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The Alpine Club of Canada- Evironmental Label HolderActivity: Every year, the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) organizes about 30 mountaineering expeditions. The expeditions last from 4 to 21 days, with most being one week long. The expeditions mainly take place in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Selkirk Mountains and Coast Mountains, but we also run annual camps to other countries, and to Canada's north. We run expeditions for all levels of mountaineers - from beginners to the experienced. Our expeditions are fully guided and catered. Due to the remote nature of many of our expeditions, we sometimes use helicopters to access the basecamps. Helicopters and other mechanized vehicles are not used other than for occasionally getting to and from the basecamp. Our expeditions occur in summer and winter, and include trekking, alpine, rock and ice climbing and backcountry skiing. Experience:The ACC has been running expeditions since its inception in 1906. We make all efforts to minimize our impact on the environment. Our flagship camp is the General Mountaineering Camp. For five weeks each summer, 35 mountaineers gather together in a remote and rarely visited location in the Canadian Rockies or Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia. The environmental standards for this camp are very high - when we have left the area, it is extremely difficult to tell we were ever there. Hardened sites are selected for the camp so that no dThe ACC has been running expeditions since its inception in 1906. We make all efforts to minimize our impact on the environment. Our flagship camp is the General Mountaineering Camp. For five weeks each summer, 35 mountaineers gather together in a remote and rarely visited location in the Canadian Rockies or Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia. The environmental standards for this camp are very high - when we have left the area, it is extremely difficult to tell we were ever there. Hardened sites are selected for the camp so that no damage is done to any vegetation. A pit toilet is used for human waste, and the contents are incinerated at the end of the camp. Any man-made temporary structures that may have been constructed are dismantled and removed. New this year, all camp participants will be required to carry their own waste bags if they are staying overnight on a glacier. If they are on regular ground, camp participants are taught how to properly dispose of their waste. web:http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca email: nhansen@alpineclubofcanada.ca |
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