MEC x ACC Mountain Speaker Series 2024
Join us for an evening celebrating mountain culture and storytelling at five MEC locations across Canada featuring presentations from Canadian Alpine Journal contributors. MEC locations in Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver are hosting speakers from across Canada – the evening will include prizes, silent auctions and drinks by donation. Everyone is welcome!
SUMMIT SHAKER 2024
A party on the hill! Join the ACC & ACMG on October 26, 2024, as we celebrate another year of mountain culture and adventure. Let’s gather our community to honour the work we do.
2024 GMC Photo Contest
Enter your photos from the 2024 GMC at Remillard and win big prizes from Mountain Hardwear! Deadline is Sept 15th, 2024.
Saint Boniface – MEC Ohm Tent Raffle
Saint Boniface – MEC Ohm Tent Raffle. Money raised goes towards Saint Boniface facility maintenance projects!
2024 ACC National Photo Contest
Submit your favourite outdoor photos for a chance to have your image published and win some great prizes from The North Face.
Living Lakes Canada: High Elevation Monitoring
High-elevation headwaters are the lifeblood for people and ecosystems alike. They provide the freshwater that pours through taps, supports the growth of food, and nurtures a diversity of freshwater species, including the iconic Kokanee Salmon.
Sustainable Waste Management in the Bugaboos
By using a revolutionary urine-diverting system, Marc, alongside the volunteer group Friends of Bugaboos Park (FOBP) and the climbing community, the team significantly reduced the amount of helicopter service flights to this site and contributed to the longevity of East Creek Camp.
2021 Logan Expedition: A Trip Supported by the John Lauchlan Award
Maarten van Haeren, Ethan Berman, Peter Hoang and Alik Berg were one of two teams who received the support of the 2020 John Lauchlan Award to have a exploratory trip to the east end of Mt Logan.
After spending six weeks on the glacier, the team completed several new routes, summitted Mt Logan via the East Ridge, and attempted I-TO on the southeast face of Logan.
JLA Trip Report: Kitchatna Spires
Grant Statham and Tim Pochay were one of two teams who both received the first John Lauchlan Memorial Award in 1997 to head into the Kitchatna Spires in Alaska.
This particular piece from Grant Statham explains the importance of the John Lauchlan Award, the character that was the man himself, and the value of exploratory climbing.
