This past April, Matt, along with a team that included glaciologist Alison Criscitiello, talked mountain adventure and climate science with school kids. They took live questions from students in classrooms across North America from the Wapta Icefields utilizing a satellite broadcast rig that fits into a backpack, connected to a camera on an iPhone.
Read MoreNancy and her partner Ralf Dujmovits, go inside for science – into a “hypoxia chamber” in Cologne, Germany - to be guinea pigs for a study on the positive benefits of extreme hypoxia on human beings.
Read MoreWhether you're looking to take your relationship to the next level or you're happily rocking the single life, keep your wits about you when the hut comes into sight...you never know what might happen!
Read MoreCelebrate highlights of the ACC's most exciting news and the big impacts in Canada's mountain community in 2017.
Community | Huts | Environment
Read MoreIn the Fall of 2017, The Lady Alliance came together for a long weekend at Wheeler Hut in Rogers Pass. Read their story here.
Read MoreIn August 2017, the ACC maintenance team spent nine long days at the Fairy Meadow Hut renovating the kitchen, staining exterior structures and giving the hut a much needed deep clean.
Read MoreMountains 101 is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) teaching a comprehensive overview of Mountain Studies. Learn more and sign up for the free course at the bottom of this article.
Read MoreGreat news! In June of 2017, the ACC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Royal Canadian Geographic Society (RCGS) that lays out a path for our organizations to work together on mountain projects.
Read MoreACC member Chris Jensen will be keeping us updated with photo galleries on the progress of the building of the ACC’s newest hut that, once complete, will expand the western edge of the ACC’s hut network by more than 150km.
Read MoreOur newest ACC hut is being built by Vancouver Island Section members and volunteers and will provide access to extensive summer alpine hiking and superb winter skiing in the area around Triple Peak, from its location 35km west of Port Alberni.
Read MoreEach year we run a contest for the duration of our General Mountaineering Camps. This year we had over 100 photo entries. Below is our short list, featuring our top three winners.
Read MoreA photo gallery of the 2017 First Summits camp, led by Peter Amann, a long-time Alpine Club of Canada trip leader and guide who has also been chosen as the Patron for this year's Mountain Guides Ball.
Read MoreA message from Sean Isaac, editor of the Canadian Alpine Journal, reflecting upon the evolution of the CAJ as we reach our 100th issue of the publication.
Read MoreThe Vancouver Island section challenged themselves to reach new heights by climbing 150 summits celebration of Canada 150. Their story below.
Read MoreA feature on the many ways the ACC celebrated Canada 150 in the Yukon this year.
Read MoreInside The Alpine Club of Canada's adventurous AGM in the Yukon this year.
Read MoreRelatively little known to Canadians but very popular with Texans, this small area of northern Mexico boasts over 600 sport routes many of them multi-pitch climbs including the longest climb in North America, The Time Wave Zero.
Read MoreRomancing and getting rad: the story of two mountain lovers who met their match at the GMC.
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