Activities

The main activities offered by the Club are its camps and hut system. The Club uses its 20 regional club-sections to currently operate 28 huts representing the most extensive system of backcountry accommodation on the continent.The Club’s first

annual General Mountaineering Camp was held in July 1906 in Yoho National Park, with the idea of educating Canadians about mountain travel and instilling a sense of national pride in their mountain heritage.The camps began as a very modest way to introduce middle-class Canadians to the life of mountaineering. With donations from both the federal and the Alberta provincial government, more than a 100 members marched their way to the Yoho Pass where a temporary tent village had been erected with the help of the cpr and volunteers. With the expedition a resounding success, the Club has made summer camps for members an annual feature.The style of the camps may have changed over the years, however, the goal remains the same: to improve mountaineering skills and push the limits of the members through tougher and tougher climbs.

Regional sections of the acc offer a variety of programs from weekly climbing nights to slide shows.