by Dave McCormickFrom July 21 to 26, the Section held its Summer Mountaineering Camp, this year at the Peyto Hut on the Wapta Icefield.
Every imaginable weather accompanied us during the week, from rain to snow to solar furnace.
A total of 18 participants, some new to any kind of mountaineering, spent the week learning and practicing knots, rope techniques, safe glacier travel practices and putting it all to use by leading rope teams and climbing many of the peaks in the vicinity of the Hut.
We expect more stories to be posted here in the coming days and more pictures posted to the Camp's photo album, located here.
A good time was had by all.
1 comment:
Dave,
thanks soo much for posting that blog entry and the pictures!
This was our (my wife Meighan) first ACC trip, our first time on a glacier, and our first time snuggled in a bed with 10 other people. I am not choosing which of those was really my favorite, but i will say that i was truly humbled by the thought of standing on that much ice, and i have a deep appreciation for the experience and leadership of the folks that made this trip happen.
As "first-timers" we knew on the first day that we could trust in the people around us, but we could also share a good humoured laugh as well (often times at our own expense...thanks for rescuing that toothbrush Don). We were new to mountaineering but not new to the backcountry and we were glad that this was still a self-supported endeavour and not a pampered guided tour.
You were a great bunch and we hope to be back again on the next mountaineering adventure...and I won't forget the freeze-dried vino next time!
i will try to get a couple pictures up on picasa this weekend.
James & Meighan
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