Community

Join a Local ACC Section

Regional ACC Sections are the Alpine Club of Canada’s strength. The vast majority of club members belong to a regional ACC Section. Membership in an ACC Section enables members to participate in numerous summer and winter mountaineering, rock climbing, and skiing activities, coordinated by experienced amateur leaders in their local area. The majority of activities offered by sections are either free or are offered on a break-even basis to their members. Through ACC Section trips you’ll learn all the basics you need to travel safely in the mountains, while meeting new friends to enjoy your experiences with.

There are also many social functions and volunteering opportunities in a wide variety of areas ranging from environmental advocacy to section management. Many ACC Sections have regular evenings at local climbing gyms for meeting up and getting in shape.

Opportunities to learn the crafts of mountaineering and climbing through local sections abound. Most ACC Sections provide basic training courses provided by professional guides or experienced mountaineers. Many sections also provide mountain leadership training for their section members with the aim of continuously improving mountain leadership and safety within the club.

Please note that if you already have an active membership, the section membership will expire at the same time.

Add an ACC Section to your membership

If you need to add a section to your family membership please contact us at [email protected] or (403) 678-3200 ext. 222.

Regional Sections

Bugaboo

From $10
Based in Invermere, BC, “the Bugs” will be promoting mountain culture and community in the East Kootenays and facilitating opportunities for people of all ages to experience backcountry adventure.

Bugaboo

From $10
Based in Invermere, BC, “the Bugs” will be promoting mountain culture and community in the East Kootenays and facilitating opportunities for people of all ages to experience backcountry adventure.

Calgary

From $4
The Calgary Section is a large section of over 1200 members involved in all facets of summer and winter mountaineering in the Canadian Rockies.

Calgary

From $4
The Calgary Section is a large section of over 1200 members involved in all facets of summer and winter mountaineering in the Canadian Rockies.

Central Alberta

From $6
Although the Central Alberta Section is based out of Red Deer, it has members in many outlying Central Alberta communities – some as far away as Lloydminster and Wainwright. Members are offered opportunities to participate in outdoor activities together no matter where they live.

Central Alberta

From $6
Although the Central Alberta Section is based out of Red Deer, it has members in many outlying Central Alberta communities – some as far away as Lloydminster and Wainwright. Members are offered opportunities to participate in outdoor activities together no matter where they live.

Columbia Mountains

From $7
The section is active in the mountain biking, alpine climbing, rock climbing, hiking, backpacking and backcountry skiing that the area is known for.

Columbia Mountains

From $7
The section is active in the mountain biking, alpine climbing, rock climbing, hiking, backpacking and backcountry skiing that the area is known for.

Edmonton

From $9
The Edmonton section offers a wide variety of winter and summer mountain trips and activities for the novice and the experienced mountaineer, including hiking, backpacking, scrambling, mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing, cross-country skiing, ski touring/split boarding, and indoor climbing.

Edmonton

From $9
The Edmonton section offers a wide variety of winter and summer mountain trips and activities for the novice and the experienced mountaineer, including hiking, backpacking, scrambling, mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing, cross-country skiing, ski touring/split boarding, and indoor climbing.

Great Plains

From $3
The Great Plains section, formed in May 2018, is based in Regina, SK. We are an active group of people who love to have fun outdoors, no matter what the activity. Since the topography of Saskatchewan doesn’t support alpine activities very well, we travel the globe (well, more likely a 12 hour driving radius) to reach our playgrounds. Some of us ski, some climb rock and ice, some ascend mountains, some canoe and kayak and some hike the beautiful paths that nature has created.

Great Plains

From $3
The Great Plains section, formed in May 2018, is based in Regina, SK. We are an active group of people who love to have fun outdoors, no matter what the activity. Since the topography of Saskatchewan doesn’t support alpine activities very well, we travel the globe (well, more likely a 12 hour driving radius) to reach our playgrounds. Some of us ski, some climb rock and ice, some ascend mountains, some canoe and kayak and some hike the beautiful paths that nature has created.