcome. Accommodation and meals will be provided at the Mount Baker Ski Lodge, a woodsy dorm-style facility operated by The Mountaineers Outdoor Club.

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This year’s spring ski camp was to the Goddard Glacier, located near the south end of Chilko lake. I had been in the area during a traverse in 1996. In 1996 we flew from Pemberton to the Mt Good Hope area and over the next three weeks, we traversed to Salal creek, climbing and skiing when the weather was good. We had hoped to do some climbing in the Goddard Glacier area, but after being battered by high winds and whiteout conditions, we did not have time to stop. I had always wanted to go back, so this was the year.

The plan was to drive to the helicopter staging area on Friday, flying into camp on Saturday morning. The first flight would fly from Bluff lake, and the rest of the group from the Nemiah valley. With 14 people in the group, we required 4 flights to get everyone into camp.

Bob, Ross, Jeff and I flew in from Bluff lake, after spending an enjoyable evening at Dave Kings B&B at Bluff Lake. The weather was good enough for us to fly in, but prevented several other parties from flying in the Waddington area. Before long the rest of the group had been flown into camp and we were all setting up our tents, digging the outhouse and kitchen areas. The Nemiah valley group stayed at a B&B at Big Lake. Most of the group went to Wednesday col for some turns.

The weather on Sunday was reasonably good, except that all of the peaks were in the clouds. The entire group headed up towards

ACC Vancouver Section spring ski camp • April 21 to 28, 2007

Goddard GlacierBy Mike Thompson

Literary Tid-Bits for Tent-Bound Dayscontributed by Liz Scremin

It is 23 June, early in the morning. Perfect stillness lies over the Barrier – such stillness as no-one who has not been in these regions has any idea of. We come up the old sledge road from the place where the Fram used to lie. You will stop several times on the way and ask whether this can be real; anything so inconceiv-ably beautiful has never yet been seen. There lies the northern edge of the Fram Barrier, with Mounts Nelson and Ronniken nearest; behind them, ridge after ridge, peak after peak, the venerable pressure masses rise, one higher than another. The light is so wonderful; what causes this strange glow? It is clear as day-light, and yet the shortest day of the year is at hand. There are no shadows, so it cannot be the moon. No; it is one of the few really intense appearances of the aurora australis that receives us now. It looks as though Nature wished to honour our guests, and to show herself in her best attire. And it is a gorgeous dress she has chosen. Perfectly calm, clear with a starry sparkle, and not a sound in any direction. But wait: what is that? Like a stream of fire the light shoots across the sky, and a whistling sound follows the move-ment. Hush! Can’t you hear? It shoots forward again, takes the form of a band, and glows in rays of red and green. It stands still for a moment, thinking of what direction it shall take, and then away again, followed by an intermittent whistling sound. So Nature has offered us on this wonderful morning one of her most mysterious, most incomprehensible, phenomena – the audible southern light.excerpt from The South Pole – An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram 1910–1912 written by Roald Amundsen first published in Norwegian in 1911 first published in English by John Murray, 1912

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Mount Craddock, which is the highest peak in the area. Due to poor visibility we turned back after climbing up to near the Craddock / Canopus col. Some of the group made a few runs on the slopes below Craddock, while the rest returned to camp. Late in the after-noon I skied up a gulley between Coronel and Chimney pot peaks.

Mondays weather was very similar to Sunday. Most of the group skied up towards Craddock. Martin, Bob, Ross, Tony, Margaret and I skied to the summit of Craddock, in the clouds. We had a few quick views from the summit. While we were on the summit, I talked by radio to a friend that was flying in the area. Terry has a Piper Su-percub on skis and was hoping to visit us at the camp, and possibly stay for an overnight. The winds and light prevented him from land-ing. Terry reported that the weather forecast was poor, with a low pressure system moving into the area soon, and possibly staying for the rest of the week. Most of the rest of the group skied towards Scharnhorst, with some of them climbing a small peak about 1km west of Scharnhorst.

With the forecast we headed back to camp, and started working on the kitchen area, to make it secure for a storm. We had made a large kitchen area on Saturday, with walls and wall spacing to ac-commodate a 20’ x 30’ tarp that I had brought along. The plan was to put the tarp up, using the walls as support. It took us a few hours to

get the tarp tied down, and the walls trimmed. By the time we were finished, the wind had picked up, and the visibility had dropped.

We had lots of wind and snow for the next 4 days, and only man-aged to get out of camp for a couple of hours on Tuesday for some skiing up towards Wednesday col. The kitchen required building up the walls each day, as they would settle and the tarp would go slack. We also had to watch out for snow getting on top of the tarp, which required a few midnight tarp patrols. We checked the weather by satellite phone several times during the week, and it looked like the weather would stay bad all week. All week there were no breaks in the weather, lots of wind and snow.

We finally got a break in the weather on Saturday. I had contacted Mike King at Whitesaddle, and he would fly us out late in the afternoon. We skied up to a col just south of Leipzig mountain. We managed to get a few good turns in, before heading back to camp. The weather during our flight out was great. We drove back to Williams Lake and stayed the night before heading back to Vancouver on Sunday.

We were Ross Eichendorf, Zoran Vasic, Leonie Knaus, Klaus Haring, Tony Knight, Margaret Hanson, Mike Peel, Peter Norris, Grant McCormack, Martin Siegert, Liz Ball, Bob Milward, Jeff Ulriksen and Mike Thompson L&R

Photo by Tony Knight

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Woohoo! The forecast was finally looking good for some climbing. After an unusual number of soggy weekends this spring, I didn’t have huge confidence we would get two dry days.

On Saturday, 12 of us met in town and car-pooled to the Squamish Smoke Bluffs. We headed up the Smoke Bluff trail to find a free crag. On the way, we came across some of the new stairs be-ing built as part of the trail improvements to the Smoke Bluffs, now becoming a Squamish District Park. We reached Fern Gulley and found it was totally free; it is a good crag with some easy routes to spend the first day on a refresh of basic skills: top-roping, belay-ing, and setting up anchors. We all had a go TR’ing the climbs, with everyone getting up the Fern Gully (5.4), some making it up Dog Legging (5.8), a few trying on Rampage (5.8) with the cruxy (5.9 to 10a) start and even a couple folks giving Tools of Moss Destruction (5.11b) a try – a delicate slabby friction problem. By late afternoon, it was time to head for a brew but we found the Howe Sound Brew Pub closed for a special event; so we headed to the Shady Tree for burgers and beer.

Sunday dawned with continuing dry conditions and 8 of us headed back to the Bluffs. A couple of us nearly didn’t make it when Ilze’s van got as far as Starbucks in Squamish, then wouldn’t start, forcing us to walk briskly over to the Smoke Bluffs parking lot to find the others waiting and wondering what happened. We headed up the trail to Pink Cliff, where we spent the day on top-rope, ex-ercising a variety of crack and slabby friction climbs there. Marian provided additional amusement doing head-stands (a yoga pose perhaps) at the base of the crag. By the end of the day, everyone was very satisfied with their accomplishments, getting out on the rock and sharing some tips and techniques for safe climbing.

Participants: Dustin and Rochelle Hinds, Martin Siegert, Ilze Rupners, Andrew Brown, Marion Jans, Shari Lazlo, Alan and Ellie Friedlob, Alex Luchin, Margaret Hanson and Tony Knight.

Trip report • May 12–13, 2007

Squamish Rock Refresher WeekendBy Tony Knight

Photo by Tony Knight

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Trip report • May 15, 2007

Thar PeakBy Ron Dart

O, how that glittering taketh me.—Robert HerrickThe day and mountains would not deny us their beauty, glittering and charm.

Kevin Miller and I left Abbotsford (the day promising to be a scorcher) by 6:00 am. We did not want to be tromping through mushy snow in the late afternoon. We headed up the Coquihalla and reached the Falls Lake trailhead by 7:15, geared up and were well on our eager way by 7:30. We were the only ones on the snow broad path.

Thar stood stately and cone shaped above us as we set off in the snow. We veered to the left at the intersection that heads to Zoa on the right and Tahr to the left. We covered the snow covered pipe-line upward swing to the forest. We soon (snowshoes not needed on this trip) threaded our way out of the trees and reached open spaces of thinner copses of evergreens.

The summits in all directions revealed their many white and pointed peaks, and the highway well below had ant like cars and trucks motoring to and fro. The final exposed ridge and open bowl

was a delight to do. We inched our way to the snow packed summit by 10:00. We took plenty of photographs, and had the privilege of seeing a variety of avalanches that cracked, boomed and cascaded down the mountains. Huge cornices were just waiting for the right moment to break loose and smash down the mountainside, also. It was quite a sight to see.

We were perched high on a safe and secure place, though, and we spent about an hour soaking up the scenery and taking in the ac-tion in all directions. The steepness of the final ascent to Tahr made for a hasty glissade down. We even managed to film ourselves heading down Tahr. It took us less than an hour from the peak of Tahr to the trailhead. It was a morning well spent at a time of year in which Tahr woos and wins in a way not done in the summer or autumn season. The snow ascent and descent of Thar is well worth the enjoyable effort. Indeed, the glittering did take us.

Photo by Ron Dart

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c/o Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC

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Trip schedule – Please see www.accvancouver.ca for the latest updates

Date Trip Description Grade Contact Phone / email

j u n eTBD Mount Rainier for Seniors—Tahoma Glacier route C3 Karl Boerner 604-271-17578 or 16 Mt. Baker, Coleman Glacier ski (limited to 3 ropes of 3, 9 people) C2 Lorne Owen 604-852-02679 Summer Snow Workshop Mt. Baker Area — Paul Geddes or Willa Harasym 604-925-61919 Blackcomb buttress (Joint BCMC/ACC trip) C5 Lawrence McIntosh 604-822-334116 North Twin Sister C2 Rob Brusse 604-224-074717 Lead Climbing Trad course by West Coast Mountain Guides — Sue Baldwin 604-732-456223–24 Matier (limited to 3 ropes of 3, 9 people) B3 Lorne Owen 604-852-026724–30 Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Panorama Traverse B/C3 Oliver Clemens 604-763-206130 Hanes Valley Loop, Lynn Creek to Grouse Mt. B2 Zoran Vasic 604-438-906630–July 2 Mt. Sloan (NE Ridge) C5 Margaret. Hanson and Tony Knight 604-873-2276

j u ly7 Cloudburst Mt. (Joint BCMC & ACC trip) B3 Helen Hapgood 604-357-30947 or 8 Mt. McGuire B2 Lynn Erickson & Gunnar Olovsson 604-224-488314–22 Lake O’Hara & Lake Louise Camp — Rob Brusse 604-224-074721 or 22 Black Tusk day trip B2 Lorne Owen 604-852-026728–Aug 3 Grand Teton/Devils Tower - See Camps page for details — Rob Brusse 604-224-074728–Aug 5 Bugaboo Camp — Jay MacArthur 604-987-1232

a u g u s t11 Mount Gardner (Bowen Island) Day Hike (kids welcome) A/B2 Lisa Barnes & Peter Rawsthorne 604-947-251211–19 Rogers Pass camp - See Camps page for details — Rob Brusse 604-224-074725-26 Black Peak, South route (near Rainy Pass in WA state) B2/3 Lynn Erickson & Gunnar Olovsson 604-224-4883

s e p t e m b e r8 Crown and Camel C2 Rob Brusse 604-224-074716 Williams Peak (Joint ACC & BCMC Trip) B3 Zoran Vasic 604-438-906614–16 Watercolour Painting En Plein Air at Mt Baker Lodge — Liz Scremin 604-921-2651

T H E A L P I N E C L U B O F C A N A D A G R A D I N G G U I D E L I N E S

Please contact trip organizers by the Wednesday prior to the trip or earlier to express your interest. Non-members are welcome to participate once or twice before joining, and are accepted on a space available basis.

Everyone is welcome to attend our meetings at 7:30 PM in the Floral Hall of Van Dusen Botanical Gardens, W. 37th Ave. & Oak St in Vancouver on the fourth Tuesday of every month (except July, August and December).

Trip organizers are required to have participants sign the ACC waiver which can be obtained from the climbing schedule organizer, or from: www.aebc.com/acc.

Completed waivers can be mailed to:Alpine Club of Canada, Vancouver Section,c/o The Federation of Mountain Clubs of B.C.130 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1P3or given to any member of the executive.

CHAIRPERSON Tony Knight • 604-873-2276

MEMBERSHIP 604-929-9549

TRIP & CLIMBING SCHEDULE Jay MacArthur • 604-987-1232 Lynn Erickson • 604-224-4883

A - Less than 6 hrs travel/day (not strenuous)B - 6 to 8 hrs travel/day (moderately strenuous)C - 8 to 12 hrs travel/day (strenuous)D - More than 12 hrs travel/day (extremely

strenuous)S - Slower-paced trip, (suitable for seniors)

1 - Gentle slopes. Travel on trails over fairly level terrain.2 - Moderate slopes. Travel may be off trail. Intermediate skiing ability recommended. Easy climbing.3 - Travel in mountainous terrain. Steep forest and glaciers probable. Backcountry equipment and

intermediate skiing experience required. Moderate climbing.4 - Travel over difficult mountain terrain. Advanced backcountry and mountaineering experience,

ability and equipment required. Advanced ski mountaineering or moderate to difficult ice or mixed climbing. Ropes and belays required.

5 - Technical ice or mixed climbing. Advanced climbing experience required.