Once again, our June monsoon seemed to come during a weekend. June 11 and 12, I had scheduled 2 separate Advanced Alpine Rock days for the Calgary ACC Section. The focus was on route finding, rope management, and transitions where participants led and could get direct feedback and coaching from myself and Kirsten Knechtel (full …
Well it is spring….I think…although the forecast this week looks more like monsoon season. Maybe I should be practicing my ark building skills:) What spring means though, is time to start thinking about summer objectives. Even though some of those objectives aren’t in shape yet, there is lots you can do in the “off” season …
Spent a brisk but super fun weekend with the ACC Calgary crew in Haffner. Day one was a women’s ice and mixed advanced movement day and the Sunday was co-ed. Both days gave us some pretty chilly conditions but some excellent steep ice and fun mixed climbing. So impressed with everyones tenacity, getting in 6-8 …
6 very motivated and strong women joined me for a day of cragging on December 18th for the ACC Calgary section Woman’s Intro and Refresher. We decided to go to Wedge Smears because it hosts climbs for all ability levels and can be a good escape from the crowds on a busy Saturday. As luck …