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Ready to Discover Amazing Camps and Skills Courses?

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 the ACC runs outdoor camps and skills courses with the aim to grow and develop Canada’s mountaineering community, make it accessible to everyone, and to promote considerate, responsible, best practices amongst its members.

Scroll down to view our offered courses and trips. For inquiries, please contact ACC Adventures at: [email protected]. 

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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.

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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$350

Intro to Sport

  • 2 days
  • June 7th & 8th, 2025
  • Bow Valley
  • open
Learn the skills you need to leave the gym and start climbing outside. Get set up for success with our intro course, letting you build the right safety habits from day 1!
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$350

Intro to Sport

  • 2 days
  • June 7th & 8th, 2025
  • Bow Valley
  • open
Learn the skills you need to leave the gym and start climbing outside. Get set up for success with our intro course, letting you build the right safety habits from day 1!
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$350

Intro to Trad

  • 2 days
  • June 14-15, 2025
  • Kananaskis/Bow Valley
  • open
Our Intro to Trad Climbing course is designed to help you gain the confidence to climb trad pitches outside. The trad course focuses on gear placement, anchor building, and leading techniques to keep you safe while boosting up your confidence.
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$350

Intro to Trad

  • 2 days
  • June 14-15, 2025
  • Kananaskis/Bow Valley
  • open
Our Intro to Trad Climbing course is designed to help you gain the confidence to climb trad pitches outside. The trad course focuses on gear placement, anchor building, and leading techniques to keep you safe while boosting up your confidence.
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$1,500

Intro to Mountaineering Bow #1

  • 4 days
  • July 4-7, 2025
  • Bow Hut
  • open
Our beginner friendly intro to mountaineering course is the perfect way to expand your adventures into the alpine! Learn critical safety skills so you can explore the glacier in confidence and start bagging peaks!
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$1,500

Intro to Mountaineering Bow #1

  • 4 days
  • July 4-7, 2025
  • Bow Hut
  • open
Our beginner friendly intro to mountaineering course is the perfect way to expand your adventures into the alpine! Learn critical safety skills so you can explore the glacier in confidence and start bagging peaks!
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Asulkan Landscape
$1,800

Intro to Mountaineering Asulkan

  • 4 days
  • July 11-14, 2025
  • Rogers Pass
  • open
Our beginner friendly intro to mountaineering course is the perfect way to expand your adventures into the alpine! Learn critical safety skills so you can explore the glacier in confidence and start bagging peaks!
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Asulkan Landscape
$1,800

Intro to Mountaineering Asulkan

  • 4 days
  • July 11-14, 2025
  • Rogers Pass
  • open
Our beginner friendly intro to mountaineering course is the perfect way to expand your adventures into the alpine! Learn critical safety skills so you can explore the glacier in confidence and start bagging peaks!
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$750

55+ Wates-Gibson Hiking

  • 4 days
  • July 17-20, 2025
  • Tonquin Valley, Jasper National Park
  • open
Young-at-heart hikers who want to connect with other adventurers and explore the stunning hikes at Wates-Gibson Cabin. Are you are looking for stunning vistas, the perfect patch of wildflowers, connections with other hikers, our 55+ camp is for you!
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$750

55+ Wates-Gibson Hiking

  • 4 days
  • July 17-20, 2025
  • Tonquin Valley, Jasper National Park
  • open
Young-at-heart hikers who want to connect with other adventurers and explore the stunning hikes at Wates-Gibson Cabin. Are you are looking for stunning vistas, the perfect patch of wildflowers, connections with other hikers, our 55+ camp is for you!
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$800

Glacier Discovery Bow-Peyto

  • 3 days
  • July 18-20, 2025
  • Wapta Glacier
  • open
As a hiker, you’ve probably seen glaciers from afar. This trip gives you the chance to get up-close-and-personal with the Wapta icefield with a 3-day trip on one of the biggest icefields of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
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$800

Glacier Discovery Bow-Peyto

  • 3 days
  • July 18-20, 2025
  • Wapta Glacier
  • open
As a hiker, you’ve probably seen glaciers from afar. This trip gives you the chance to get up-close-and-personal with the Wapta icefield with a 3-day trip on one of the biggest icefields of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
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$1,800

Intro to Mountaineering Bugaboos

  • 4 days
  • Aug 8-11, 2025
  • Bugaboos
  • open
Our beginner friendly intro to mountaineering course is the perfect way to expand your adventures into the alpine! Learn critical safety skills so you can explore the glacier in confidence and start bagging peaks!
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$1,800

Intro to Mountaineering Bugaboos

  • 4 days
  • Aug 8-11, 2025
  • Bugaboos
  • open
Our beginner friendly intro to mountaineering course is the perfect way to expand your adventures into the alpine! Learn critical safety skills so you can explore the glacier in confidence and start bagging peaks!
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$800

Glacier Discovery Bugaboos

  • 3 days
  • Aug 15-17, 2025
  • Bugaboo Provincial Park
  • open
As a hiker, you’ve probably seen glaciers from afar. This trip gives you the chance to get up-close-and-personal with the ice with a 3-day trip. With the Bugaboo, Cresent and Vowell Glaciers all accessible from the hut there is adventure to be had!
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$800

Glacier Discovery Bugaboos

  • 3 days
  • Aug 15-17, 2025
  • Bugaboo Provincial Park
  • open
As a hiker, you’ve probably seen glaciers from afar. This trip gives you the chance to get up-close-and-personal with the ice with a 3-day trip. With the Bugaboo, Cresent and Vowell Glaciers all accessible from the hut there is adventure to be had!
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Guiding & 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.
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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! 
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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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