Photo Insiders: Ice climbing with the ACC Southern Alberta Section

 

Editor’s Note: Member stories in the ACC Gazette are often accompanied with some pretty amazing photos, and more often than not, we can’t fit them all in there.

To help provide some bonus content and shed daylight on a few unprinted gems, we feature “Photo Insiders” on the Aspects blog.

Scroll down for more amazing adventure photos from the article by Stew Moss published in the winter 2020 issue of the ACC Gazette.


Despite its reputation for loose limestone, the Canadian Rockies has a lot of really good rock climbing: trad, sport, alpine rock – Sisyphus Summits on Ha Ling Peak in Canmore is the longest limestone sport climb north of Mexico. Unfortunately for those of us in Southern Alberta, very little of that high quality limestone crops up in our corner of the province. The rock down here leans heavily toward the stereotype of chossy, with a few unimpressive single pitch crags or boulders, portable handholds and a few gems here and there. It’s quite the contrast to another type of climbing we enjoy: ice.
— Stew Moss

2017 images

James Yearous climbing Quick and Dirty in Waterton Lakes National Park. Photo: Vincent Varga.

James Yearous climbing Quick and Dirty in Waterton Lakes National Park. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Lunchtime in the Quick and Dirty amphitheatre. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Lunchtime in the Quick and Dirty amphitheatre. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Anna Kowalska climbing French Kiss in the Quick and Dirty amphitheatre in Waterton Lakes National Park. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Anna Kowalska climbing French Kiss in the Quick and Dirty amphitheatre in Waterton Lakes National Park. Photo: Vincent Varga.


2018 images

Jensen’s Reservoir. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Jensen’s Reservoir. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Lunchtime in Jensen’s Reservoir. Photo: Vincent Varga

Lunchtime in Jensen’s Reservoir. Photo: Vincent Varga

Jensen’s Reservoir. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Jensen’s Reservoir. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Ken Nielson conquering Jensen’s Reservoir. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Ken Nielson conquering Jensen’s Reservoir. Photo: Vincent Varga.

The climbing crew at Jensen’s Reservoir. Photo: Vincent Varga.

The climbing crew at Jensen’s Reservoir. Photo: Vincent Varga.


2020 images

Ryan Leavitt climbing Pearl Necklace in the Quick and Dirty amphitheatre in Waterton Lakes National Park. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Ryan Leavitt climbing Pearl Necklace in the Quick and Dirty amphitheatre in Waterton Lakes National Park. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Quick and Dirty amphitheatre, French Kiss (L), Pearl Necklace (R). Photo: Vincent Varga.

Quick and Dirty amphitheatre, French Kiss (L), Pearl Necklace (R). Photo: Vincent Varga.

Matt Lynch tending the grill in the Quick and Dirty amphitheatre in Waterton Lakes National Park. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Matt Lynch tending the grill in the Quick and Dirty amphitheatre in Waterton Lakes National Park. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Ryan Leavitt climbing Pearl Necklace in the Quick and Dirty amphitheatre in Waterton Lakes National Park. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Ryan Leavitt climbing Pearl Necklace in the Quick and Dirty amphitheatre in Waterton Lakes National Park. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Sun rise in the Quick and Dirty amphitheatre in Waterton Lakes National Park. Photo: Vincent Varga.

Sun rise in the Quick and Dirty amphitheatre in Waterton Lakes National Park. Photo: Vincent Varga.


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