From kevinwitzke at hotmail.com Wed Feb 1 17:39:09 2012 From: kevinwitzke at hotmail.com (kevin john witzke) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 18:39:09 -0700 Subject: [ACC Okanagan] Tuesday Feb 7 - ACC Social - Mountain Weather & Trip Planning Message-ID: Hi!!! Welcome to February and the next monthly social - 7:30 at the Bunkhouse. Keynote Speaker: Ken Little, ACC Member, Okanagan Section Executive, Environment Canada Meterologist, Canadian Avalanche Foundation Director, Nice Guy Program: Mountain Weather & Trip Planning Ken will talk about scary mountain weather and the hazards associated with temperature and snow conditions, ie. avalanche risk? Ken will also explain to non-meteorologofiles (sp?) how to read maps and data and what a forecast is and what it isn't. Bring your Q's and get the A's. See you Tuesday night! Kevin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The hike in is a 4-hour climb, and you will pass through avalanche terrain. You should have backcountry skiing experience to go on this trip. If you are interested, please contact the trip organizer, Nick Thomas, at nicktinbc at telus.net Act fast, these spots may not last long! -Brenda -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerlevac at gmail.com Sun Feb 19 19:31:41 2012 From: gerlevac at gmail.com (Gerald Levac) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:31:41 -0800 Subject: [ACC Okanagan] ACC Okanagan Summer Camp 2012 Message-ID: *The Alpine Club of Canada ? Okanagan Section Summer Camp 2012* *LAKE O?HARA HIKING/SCRAMBLING/CLIMBING CAMP* ** The Okanagan section has the Elizabeth Parker hut booked for the week of August 4th to August 10th, 2012. The O?Hara area, known as the ?Jewel of the Rockies?, is located in Yoho National Parkand offers beautiful hiking and a variety of scrambling and climbing objectives in a spectacular setting. This self-guided, catered (we are planning to hire a cook for all meals) camp will feature 7 nights at the beautiful Elizabeth Parker hut. Objectives will depend upon the weather, and the experience and capabilities of participants. Hiking to Lake McArthur or the All Souls route, ascents of Mt. Schaeffer or Mt Yukness are among some of the numerous hiking and climbing possibilities. *Dates:* August 4-10th, 2012 Sat August 4th ? drive to Yoho National Park and bus to Elizabeth Parker Hut Sun August 5-10th - day trips from hut Sat August 11 - leave Lake O'Hara & drive back to Kelowna *Maximum group size*: 20 people (based on hut booking) *Other trip details*: to be confirmed at a later date *Costs:* Estimated $550, includes 7 nights at the Elizabeth Parker hut, food and bus. *Reservation Deadline:* We may open the booking up to other ACC sections starting April 30th if we do not have sufficient participants registered by then. Interested participants should contact Gerald Levac at gerlevac at gmail.com(phone 250-864-3603) and send a deposit cheque in the amount of $300.00 made out to the ACC Okanagan in order to reserve a spot. Send cheques to: #306 - 3545 Carrington Rd, Westbank, BC V4T 3A1. The final balance will be due June 30, 2012. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Elizabeth-Parker-Hut.gif Type: image/gif Size: 43184 bytes Desc: not available URL: From agparker at gmail.com Wed Feb 22 14:52:03 2012 From: agparker at gmail.com (Andrew Parker) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:52:03 -0800 Subject: [ACC Okanagan] Trip announcement: Backcountry skiing at Mt. Baldy Message-ID: Ski mellow glades on the back side of Mt Baldy. A one ride lift ticket ($13?) allows access to some delightful tree skiing. Conditions permitting we'll also ski to the top of Mt Baldy. Expect 4-5 hours of skiing. This is a good introduction to backcountry skiing. Ski's, skins, avalanche beacon, shovel and probe required. For more details please contact Sid Scull at sscull at telus.net Map: http://g.co/maps/ug5rw From agparker at gmail.com Wed Feb 22 15:10:37 2012 From: agparker at gmail.com (Andrew Parker) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:10:37 -0800 Subject: [ACC Okanagan] Trip announcement: Backcountry skiing at Mt. Baldy (with date this time) Message-ID: Date: March 24th Ski mellow glades on the back side of Mt Baldy. A one ride lift ticket ($13?) allows access to some delightful tree skiing. Conditions permitting we'll also ski to the top of Mt Baldy. Expect 4-5 hours of skiing. This is a good introduction to backcountry skiing. Ski's, skins, avalanche beacon, shovel and probe required. For more details please contact Sid Scull at sscull at telus.net Map: http://g.co/maps/ug5rw From kevinwitzke at hotmail.com Wed Feb 29 06:27:38 2012 From: kevinwitzke at hotmail.com (kevin john witzke) Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:27:38 -0700 Subject: [ACC Okanagan] ACC Social - Tuesday March 6 at 7:30 - Bunkhouse Message-ID: Hi everyone! At next week's social Dave Henwood will present a slide show on his experience in South America in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. While there are still a couple months left of skiing, this show will get us thinking about the mountaineering season approaching. See you all there! Kevin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevinwitzke at hotmail.com Wed Feb 29 08:45:47 2012 From: kevinwitzke at hotmail.com (kevin john witzke) Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:45:47 -0700 Subject: [ACC Okanagan] FW: Hello from Dave Urness: SKI CRAMPONS?? In-Reply-To: <052A7D09-F330-4B3D-B73E-6F1F721E4599@telus.net> References: <052A7D09-F330-4B3D-B73E-6F1F721E4599@telus.net> Message-ID: Can anyone offer advice or crampons for Dave? Thanks, Kevin See you at the social Tues Mar 6. > From: artdoc at telus.net > Subject: Hell from Dave Urness > Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:24:18 -0800 > To: kevinwitzke at hotmail.com > > Hello Kevin, > > I am off on a ski trip in early April and am trying to track down some ski crampons for a fristshi titanal 2 AT setup. My bindings are few years old now and fritshi has put out new stuff that the current crampons they have for offer will only work with. Don't know what you use or have but thought I would inquire with the chance that you could help! Perhaps you know someone in the club that has this equipment and some ski crampons to sell or lend? > > Thanks, > > Dave Urness -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevinwitzke at hotmail.com Wed Feb 29 20:49:54 2012 From: kevinwitzke at hotmail.com (kevin john witzke) Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:49:54 -0700 Subject: [ACC Okanagan] Sad news - Brad Schmucker passes Message-ID: Hi... Here is sad news about a great man. SCHMUCKER, Brad It is with great sadness that the family of Brad Schmucker announces his passing after a brief battle with an aggressive cancer, on Sunday, February 26th, 2012, at the young age of 45. Brad will be lovingly remembered by his parents Dennis & Pat, his sisters Yvonne (Randy), Cheryl (Gunter), Sandy. Brad will also be fondly remembered by his nine nieces and nephews, Wendy, Jesse, Rebekah, Valaree, Brian, Shaina, Jared, Ben, Dylan and his great nephew Kurtis. The Celebration of Brad's life will be held @ 2:00 p.m. Saturday March 3, 2012 at The Okanagan Golf Club, 3200 ViaCentrale, Kelowna, B.C. Those who so desire may make memorial donations in memory of Brad to the Alpine Club of Canada - Okanagan Section - www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/support/funds.html Brad was a devoted member of the Okanagan Section and he will be missed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: