An update from Nancy about her experience with the Nepal earthquake: "Ralf and I had just started hiking to advance base camp (ABC) at 6,400m when the first earthquake hit. We didn't understand that it was an earthquake, despite having to run from huge boulders coming down from the slope above us. .."
Read MoreThe ACC is beginning work on a $500,000 capital campaign to build the brand new Louise & Richard Guy Hut at Mont des Poilus.
Read MoreIf you’re planning a trip to an ACC hut, there are some policy and fee changes that might affect your trip: we’re increasing our overnight rates, extending facilities benefits to all ACC members and opening up our hut benefits to members of other nations’ alpine clubs.
Read MoreNancy Hansen shares an update as she and Ralf Dujmovits arrive at Everest's north side basecamp: "The mountain looks really, really big, and it is still 25km distance and 3.7 vertical kilometres above our heads. Best not to look too often! Seriously, though, the north face of Everest is truly spectacular."
Read MoreRalf Dujmovits, Nancy Hansen and the AMICAL Alpin expedition team are on the road to Chinese Base Camp on the north side of Mt. Everest. They spent five days in Kathmandu, being tourists and doing their final packing. Read about their Kathmandu adventures and prep for heading to base camp.
Read MoreMany people have been asking about Ralf and Nancy's itinerary for their Everest trip and they've shared it here. Obviously the exact dates will change according to weather and how the acclimatization is going.
Read MoreACC Ambassador Nancy Hansen will be attempting Mt. Everest via the Norton Couloir this spring. You wouldn't know it from Nancy's humble writing style, but this is a pretty big deal — this route on Everest's North Face has only been climbed twice and she'll be climbing in a team of two with no supplemental oxygen.
Read MoreHere's a recap on ACC Ambassador Gord McArthur's ice climbing season. And what a whirlwind it's been.
Read MoreThe Alpine Club of Canada’s General Mountaineering Camp has been a tradition in the Canadian mountaineering community for over 100 years. Have you attended a camp? We're making a call for submissions for your stories and photos to help build an archive of these legendary events.
Read MoreDavid Dornian gives a behind-the-scenes update on the ACC's Adventure Camps.
Read MoreThis past August, the ACC's Yukon Section partnered with Parks Canada to explore a remote area of Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories in order to report back on the hiking and climbing potential in the area over the course of 12 days.
Read MoreThe John Lauchlan Award for 2015 was awarded to the team of Steve Holeczi, Jay Mills and Eamonn Walsh who will be supported by the JLA for their proposed trip into the Mt. Weisshorn area of Yukon’s St. Elias Range.
Read MoreGreat news! Long time member and friends of the ACC, Richard and Louise Guy, have made a significant donation towards the building of a new hut near the base of Mont des Poilus on the Bow-Yoho ski traverse.
Read MoreThat's right, summer. It's now officially time to start planning for next year's hiking and flower season at the Elizabeth Parker Hut at Lake O'Hara.
Read MoreKen Wylie's book Buried has just been published by Rocky Mountain Books and is in the ACC store. Read Ken's account of the book and why he wrote it.
Read MoreThe Alpine Club of Canada has teamed up with Wildsight to help promote their Look Outside Photo Contest. View a photo gallery of the winners here.
Read MoreIn May of 2014 Emelie Stenberg and a team of skiers travelled to Tajikistan Central Asia to cross the fabled Fedchenko Glacier on skis, entirely self-propelled and unsupported. The expedition was completed in 30 days and was supported by the Jen Higgins Grant. Read the trip report.
Read MoreFar from the Rocky Mountains, out on the eastern edge of the country you’ll find the small but busy Newfoundland and Labrador Section of the ACC. On one weekend in August, at one of the most unique and spectacular climbing crags in Canada, you’ll find the annual Flatrock Climbing Festival.
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