The Canmore Clubhouse opened its doors in 1973 and it turns 50 years old this spring. On this occasion, we’re looking back at a bit of the history of the original; the ACC Club House that was built decades earlier, further west in Banff, overlooking a different valley.
Read MoreThe ACC has enlisted celebrated mountain writer Chic Scott to capture our story. In a world where climbers have gone from relying on rough maps to carrying GPS devices and from mail delivered by horses to Instagram and online guidebooks, what do the before times have to teach us?
Read MoreWe received a rare gem of a story from ACC lifetime member Ted Mills. The story below recounts his experience at his first ever GMC as a young lad, impressionable and keen. It is stories like this that make The Alpine Club of Canada so special, igniting a passion for the mountains for a lifetime.
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