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Silver Rope for Leadership Award

A Mountaineering and Ski Mountaineering Award for Excellence in Leadership and Technical Ability

This award is presented to members in good standing with the ACC who have demonstrated technical skills and leadership abilities of a high caliber in mountaineering or ski mountaineering over a number of years. The term “mountaineering” will include activities such as technical rock or ice climbing or route-finding abilities demonstrated on National or Section organized activities. The Silver Rope for Leadership Award was instituted in 1933. The form of this award is the Silver Rope pin and a brass on wood plaque describing the award.

Award Eligibility And Contribution Details

In order to be eligible for the Silver Rope for Leadership Award, the nominee must:
  • Be an active ACC member.
  • Have demonstrated excellence in technical skills and leadership abilities of a high caliber in mountaineering or ski mountaineering on club or section organized activities over a period exceeding 10 years.
  • The term “mountaineering” includes activities such as technical rock or ice climbing or route-finding abilities demonstrated on national- or section-organized activities.
It is intended that the Eric Brooks Leader Award be awarded before qualifying for the Silver Rope for Leadership Award.

Silver Rope for Leadership Award Past Recipients

2022
Zac Robinison, Helen Sovdat
1934
F.C Bell, M.P Bridgland, W.H Clevland, A.W Drinnan, J.P Forde, W.W. Foster, Rex E Gibson, H.J Grave, J.W.A Hickson, L.H Lindsay, A.H MacCarthy, A.A McCoubrey, D.N McTavis, T.B Moffat, W. Don Munday, Noel E. Odell, C.A Richardson, H.E Sampson, D.R Sharpe, Andrew S . Sibbald, H.F Thomson, F.N Waterman, C.G Wates, Arthur O. Wheeler, L.C Wilson
1935
Canfield Beattie, R.J Cuthbertson, Robin C Hind
1936
Ferris Neave, Roger Neave
1937
Eric C Brooks, Andrew W Kramer
1938
T. Fyles, A.D MacPherson
1940
Bradley B Gilman
1941
Polly Prescott
1947
H. Westmorland
1948
John Brett, Alan Melville, Phyl Munday
1950
James Tarrant
1951
David W. Young
1952
Don M. Woods
1954
Alex C Faberge, Jo G. Kato
1955
Alan Bruce-Robertson
1956
David Bidwell, Walter Sparling
1958
David R. Fisher, Alfred W Lash, Donald Morrison
1960
J.J Fairly, Eric Hopkins
1961
Scipio Merler
1962
Jack A.V Cade
1963
Dugald Arbuckle
1964
Bruce Fraser, Robert Kruszyna
1966
Robert E. Scholes
1967
John Tewnion, David Wessel
1969
Wayne Smith
1970
Phil J Dowling
1971
Glen Boles, Gertrude L. Smith
1972
David Parfitt, Bruno Struck
1973
Patrick Baird
1975
William McIntosh, Peter B. Spear
1976
Judy Cook, Herb Kariel, Judy Norman
1978
Jo Ann Creore, Donald J, Forest, Murray Foubister, Klau Haring, Bob Jordan, James W. White
1979
Jim Mattice, E.W Whalley
1980
Leon Blumer, J.D Patterson, Dick Roe, Russell I. Varnam
1982
Len Gottselig, Ronald Matthews
1985
Orvel Miskiw
1988
Roly Reader, Cyril Shokoples, Paul Stoliker
1989
Peter Aitchison
1990
Wayne Shackleton
1991
Mike Haden, Roger Wallis
1994
Dave Clay, Chuck Young
1995
Ron Andrews, Ken Larlee
1997
Marg Saul, Bob Stirling, Phil Youwe
1999
Masten Brolsma, Cam Roe, Peter Rowlands
2000
Allan Main
2001
Sandy Briggs, Kenneth Parker, Don Serl, Mike Thompson
2002
Frank Pianka, Howard Rode
2003
Dave Dornian, Doug Nelson
2004
Paul Geddes, Roger Marchand, Steve Pasmeny
2008
Felix Camire
2009
Ken Cox, John Huybers
2011
Fips Broda
2012
Dr. Don Morton
2013
Bruce Fairley, Steve Fedyna, Rod Plasman, Keith Sanford, Andy Strangemann, Sandy Walker
2016
Rick Checkland, Rob Denson
2017
Jeffery Dmytrowich, Uwe Embacher, David Zemrau
2018
Peter Amann, Nathalie Drotar, Lida Frydrychova, Martin Siegert

Silver Rope for Leadership Award

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Nomination Deadline

  • December 31

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