Alpine Club of Canada

The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) is a mountaineering organization, based in Canmore, Alberta, that has been a focal point for Canadian mountaineering since its founding in 1906. The club was co-founded by Arthur Oliver Wheeler, who served as its first president, and Elizabeth Parker, a journalist for the Manitoba Free Press. The club is the leading organization in Canada devoted to mountaineering, climbing, and issues facing enthusiasts of alpine sports and the outdoors.

The ACC maintains sections^[1] across the country to focus on local issues and access, and to provide a more personal community to alpine enthusiasts in various regions and cities. The club also maintains membership in the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (U.I.A.A.), provides year-round mountain adventures and an extensive system of alpine and backcountry huts^[2] throughout the Canadian Rockies, the ACC has grown from its early inception into a full-fledged mountaineering organization with a strong foundation of volunteer, professional and corporate support. The club's goals remain the promotion of adventure, access, environmental responsibility. The ACC publishes the annual Canadian Alpine Journal, which serves as the club's worldwide journal of record for achievements in climbing, mountaineering, ski mountaineering, and exploration of mountains

Canada Post recently issued a stamp to celebrate the club's centenary.^[3]

Contents 1 Huts 1.1 Canmore Clubhouse and Boswell Cabin 1.2 Backcountry Huts 1.3 Canadian Alpine Centre 1.4 Section Huts 2 References 3 External links

Huts

The Alpine Club of Canada operates a system of huts available to both members and non-members. Many of these huts are accessible only by experienced mountaineers.

Canmore Clubhouse and Boswell Cabin

Located in Canmore, Alberta

• Boswell Cabin (Toronto Section), for confrences and event facilities
• Bell Cabin, for couples or families
• The Canmore Clubhouse, group facility for up to 15 people

Backcountry Huts

• Elizabeth Parker Hut, Lake O'Hara, Yoho National Park.
• Abbot Pass Hut, Mt. Victoria, Yoho and Banff National Parks
• Stanley Mitchell Hut, Little Yoho Valley, Yoho National Park
• Bill Putnam Hut, (Fairy Meadow Hut), Adamant Range, Selkirk Mountains
• A.O. Wheeler Hut, Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park
• Asulkan Cabin, Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park
• Conrad Kain Hut, Bugaboo Prov. Park, British Columbia
• Fay Hut, Prospector's Valley, Kootenay National Park
• Elk Lakes Cabin, Elk Lakes Prov. Park, British Columbia
• Kokanee Glacier Cabin, Kokanee Glacier Prov. Park, British Columbia
• Silver Spray Cabin, Kokanee Glacier Prov. Park, British Columbia
• Woodbury Cabin, Kokanee Glacier Prov. Park, British Columbia
• Bow Hut, Wapta Icefield, Banff National Park
• Peter and Catharine Whyte Hut, (Peyto Hut), Wapta Icefield, Banff National Park
• R.J. Ritchie Hut, (Balfour Hut), Wapta Icefield, Banff National Park.
• Scott Duncan Hut, Wapta Icefield, Yoho Natonal Park
• Wates-Gibson Hut, Tonquin Valley, Jasper National Park
• Sydney Vallance Hut, (Fryatt Hut), Fryatt Valley, Jasper National Park
• Mount Colin Centennial Hut, Colin Range, Jasper National Park
• Lloyd MacKay Hut, (Mt. Albeta Hut), Mt. Alberta, Jasper National Park
• Neil Colgan Hut, Valley of Ten Peaks, Banff National Park
• Castle Mountain Hut, Castle Mountain, Banff National Park
• Ben Ferris Hut, (Great Cairn Hut), Mt. Sir Sandford, Selkirk Mountains

Canadian Alpine Centre

• Canadian Alpine Centre, Lake Louise, Banff National Park

Section Huts

• Wendy Thompson Hut, Marriott Basin, British Columbia
• Tantalus Hut, Lake Lovely Water, British Columbia
• Jim Haberl Hut, Tantalus Range, British Columbia
• Keene Farm, Adirondack Forest Preserve, New York State
• Bon Echo Hut, Mazinaw Lake, Ontario

References

1. ^ ACC regional sections
2. ^ ACC huts and hostels
3. ^ Canada Post stamp celebrating mountaineering last seen 2007-12-20

External links

• Official ACC web site
• Canadian Alpine Journal official site at ACC
• Regional Sections:
  • ACC Montreal Section -- Cabin/Hut and campground in Keene, NY
  • ACC Outaouais Section
  • ACC Ottawa Section
  • ACC Toronto Section
  • ACC Thunder Bay Section

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