Legacy

From its origins in Winnipeg more than a century ago, the acc has remained consistent. As the Club’s founders expected it, the acc has played a crucial role in shaping both the Canadian territory and the Canadian identity. As Wheeler wrote it in 1953, “The Club is a

permanency and in its 47 years of existence has done more than any other single institution to open up our mountains and bring revenue to the Parks and to Canada, both as a Club as such and from the explorations of its individual members, Canadian, British and American.” Indeed, the Club played a key role in the progression of the Canadian national park system, especially because of its longevity and its strongly rooted values, which enabled its members to always strike a balance between preservation and use.

Since creating its charter the acc has been the centre of Canadian climbing. Conceived with a wide-ranging agenda beyond the scope of a simple mountaineering club, the acc has remained an agile and long-lived national organization. The club is an active part of Canadian climbing and mountain her itage. From huts and courses to awards and grants, they have unlimited resources for beginner and experienced climbers.

Opposite top: Part of the group with the ACC Marmot Women’s Introduction to Mountaineering course ascends the Bugaboo glacier, with the south aspect of Snowpatch Spire in the background. Guides Kirsten Knechtel and Lydia Marmont provide coaching as...

Opposite middle: Base camp of the 2006 General Mountaineering Camp (GMC) in the Premier Range, Cariboo Mountains, B.C. Above: Lydia Marmont teaches participants of the ACC Marmot Women’s Introduction to Mountaineering course