Help support the ACC’s legacy of mountain leadership, our extensive hut system, and our advocacy for the protection of the Canada’s alpine environments!
Since our inception more than 116 years ago, the ACC has been deeply committed to defining responsible outdoor leadership, shaping meaningful mountain culture, and advocating for the preservation of Canada’s mountain environment. Auction bids directly fund this continuing legacy and we thank you for your support!
This year’s auction will raise money to support ACC Sustainable Energy Projects and the ACMG’s Simon Parboosingh Assistance Fund.
Check out this year’s collection of fantastic fine art donations from some of Canada’s foremost and up-and-coming mountain artists.
The Summit Bid auction has always been a place to get great deals on great mountain gear and this year is no different. We’re landing the latest models, styles and colours of hard and soft goods from a huge range of the best brands anywhere.
Guided days in the mountains, VIP tickets to big events, vacations to sunny beaches. Adventures you didn’t even know were on your bucket list.
For many of our members, huts are at the heart of their connection to the club. But did you know that huts are also the key economic driver for the ACC? The economic input from our huts allows us to then support other funds and initiatives. By donating to the auction you will help us make our huts more sustainable and long-lasting for continued use in the future so that the ACC can continue to support the alpine community.
The Simon Parboosingh Assistance Fund exists to provide ACMG members, staff, and volunteers with a source of emergency funding in the event of a personal crisis. Many ACMG members work independently and do not have access to the same benefits as employees.
History
Simon Parboosingh was a guide candidate participating on an assistant alpine guide exam when he was killed in an avalanche accident on Mt. Athabasca, in 1994. The Simon Parboosingh Assistance Fund was created in 1996 and has been supporting ACMG members through donations in his name ever since.
This project aims to incorporate many technologies intended to reduce the overall carbon footprint of each hut, and increase huts’ longevity. These technologies include construction materials with insulated panels, solar power, wind power, and an electrical system that can be remotely monitored from the ACC’s office in Canmore.
The ACC’s huts also allow for the introduction of new, more environmentally-responsible energy and waste management systems, as new technology becomes available. Ongoing research being conducted by the ACC and government land managers is examining other options including remote wind-power and micro-hydro systems, as well as methods for reducing the mass of black water residues that need to be removed by helicopter.
One of our essential fundraising tools, the Summit Bid auction reaches 10,000 of our members across the country once a year for one month’s time. Your donation reaches a targeted audience of mountain lovers young and old who share our values and love for adventure, an active lifestyle, and the sanctity of the mountain environment.
Donating to the auction is the ultimate expression of support from the ACC’s outstanding partners whose investments help our club in many ways, most directly by supporting the ACC Sustainable Energy Projects and the ACMG Simon Parboosingh Assistance Fund in 2023. Sincere thanks go out to all of our donors for their generous ongoing support!
During week 4 of the 2024 ACC General Mountaineering Camp, longtime GMC participant and camp lover Thierry Levenq reached a significant milestone—his 100th GMC summit—on an outing to climb the stunning Serendipity Spire in the Selkirk Mountains.
In 25 local sections across Canada, all year round, members of the ACC climb, ski, hike, go to the gym, clean up crags, build trails, and gather for social events. From St. John’s to Vancouver Island to the Yukon, thousand of club outings are run by volunteers each year.
Pulling from the 2024 ACC Gazette, these stories are from our club members, in their own words, about an aspect of their section that is special to them.
In the late summer of 2023, Isobel Phoebus, Sasha Yasinksi and Sara Lilley established a new route on the southwest face of Gladsheim Peak in the Valhalla Mountain Range, supported by the Jen Higgins Grant for Young Women.
We appreciate that the lands known today as Canada are home to the enduring presence of all First Nations and Métis people, and the Inuit and we acknowledge the past, present, and future generations of these Nations who continue to lead us in stewarding this land, as well as honour their knowledge and cultural ties to this place. The Alpine Club of Canada’s head office is located in the traditional lands of Treaty 7, which is comprised of the Stoney Nakoda Nations of Wesley, Chiniki, and Bearspaw; three Nations of the Blackfoot Confederacy: the Piikani, Kainai, and Siksika; the Mountain Cree; and the Tsuu T’ina of the Dene people. This territory is also shared with the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. Before the signing of Treaty 7, and prior to the establishment of provincial boundaries, this region was also used by the Ktunaxa and the Maskwacis people.
General Inquiries
Phone: 403-678-3200
Email: [email protected]
201 Indian Flats Rd.
PO Box 8040 Main St, Canmore, AB, T1W 2T8, Canada
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
The Alpine Club of Canada is a registered Amateur Athletic Association and a registered Canadian charity (Registration No: 10670 4182 RR0001). The ACC’s US ACC Foundation can accept charitable donations from donors living in the United States. We will issue a charitable tax receipt for eligible donations of $20 or more.
