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ACC Adventures

Ready to Discover Amazing Adventures?

We believe mountaineering (in all its forms) provides significant mental and physical health benefits to participants and connects them with their mountain environments so that they’ll help to protect them. For this reason, ACC Adventures aims to grow and develop Canada’s mountaineering community, make it accessible to everyone, and to promote considerate, responsible, best practices amongst its members.

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Why Choose the ACC for Your Camp or Skills Course?

Local Knowledge

Based out of Canmore, AB, we know the Rockies region and the best local caterers, guides and porters Experience – organizing fantastic mountain adventures since 1906.

Dedicated Resources

Full-time office staff, ACMG guides and group equipment on-hand to ensure your trip runs smoothly.

Non-Profit

Any money we make on camps and courses is reinvested into providing services for our members and the mountain community.

Something For Everyone

Novice or expert, young or old, rich or poor, we have an offering for every activity and demographic.

Choose Your Adventure

$1,550

Wapta Traverse

  • 4 days
  • Mar 28 - 31, 2025
  • Wapta and Waputik Icefields
  • open
Crossing frozen lakes, high passes and a vast glacial expanse, the Wapta Traverse is a journey in the truest sense of the word. This Adventure gives you the opportunity to travel hut-to-hut across the length of the Wapta and Waputik Icefields
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$1,550

Wapta Traverse

  • 4 days
  • Mar 28 - 31, 2025
  • Wapta and Waputik Icefields
  • open
Crossing frozen lakes, high passes and a vast glacial expanse, the Wapta Traverse is a journey in the truest sense of the word. This Adventure gives you the opportunity to travel hut-to-hut across the length of the Wapta and Waputik Icefields
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Ski mountaineering
$1,050

Intro to Ski Mountaineering

  • 4 days
  • Apr 4 - 7, 2025
  • Bow Valley Area
  • open
Are you ready to take the next step in your backcountry skiing career? Sometimes just lapping that great powder field isn’t enough and you want to start testing yourself on technical summits or steep couloirs.
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Ski mountaineering
$1,050

Intro to Ski Mountaineering

  • 4 days
  • Apr 4 - 7, 2025
  • Bow Valley Area
  • open
Are you ready to take the next step in your backcountry skiing career? Sometimes just lapping that great powder field isn’t enough and you want to start testing yourself on technical summits or steep couloirs.
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Bow Yoho Traverse
$2,600

Bow Yoho Traverse

  • 6 days
  • Apr 13 - 18, 2025
  • Wapta Icefield
  • open
Crossing the Icefield east to west rather than north to south, the Bow-Yoho is less publicized than the Wapta. A “hidden” gem with the same great hut experience, glaciated terrain and spectacular summits in a more peaceful and isolated setting.
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Bow Yoho Traverse
$2,600

Bow Yoho Traverse

  • 6 days
  • Apr 13 - 18, 2025
  • Wapta Icefield
  • open
Crossing the Icefield east to west rather than north to south, the Bow-Yoho is less publicized than the Wapta. A “hidden” gem with the same great hut experience, glaciated terrain and spectacular summits in a more peaceful and isolated setting.
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$1,850

Hatteras GMC Independent Week

  • 6 days
  • Jul 2-7, 2025
  • Hatteras - North Purcells
  • open
Explore the Hatteras Group independently. With so many climbs to choose from, which will you do first? Take advantage of our General Mountaineering Camp’s basecamp and team of chefs while you bag peaks in style.
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$1,850

Hatteras GMC Independent Week

  • 6 days
  • Jul 2-7, 2025
  • Hatteras - North Purcells
  • open
Explore the Hatteras Group independently. With so many climbs to choose from, which will you do first? Take advantage of our General Mountaineering Camp’s basecamp and team of chefs while you bag peaks in style.
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General Mountaineering Camp 2015
$2,795

Hatteras GMC Week 1

  • 6 days
  • Jul 7-12, 2025
  • Hatteras - North Purcells
  • open
Our annual GMC has been an ACC tradition since 1906. Open to all abilities, this camp is tailored to each participant’s skills and objectives. Join us at base camp and explore Hatteras!
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General Mountaineering Camp 2015
$2,795

Hatteras GMC Week 1

  • 6 days
  • Jul 7-12, 2025
  • Hatteras - North Purcells
  • open
Our annual GMC has been an ACC tradition since 1906. Open to all abilities, this camp is tailored to each participant’s skills and objectives. Join us at base camp and explore Hatteras!
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General Mountaineering camp 2015
$3,495

Hatteras GMC Week 2

  • 8 days
  • Jul 12-19, 2025
  • Hatteras - North Purcells
  • open
Our annual GMC has been an ACC tradition since 1906. Open to all abilities, this camo is tailored to each participant’s skills and objectives. Join us at base camp and explore Hatteras!
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General Mountaineering camp 2015
$3,495

Hatteras GMC Week 2

  • 8 days
  • Jul 12-19, 2025
  • Hatteras - North Purcells
  • open
Our annual GMC has been an ACC tradition since 1906. Open to all abilities, this camo is tailored to each participant’s skills and objectives. Join us at base camp and explore Hatteras!
Find out more
General Mountaineering Camp 2015
$3,495

Hatteras GMC Week 3

  • 8 days
  • Jul 19-26, 2025
  • Hatteras - North Purcells
  • open
Our annual GMC has been an ACC tradition since 1906. Open to all abilities, this camp is tailored to each participant’s skills and objectives. Join us at base camp and explore Hatteras!
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General Mountaineering Camp 2015
$3,495

Hatteras GMC Week 3

  • 8 days
  • Jul 19-26, 2025
  • Hatteras - North Purcells
  • open
Our annual GMC has been an ACC tradition since 1906. Open to all abilities, this camp is tailored to each participant’s skills and objectives. Join us at base camp and explore Hatteras!
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General Mountaineering Camp Nightscape
$3,495

Hatteras GMC Week 4

  • 8 days
  • Jul 26 -Aug 2, 2025
  • Hatteras - North Purcells
  • open
Our annual GMC has been an ACC tradition since 1906. Open to all abilities, this camo is tailored to each participant’s skills and objectives. Join us at base camp and explore Hatteras!
Find out more
General Mountaineering Camp Nightscape
$3,495

Hatteras GMC Week 4

  • 8 days
  • Jul 26 -Aug 2, 2025
  • Hatteras - North Purcells
  • open
Our annual GMC has been an ACC tradition since 1906. Open to all abilities, this camo is tailored to each participant’s skills and objectives. Join us at base camp and explore Hatteras!
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General Mountaineering Camp glacier travel
$2,795

Hatteras GMC Week 5

  • 6 days
  • Aug 2-7, 2025
  • Hatteras - North Purcells
  • open
Our annual GMC has been an ACC tradition since 1906. Open to all abilities, this camo is tailored to each participant’s skills and objectives. Join us at base camp and explore Hatteras!
Find out more
General Mountaineering Camp glacier travel
$2,795

Hatteras GMC Week 5

  • 6 days
  • Aug 2-7, 2025
  • Hatteras - North Purcells
  • open
Our annual GMC has been an ACC tradition since 1906. Open to all abilities, this camo is tailored to each participant’s skills and objectives. Join us at base camp and explore Hatteras!
Find out more

GMC

Backcountry Skiing

Ice Climbing

Trekking

Leadership Skills

Ski Mountaineering

Winter Skills

Rock Climbing

Explore, Discover & Achieve

Guiding and Instructing

Looking to get involved with the ACC? We’re always keen to hear from guides and instructors with ACMG or CAA qualifications who are interested in working with us and/or developing new programs together.

Looking to Do More?

Ready to volunteer your unique backcountry skill set and promote the club ethos on one of our camps in return for a free spot? Inquire about becoming a camp manager. 

Want to get paid to travel into our remote huts in both summer and winter? Maybe Portering is for you! 

Portering, Volunteering and Camp Managing.

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Have More Questions?

Whether you’re a seasoned explorer or a curious novice, find out everything you need to know about participating in ACC Adventures.

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Where does your registration fee go?

For every participant on our camps and courses, $50 goes towards the ACC’s Leadership Fund. This fund provides subsidized leadership courses and resources for ACC Section volunteer trip leaders, who are so vital to the ACC at a grassroots level and the mountain community as a whole. Come on one of our camps or courses knowing a small part of your registration fee is securing the next generation of mountain leaders and the ACC’s future.

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Email: [email protected]

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PO Box 8040 Main St, Canmore, AB, T1W 2T8, Canada

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