Ice Climbing is rad: it’s fundamentally simple but devilishly tricky. This will be the third trip to Waterton for the ACC-GPS. Participants: 8 climbers Climber Prerequisite: ● Familiarity with avalanche procedures (will go over a refresher outdoors prior to trip) ● Be able to bear (maybe even enjoy) the outdoors in winter ● No prior […]
Let's get together and get stoked for the mountains! Trip to Vinales, Cuba, Some Climbing "You've got to get Murray to talk about his trip to Cuba" is how this trip ended up on the STOKE NIGHT radar. What did he climb? How did he travel around? Where did he sleep? We will all find […]
Experience the thrill of adventure at the 50th Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Come enjoy the adrenaline rush of high-altitude pursuits, the emotion of personal transformations, and the beauty of adventure sports in wild places captured in breathtaking cinematography. This stop on the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is hosted by […]
Calling all current ACC-GPS leaders and leaders-in-training. Join James in Medora, North Dakota to practice, train, and enhance your skills. This is YOUR trip, and we will all have an opportunity to try out new things and get mileage in the techniques you want. Anything is possible, and the crag is brilliant for training in […]
Kick off your 2025 climbing season with us! We're heading to the David Thompson Corridor, near Nordegg, AB, from 10 to 14 June. We’ll plan to spend two days climbing the fantastic crags in the area, and a third stretching our legs on one of the many hiking/scrambling routes in the area, weather permitting. No […]
This will be a “fast and light” trip. Day 1: drive to Castle Mountain Campground. Day 2: pack up and head to Silver City to crag for the day, then proceed up to the NEW Castle Mountain Hut. Day 3: climb Brewers Buttress (13 pitches) and summit Castle Mountain, returning to the hut or camp […]
Join the third annual Great Plains Section family climbing trip! We’ll spend 1 to 4 August climbing at Spillimacheen, British Columbia (climbing days on 2 and 3 August). The climbing at “Spilli” is moderate and featured, and the area—in the Columbia River valley between Golden and Radium—is a real treat. The crag is mountainside and […]
Join the second annual Great Plains Section Women’s Climbing Trip (includes those who identify as women)! We'll spend August 21-25 climbing in Northwestern Ontario (climbing days Aug 22, 23, and option for 24th). There are an abundance of fun climbs (including a couple multi-pitch climbs) among the many crags in the Goosenecks area, located about […]
Register to attend a trip with the Alpine Club of Canada Great Plains Section
All trips listed in the Great Plains Section’s trip schedule are coordinated by amateur volunteer hikers, skiers and climbers. When on a trip, participants must act in a manner that is safe and responsible and participants are expected to bring the equipment requested by the trip organizer. Participants should find out the requirements and demands of the trip well in advance by asking the organizer and researching the trip in guidebooks and other literature. You must be a member of the Great Plains Section of the Alpine Club of Canada to join a trip.
As a broker for TuGo, the ACC offers Emergency Medical Insurance, Trip Cancellation Insurance, Baggage Insurance and more. These policies are available to all Canadians travelling outside their home province within Canada as well as internationally.
If you require medical attention while you’re traveling outside of your home province, or outside of Canada, your provincial health care plan may not cover you. The ACC’s trip insurance covers air ambulance, emergency medical and many other medical expenses. Climbing, skiing and other backcountry accidents are not exempted (as they are with many insurers).
For more information and online quotes, click here.
Join the Alpine Club of Canada Great Plains Section
A.C.C. Great Plains Section
What are you waiting for? Join us today!
PHOTOGALLERY
